Final · MLB · Tue Aug 18, 6:40 PM CDT
- Probable pitchers
- Brady Basso (ATH) vs Daniel Lynch IV (KC)
- TV
- NBCSCA, Royals.TV
- Where
- Kauffman Stadium
Royals rally from 3 runs down to beat Athletics 4-3. Royals took the lead for good in the 9th.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| ATH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
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| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
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Win: Carlos Duran. Loss: Hogan Harris.
By the numbers: Hits ATH 5, KC 9; Errors ATH 0, KC 0; Left on base ATH 12, KC 18.
Team stats
| ATH | KC |
|---|
| Hits | 5 | 9 |
| Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Left on base | 12 | 18 |
| Home runs | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 5 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 3 | 6 |
Box score
Athletics
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Bolte CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gelof DH | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| McNeil 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heim C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| White 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Butler, L RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Muncy LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cortes LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Williams 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walton 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hernaiz SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Basso | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| Perkins | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 53 |
| Rom | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Medina | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Harris, H (L) | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Alvarado | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 8.2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 149 |
Kansas City Royals
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Loftin LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Collins LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Caglianone RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garcia, M 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perez, S DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rave PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Massey 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jensen C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tolbert PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Lynch IV | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| Black | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 51 |
| Lange | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Duran, C (W) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 119 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 6
- 1 out ATH Henry Bolte flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 1 out ATH Zack Gelof walks.
- 1 out ATH Jeff McNeil singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Zack Gelof to 2nd.
- 1 out ATH Jonah Heim walks. Zack Gelof to 3rd. Jeff McNeil to 2nd.
- 2 out ATH Tommy White singles on a ground ball to left fielder Nick Loftin. Zack Gelof scores. Jeff McNeil out at home on the throw, left fielder Nick Loftin to catcher Carter Jensen. Jonah Heim to 2nd. ATH 1, KC 0
- 3 out ATH Lawrence Butler grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 1st 3
- 1 out KC Nick Loftin called out on strikes.
- 2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. lines out sharply to center fielder Henry Bolte.
- 3 out KC Jac Caglianone lines out sharply to shortstop Darell Hernaiz.
Top 2nd 3
- 1 out ATH Max Muncy flies out sharply to left fielder Nick Loftin.
- 2 out ATH Alika Williams flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 3 out ATH Darell Hernaiz grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 2nd 4
- 0 out KC Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler, deflected by first baseman Jeff McNeil.
- 1 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to left fielder Max Muncy.
- 2 out KC Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Lawrence Butler.
- 3 out KC Michael Massey grounds out, second baseman Alika Williams to first baseman Jeff McNeil.
Top 3rd 3
- 1 out ATH Henry Bolte grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out ATH Zack Gelof flies out to second baseman Michael Massey.
- 3 out ATH Jeff McNeil lines out to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
Bottom 3rd 3
- 0 out KC Carter Jensen singles on a line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte.
- 1 out KC Kyle Isbel flies out to center fielder Henry Bolte.
- 3 out KC Nick Loftin flies out to right fielder Lawrence Butler.
Top 4th 3
- 1 out ATH Jonah Heim lines out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 2 out ATH Tommy White grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 3 out ATH Lawrence Butler called out on strikes.
Bottom 4th 3
- 0 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. hit by pitch.
- 1 out KC Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging.
- 3 out KC Maikel Garcia grounds into a double play, shortstop Darell Hernaiz to second baseman Alika Williams to first baseman Jeff McNeil. Bobby Witt Jr. out at 2nd. Maikel Garcia out at 1st.
Top 5th 3
- 1 out ATH Max Muncy pops out to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
- 2 out ATH Alika Williams grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 3 out ATH Darell Hernaiz grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 5th 4
- 0 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte.
- 1 out KC Salvador Perez flies out to center fielder Henry Bolte.
- 1 out KC Michael Massey challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Michael Massey walks.
- 3 out KC Carter Jensen grounds into a double play, second baseman Alika Williams to shortstop Darell Hernaiz to first baseman Jeff McNeil. Michael Massey out at 2nd. Carter Jensen out at 1st.
Top 6th 8
- 0 out ATH Henry Bolte singles on a ground ball to second baseman Michael Massey.
- 0 out ATH Zack Gelof walks. Henry Bolte to 2nd.
- 0 out ATH Jeff McNeil singles on a line drive to left fielder Nick Loftin. Henry Bolte scores. Zack Gelof to 2nd. ATH 2, KC 0
- 1 out ATH Jonah Heim grounds out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to pitcher Mason Black. Zack Gelof to 3rd. Jeff McNeil to 2nd.
- 2 out ATH Tommy White strikes out swinging.
- 2 out ATH Lawrence Butler walks.
- 2 out ATH Max Muncy walks. Zack Gelof scores. Jeff McNeil to 3rd. Lawrence Butler to 2nd. ATH 3, KC 0
- 3 out ATH Donovan Walton flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
Bottom 6th 3
- 1 out KC Kyle Isbel called out on strikes.
- 2 out KC Nick Loftin called out on strikes.
- 3 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.
Top 7th 3
- 1 out ATH Darell Hernaiz grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out ATH Henry Bolte grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 3 out ATH Zack Gelof flies out to left fielder Nick Loftin.
Bottom 7th 5
- 0 out KC Jac Caglianone doubles (22) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Max Muncy.
- 1 out KC Maikel Garcia called out on strikes.
- 1 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Jac Caglianone scores. ATH 3, KC 1
- 2 out KC Salvador Perez grounds out, shortstop Darell Hernaiz to first baseman Jeff McNeil.
- 3 out KC Michael Massey grounds out to first baseman Jeff McNeil.
Top 8th 3
- 1 out ATH Jeff McNeil grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out ATH Jonah Heim pops out to second baseman Michael Massey.
- 3 out ATH Tommy White grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 8th 6
- 0 out KC Carter Jensen walks.
- 2 out KC Kyle Isbel grounds into a double play, pitcher Luis Medina to shortstop Darell Hernaiz to first baseman Jeff McNeil. Carter Jensen out at 2nd. Kyle Isbel out at 1st.
- 2 out KC Isaac Collins walks.
- 2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. walks.
- 2 out KC Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Jac Caglianone singles on a ground ball to second baseman Donovan Walton. Isaac Collins to 3rd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.
- 3 out KC Maikel Garcia lines out to right fielder Lawrence Butler.
Top 9th 4
- 0 out ATH Lawrence Butler singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 1 out ATH Carlos Cortes grounds into a force out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Michael Massey. Lawrence Butler out at 2nd. Carlos Cortes to 1st.
- 2 out ATH Donovan Walton strikes out swinging.
- 3 out ATH Darell Hernaiz grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 9th 7
- 1 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to right fielder Lawrence Butler.
- 1 out KC Salvador Perez reaches on catcher interference by Jonah Heim. Salvador Perez to 1st.
- 1 out KC Michael Massey singles on a line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. Salvador Perez to 2nd.
- 1 out KC Carter Jensen walks. John Rave to 3rd. Michael Massey to 2nd.
- 1 out KC Tyler Tolbert singles on a ground ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes. John Rave scores. Michael Massey scores. Carter Jensen to 2nd. ATH 3, KC 3
- 2 out KC Isaac Collins lines out to center fielder Henry Bolte.
- 2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a fly ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Carter Jensen scores. Tyler Tolbert to 2nd. ATH 3, KC 4