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Match Report

A's beat Royals 5-4, win back-to-back for 1st time

— The Oakland Athletics won consecutive games for the first time this season as Ryan Noda had a triple and double, reaching base four times in a 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.

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Top Performers

KC

  • CJ Alexander 1B H-AB 1-1 · AB 1 · R 0
  • Jose Briceno C H-AB 2-2 · AB 2 · R 1
  • Hunter Dozier 3B H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Luca Tresh C H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0

OAK

  • Tyler Wade 2B H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Brent Rooker DH H-AB 2-2 · AB 2 · R 2
  • Denzel Clarke CF H-AB 0-0 · AB 0 · R 0
  • Tyler Soderstrom LF H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 0

Head to Head

KC leads series 1-0

Injuries

Oakland Athletics

  • Max Muncy Out
  • Seth Johnson Out
  • J.T. Ginn 60-Day-IL
  • Brent Rooker 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Kurtz 60-Day-IL

Kansas City Royals

  • Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
  • Steven Cruz Out
  • Carlos Estevez 60-Day-IL
  • Jonathan India 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Mears 60-Day-IL

Lineups

OAK

  1. 20Nick AllenSS
  2. 92Conner CapelDH
  3. 5Ramon LaureanoRF
  4. 41Ryan Noda1B
  5. 25Brent RookerLF
  6. 21Tyler SoderstromC
  7. 71Cristian PacheCF
  8. 14Tyler Wade3B
  9. 20Zack Gelof2B

Substitutes

  1. 74Kevin SmithSS
  2. 13Jordan DiazDH
  3. 4Lawrence ButlerRF
  4. 12Dermis Garcia1B
  5. 46Cody ThomasLF
  6. 79Yohel PozoC
  7. 1Denzel ClarkeCF
  8. 22Ernie Clement3B
  9. 26Pablo Reyes2B

KC

  1. 7Bobby Witt Jr.DH
  2. 19Michael Massey2B
  3. 17Hunter Dozier3B
  4. 27Matt Beaty1B
  5. 99Franmil ReyesLF
  6. 11Maikel GarciaSS
  7. 97Dairon BlancoRF
  8. 76Jose BricenoC
  9. 0Samad TaylorCF

Substitutes

  1. 89Luca TreshDH
  2. 15Tucker BradleyRF
  3. 91CJ Alexander1B
  4. 30Jeison GuzmanCF
  5. 93Angelo CastellanoSS
  6. 12Nick Loftin3B
  7. 33Logan PorterC
  8. 27Tyler GentryLF

Play by Play

  1. End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
    5002931 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 6-4

    D. Garcia hit sacrifice fly to right, K. Smith scored.

    5002931 9th Inning
  3. Sacrifice Fly 6-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    5002931 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    5002931 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41382 8th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41382 8th Inning
  7. End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
    41084 7th Inning
  8. Play Result 6-3

    Guzman walked, Dungan scored, Alexander to second, T. Bradley to third.

    41084 7th Inning
  9. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball 4

    41084 7th Inning
  10. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    41084 7th Inning
  11. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    41084 7th Inning
  12. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41084 7th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41084 7th Inning
  14. End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
    41393 5th Inning
  15. Play Result 5-3

    Capel doubled to right, Allen scored.

    41393 5th Inning
  16. Double 5-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    41393 5th Inning
  17. Ball 5-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41393 5th Inning
  18. End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
    32156 4th Inning
  19. Play Result 5-2

    Pache singled to center, Rooker scored.

    32156 4th Inning
  20. Single 5-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    32156 4th Inning
  21. End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
    41073 4th Inning
  22. Play Result 5-1

    Witt Jr. singled to right, Briceño scored, S. Taylor to third.

    41073 4th Inning
  23. Single 5-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    41073 4th Inning
  24. End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
    41041 3rd Inning
  25. Play Result 4-1

    Dozier scored on error, Beaty safe at first on throwing error by first baseman Noda.

