Final · MLB · Mon Aug 17, 6:40 PM CDT
- Probable pitchers
- Mason Barnett (ATH) vs Michael Wacha (KC)
- TV
- NBCSCA, Royals.TV
- Where
- Kauffman Stadium
Royals get past Athletics 9-5. Royals led from start to finish.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| ATH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
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| KC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 | 13 | 0 |
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Win: Michael Wacha. Loss: Mason Barnett. Save: Steven Cruz. Home runs: McNeil (ATH), White (ATH), Serven (ATH), Witt Jr. (KC). Witt Jr. drove in 3 for Royals.
By the numbers: Hits ATH 8, KC 13; Errors ATH 0, KC 0; Left on base ATH 11, KC 14.
Team stats
| ATH | KC |
|---|
| Hits | 8 | 13 |
| Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Left on base | 11 | 14 |
| Home runs | 3 | 1 |
| Walks | 3 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 4 | 6 |
Box score
Athletics
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| McNeil 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bolte CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Butler, L RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gelof DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cortes LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Walton 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Williams SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heim PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serven C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Barnett (L) | 2.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 83 |
| Juenger | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Blewett | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 |
| Johnson, S | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 147 |
Kansas City Royals
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Jensen C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Caglianone RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garcia, M 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perez, S DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Massey 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Isbel CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Wacha (W) | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 79 |
| Thomas | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Schreiber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Pearson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Erceg | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Cruz (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 139 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 5
- 0 out ATH Jeff McNeil homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. ATH 1, KC 0
- 0 out ATH Henry Bolte singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 1 out ATH Lawrence Butler pops out to second baseman Michael Massey.
- 1 out ATH Zack Gelof singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Henry Bolte to 2nd.
- 3 out ATH Carlos Cortes grounds into a double play, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Zack Gelof out at 2nd. Carlos Cortes out at 1st.
Bottom 1st 8
- 1 out KC Carter Jensen strikes out swinging.
- 1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. walks.
- 1 out KC Jac Caglianone singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.
- 1 out KC Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. Maikel Garcia to 2nd. ATH 1, KC 1
- 2 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to shortstop Alika Williams.
- 2 out KC Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. Jac Caglianone scores. Maikel Garcia scores. ATH 1, KC 3
- 2 out KC Michael Massey walks. Salvador Perez to 2nd.
- 3 out KC Isaac Collins grounds out sharply, second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Jeff McNeil.
Top 2nd 3
- 1 out ATH Tommy White strikes out swinging.
- 2 out ATH Donovan Walton flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 3 out ATH Alika Williams pops out to second baseman Michael Massey.
Bottom 2nd 6
- 0 out KC Kyle Isbel walks.
- 1 out KC Carter Jensen flies out to right fielder Lawrence Butler.
- 1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. Kyle Isbel scores. ATH 1, KC 5
- 2 out KC Jac Caglianone grounds out, second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Jeff McNeil.
- 2 out KC Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to shortstop Alika Williams.
- 3 out KC Maikel Garcia caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Brian Serven to shortstop Alika Williams.
Top 3rd 3
- 1 out ATH Brian Serven flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 2 out ATH Jeff McNeil grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 3 out ATH Henry Bolte strikes out swinging.
Bottom 3rd 6
- 1 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out to first baseman Jeff McNeil.
- 2 out KC Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.
- 2 out KC Michael Massey singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler.
- 2 out KC Isaac Collins walks. Michael Massey to 2nd.
- 2 out KC Kyle Isbel singles on a line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. Michael Massey scores. Isaac Collins to 3rd. ATH 1, KC 6
- 3 out KC Carter Jensen flies out to center fielder Henry Bolte.
Top 4th 3
- 1 out ATH Lawrence Butler grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out ATH Zack Gelof strikes out swinging.
- 3 out ATH Carlos Cortes grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 4th 3
- 1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to center fielder Henry Bolte.
- 2 out KC Jac Caglianone lines out to right fielder Lawrence Butler.
- 3 out KC Maikel Garcia flies out to center fielder Henry Bolte.
Top 5th 6
- 0 out ATH Tommy White homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. ATH 2, KC 6
- 0 out ATH Donovan Walton doubles (11) on a fly ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 1 out ATH Alika Williams flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Donovan Walton to 3rd.
- 1 out ATH Brian Serven homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Donovan Walton scores. ATH 4, KC 6
- 2 out ATH Jeff McNeil grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 3 out ATH Henry Bolte grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 5th 4
- 1 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to right fielder Lawrence Butler.
- 1 out KC Royals challenged (hit by pitch), call on the field was overturned: Salvador Perez reaches on catcher interference by Brian Serven. Salvador Perez to 1st.
- 2 out KC Michael Massey lines out to center fielder Henry Bolte.
- 3 out KC Isaac Collins grounds out, second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Jeff McNeil.
Top 6th 3
- 0 out ATH Lawrence Butler singles on a ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., deflected by third baseman Maikel Garcia.
- 1 out ATH Zack Gelof strikes out swinging.
- 3 out ATH Carlos Cortes grounds into a double play, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Lawrence Butler out at 2nd. Carlos Cortes out at 1st.
Bottom 6th 5
- 1 out KC Kyle Isbel grounds out to first baseman Jeff McNeil.
- 2 out KC Carter Jensen flies out to center fielder Henry Bolte.
- 2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes.
- 2 out KC Jac Caglianone singles on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. ATH 4, KC 7
- 3 out KC Maikel Garcia strikes out swinging.
Top 7th 3
- 1 out ATH Tommy White grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out ATH Donovan Walton flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 3 out ATH Alika Williams grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 7th 4
- 0 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (12) on a fly ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes.
- 1 out KC Salvador Perez grounds out, shortstop Alika Williams to first baseman Jeff McNeil.
- 2 out KC Michael Massey strikes out on a foul tip.
- 3 out KC Isaac Collins strikes out swinging.
Top 8th 5
- 1 out ATH Brian Serven grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out ATH Jeff McNeil flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 2 out ATH Henry Bolte hit by pitch.
- 2 out ATH Lawrence Butler walks. Henry Bolte to 2nd.
- 3 out ATH Zack Gelof grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 8th 5
- 1 out KC Kyle Isbel called out on strikes.
- 1 out KC Carter Jensen doubles (25) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes.
- 1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (26) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Carter Jensen scores. ATH 4, KC 8
- 1 out KC Jac Caglianone singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. ATH 4, KC 9
- 3 out KC Maikel Garcia grounds into a double play, third baseman Tommy White to second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Jeff McNeil. Jac Caglianone out at 2nd. Maikel Garcia out at 1st.
Top 9th 5
- 0 out ATH Carlos Cortes singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 0 out ATH Tommy White walks.
- 0 out ATH Carter Jensen challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Donovan Walton walks. Carlos Cortes to 3rd. Tommy White to 2nd.
- 2 out ATH Jonah Heim grounds into a double play, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Carlos Cortes scores. Tommy White to 3rd. Donovan Walton out at 2nd. Jonah Heim out at 1st. ATH 5, KC 9
- 3 out ATH Brian Serven grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.