Oakland Athletics @ Kansas City Royals

8-27, 5-12 Away

Final

9-26, 3-16 Home


OAK
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	-	5	9	0

R. Yarbrough1-4

5.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

M. Miller0-2

6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

AthleticsTop 1st
- R. Yarbrough pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Swinging
  Sinker 83
  2
  Ball
  Changeup 76
  3
  Ball
  Sinker 85
  4
  Foul Ball
  Sinker 85
  5
  Fly Out
  Changeup 78
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- M. Miller pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 2nd
- R. Yarbrough pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- M. Miller pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 3rd
- R. Yarbrough pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- M. Miller pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 4th
- R. Yarbrough pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- Rooker stole second.
  0
  1
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- M. Miller pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- Perez to second on wild pitch by Miller.
  1
  1
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 5th
- R. Yarbrough pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- M. Miller pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 6th
- R. Yarbrough pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- Ruiz caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  1
  2
- C. Hernandez pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- M. Miller pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 7th
- C. Hernandez pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- Bleday hit for Aguilar
  1
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- S. Fujinami pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- Bleday as designated hitter.
  1
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 8th
- A. Chapman pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- S. Fujinami pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- S. Long pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 9th
- S. Barlow pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Swinging	Sinker	83
2 Ball	Changeup	76
3 Ball	Sinker	85
4 Foul Ball	Sinker	85
5 Fly Out	Changeup	78

Athletics
12
Royals
8

Game 1

6/5

Athletics
5
Royals
4

Game 2

7/5

Athletics
1
Royals
5

Game 3

8/5

Kauffman Stadium

2:10 AM, 8 May 2023

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 12,740

Game Time:2:21

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Nic Lentz
First Base Umpire - Jeremie Rehak
Second Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
Third Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	13	11	.542	-	L1
Detroit	12	11	.522	0.5	L1
Minnesota	11	11	.500	1	L4
Chicago	8	14	.364	4	W1
Kansas City	7	16	.304	5.5	L8

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Oakland Athletics @ Kansas City Royals

R. Yarbrough1-4

M. Miller0-2

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