    41041 3rd Inning
  26. Error 4-1

    Dozier scored on error, Beaty safe at first on throwing error by first baseman Noda.

    41041 3rd Inning
  27. Error 4-1

    Dozier scored on error, Beaty safe at first on throwing error by first baseman Noda.

    41041 3rd Inning
  28. Batter Reached On Error - Batter To First 4-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    41041 3rd Inning
  29. End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
    41041 3rd Inning
  30. Play Result 3-1

    Dozier doubled to center, Massey scored.

    41041 3rd Inning
  31. Double 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    41041 3rd Inning
  32. End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
    35292 2nd Inning
  33. Play Result 2-1

    Pache grounded out to third, Rooker scored.

    35292 2nd Inning
  34. Ground Out 2-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    35292 2nd Inning
  35. End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
    41041 2nd Inning
  36. Play Result 2-0

    S. Taylor singled to left, Garcia scored, Briceño to second.

    41041 2nd Inning
  37. Single 2-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    41041 2nd Inning
  38. End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
    41041 2nd Inning
  39. Play Result 1-0

    Briceño singled to right, Reyes scored, Garcia to second.

    41041 2nd Inning
  40. Single 1-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    41041 2nd Inning
  41. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    35292 1st Inning
  42. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    35292 1st Inning
  43. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    35292 1st Inning
  1. End Inning 6-4

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
    5002931 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 6-4

    Thomas grounded out to shortstop.

    5002931 9th Inning
  4. Ground Out 6-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    5002931 9th Inning
  5. Play Result 6-4

    Butler stole third.

    5002931 9th Inning
  6. Stolen Base 6-4

    Butler stole third.

    5002931 9th Inning
  7. Ball 6-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    5002931 9th Inning
  8. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4

    Steven Cruz pitches to Cody Thomas

    5002931 9th Inning
  9. End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
    5002931 9th Inning
  10. Play Result 6-4

    D. Garcia hit sacrifice fly to right, K. Smith scored.

    5002931 9th Inning
  11. Sacrifice Fly 6-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    5002931 9th Inning
  12. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3

    Steven Cruz pitches to Dermis Garcia

    5002931 9th Inning
  13. End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
    5002931 9th Inning
  14. Play Result 6-3

    Butler doubled to center, K. Smith to third.

    5002931 9th Inning
  15. Double 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    5002931 9th Inning
  16. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3

    Steven Cruz pitches to Lawrence Butler

    5002931 9th Inning
  17. End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
    5002931 9th Inning
  18. Play Result 6-3

    J. Díaz struck out swinging.

    5002931 9th Inning
  19. Strike Swinging 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging

    5002931 9th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    5002931 9th Inning
  21. Strike Looking 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    5002931 9th Inning
  22. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3

    Steven Cruz pitches to Jordan Diaz

    5002931 9th Inning
  23. End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
    5002931 9th Inning
  24. Play Result 6-3

    K. Smith safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Castellano.

    5002931 9th Inning
  25. Error 6-3

    K. Smith safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Castellano.

    5002931 9th Inning
  26. Batter Reached On Error - Batter To First 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    5002931 9th Inning
  27. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3

    Steven Cruz pitches to Kevin Smith

    5002931 9th Inning
  28. Play Result 6-3

    Cruz relieved Sisk

    5002931 9th Inning
  29. Start Inning 6-3

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  30. End Inning 6-3

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  31. End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
    40336 9th Inning
  32. Play Result 6-3

    Guzman grounded out to pitcher.

    40336 9th Inning
  33. Ground Out 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    40336 9th Inning
  34. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3

    Nolan Long pitches to Jeison Guzman

    40336 9th Inning
  35. End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
    40336 9th Inning
  36. Play Result 6-3

    Alexander singled to center.

    40336 9th Inning
  37. Single 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    40336 9th Inning
  38. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3

    Nolan Long pitches to CJ Alexander

    40336 9th Inning
  39. End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
    40336 9th Inning
  40. Play Result 6-3

    T. Bradley struck out swinging.

    40336 9th Inning

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