Profar homers, A's hold off Royals 9-8 to take 4-game series
Jurickson Profar homered and drove in three runs, Seth Brown added two RBI and the Oakland Athletics held off the Kansas City Royals 9-8 on Thursday to cap a four-game series victory.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
9
Kansas City Royals
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Kauffman Stadium · 13,844 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
O'Hearn singled to right center, Gordon scored.
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Single 9-8
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
Joseph fouled out to third, Brown scored, Profar to third.
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Foul Out 9-7
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Bunted Foul 8-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Bunted Foul
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
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Play Result 8-7
N. Lopez reached on infield single to second, Starling scored, Dini to second.
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Single 8-7
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 8-6
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 8-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-6
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Play Result 8-6
Dini singled to right, O'Hearn scored, Starling to third.
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Single 8-6
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Out 8-5
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Brown reached on infield single to second, Grossman scored.
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Single 8-5
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
Cuthbert doubled to deep left, Merrifield scored and Soler scored, Dozier to third.
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Double 7-5
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Soler grounded into fielder's choice to third, Dini scored and Dini scored on throwing error by third baseman Pinder, Merrifield to second.
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Error 7-3
Soler grounded into fielder's choice to third, Dini scored and Dini scored on throwing error by third baseman Pinder, Merrifield to second.
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Batters Fielders Choice - All Runners Safe 7-3
Pitch 7 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
Phegley hit sacrifice fly to left, Profar scored.
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End Inning 9-8
End of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
Starling struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 9-8
Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 9-8
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Ball 9-8
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Ball 9-8
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 9-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-8
Liam Hendriks pitches to Bubba Starling
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
O'Hearn singled to right center, Gordon scored.
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Single 9-8
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-7
Liam Hendriks pitches to Ryan O'Hearn
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
Cuthbert struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 9-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Strike Swinging 9-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-7
Liam Hendriks pitches to Cheslor Cuthbert
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
Gordon doubled to deep right center.
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Double 9-7
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-7
Liam Hendriks pitches to Alex Gordon
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
Dozier struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 9-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Swinging 9-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-7
Liam Hendriks pitches to Hunter Dozier
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Play Result 9-7
Chapman at third base.
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Start Inning 9-7
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 9-7
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
Phegley grounded out to first.
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Head to Head
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
- Steven Cruz Out
- Nick Mears 60-Day-IL
- Ryan Bergert Day-To-Day
- Cole Ragans 60-Day-IL
Oakland Athletics
- Tyler Soderstrom 60-Day-IL
- Max Muncy Out
- Seth Johnson Out
- J.T. Ginn 60-Day-IL
- Brent Rooker 60-Day-IL
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Whit Merrifield2B15
Jorge SolerDH12
Hunter DozierRF17
Alex GordonLF4
Cheslor Cuthbert3B57
Ryan O'Hearn1B29
Bubba StarlingCF11
Nick DiniC63
Nicky LopezSS33
Substitutes
Brett PhillipsPR1
Meibrys ViloriaC46
OAK
Marcus SemienSS10
Robbie GrossmanRF8
Matt Olson1B28
Mark CanhaCF33
Seth BrownLF26
Jurickson ProfarDH17
Chad Pinder3B9
Corban Joseph2B75
Josh PhegleyC4
Substitutes
Matt Chapman3B26
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