2018 Quarter-Finals

Oakland over Kansas City 4-3  

Game 1
 
BOXSCORE: 2018 Kansas City Royals At 2018 Oakland A's               9/20/2018
 
  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Turner SS         5  0  0  1 .000     A.Rosario SS        6  1  2  1 .333  
  J.Mauer 1B          5  0  1  0 .200     C.Knebel P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  M.Betts RF          5  0  1  0 .200     R.Stanek P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  M.Chapman 3B        5  1  0  0 .000   K-R.O'Hearn PH        0  0  0  0 ----  
  M.Haniger LF        6  1  1  0 .167     S.Schebler RF,LF    7  0  2  0 .286  
  H.Kendrick 2B       3  1  1  0 .333     M.Kemp LF           3  0  0  0 .000  
  H.Santiago P        0  0  0  0 ----     B.Treinen P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Biddle P          0  0  0  0 ----   I-S.Gennett 2B        1  0  0  0 .000  
  S.Carle P           0  0  0  0 ----     J.Gyorko 3B         3  0  3  11.000  
D-T.Hernandez PH      1  0  0  0 .000     T.Watson P          0  0  0  0 ----  
F-Y.Grandal C         2  1  1  2 .500   G-J.Bradley Jr RF     1  0  0  0 .000  
  S.Perez C           4  1  2  0 .500     J.Martinez 1B       5  0  1  0 .200  
E-B.Holt PR           0  0  0  0 ----     R.Urena 2B,SS       6  0  2  0 .333  
  J.Alvarado P        0  0  0  0 ----     Y.Molina C          6  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Chavez P          0  0  0  0 ----     E.Inciarte CF       6  0  0  0 .000  
H-D.Santana PH        1  0  1  01.000     C.Carrasco P        1  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Soria P           0  0  0  0 ----     S.Oberg P           0  0  0  0 ----  
J-J.Teheran PH,P      0  0  0  0 ----   A-M.Wieters PH        1  1  1  11.000  
  R.Moronta P         0  0  0  0 ----     M.Strahm P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  A.Almora Jr CF      5  0  2  2 .400   C-K.Seager PH,3B      3  1  2  0 .667  
  J.Happ P            2  0  0  0 .000                                          
B-T.Shaw 2B           4  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      48  5 10  5                 Totals      49  3 13  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Oberg In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Happ In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Strahm In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Carle In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For Perez In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Hernandez In 8th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Watson In 10th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Chavez In 11th Inning
I-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Treinen In 12th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Soria In 13th Inning
K-Pinch Hit For Stanek In 13th Inning
 
Royals.......... 0 0 0  0 3 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  2 -  5 10  0
A's............. 0 0 0  0 1 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  0 -  3 13  1
 
Royals (1-0)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Happ                    5       8   1   1   1   7   1   1.80
H.Santiago HOLD(1st)      1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
J.Biddle BS(1st)          0 2/3   2   2   2   1   0   0  27.00
S.Carle                   0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
J.Alvarado                2       1   0   0   1   1   0   0.00
J.Chavez                  1       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
J.Soria WIN(1-0)          2       0   0   0   1   2   0   0.00
J.Teheran HOLD(1st)       0 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0   0.00
R.Moronta SAVE(1st)       0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                   13      13   3   3   5  12   1
 
A's (0-1)                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Carrasco                4 1/3   5   3   3   0   6   0   6.23
S.Oberg                   0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
M.Strahm                  2       1   0   0   2   2   0   0.00
T.Watson                  2       1   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
B.Treinen                 2 1/3   1   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
C.Knebel LOSS(0-1)        1       1   2   2   2   2   1  18.00
R.Stanek                  0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                   13      10   5   5   4  14   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 41,386 DATE- Thursday, September 20th 2018 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jerry Crawford, Mike Everett, Brian Gorman, Mike Dimuro
T- 4:04
LEFT ON BASE- Royals:11  A's:14
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 2  A's: 1
ERRORS- J.Gyorko
DOUBLES- A.Almora Jr(1st), A.Rosario(1st), J.Gyorko(1st), K.Seager(1st)
HOME RUNS- Y.Grandal(1st), M.Wieters(1st)
RBIs- T.Turner(1st), Y.Grandal-2(2nd), A.Almora Jr-2(2nd), A.Rosario(1st),
      J.Gyorko(1st), M.Wieters(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Bradley Jr(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- T.Turner, J.Gyorko
WALKS- J.Mauer, M.Betts, M.Chapman, J.Teheran, R.O'Hearn, M.Kemp-2, J.Martinez,
       K.Seager
HIT BY PITCH- T.Turner, A.Almora Jr, J.Bradley Jr
STRIKE OUTS- T.Turner, J.Mauer-2, M.Betts, M.Chapman-2, M.Haniger-3, H.Kendrick,
             T.Hernandez, T.Shaw-3, A.Rosario-2, S.Schebler-2, M.Kemp,
             J.Martinez-2, R.Urena-3, Y.Molina, E.Inciarte
GIDP- J.Happ, M.Kemp, E.Inciarte
RLISP 2-out- J.Martinez-2, J.Mauer, S.Perez, M.Chapman-2, R.Urena, T.Turner,
             S.Schebler
TEAM RISP- Royals: 2 for 9  A's: 1 for 8
 
Albert Almora Jr had 2 base hits and 2 RBI at SunTrust Park as the Kansas City
Royals beat the Oakland A's in 13 innings by the count of 5 to 3.
 
The score was tied at 3 after nine.  Finally, Kansas City pulled the game out
in the 13th inning.  Matt Chapman kicked off the action when he drew a walk.
Mitch Haniger was next to bat, but he was a strikeout victim.  Yasmani
Grandal then clubbed a two-run home run.  Oakland out-hit Kansas City 13 to
10, but Kansas City ended up with more runs.  
 
Joakim Soria(1-0) went 2 innings allowing no runs for the victory. Reyes
Moronta recorded the save, his 1st.  Corey Knebel(0-1) was tagged with the
loss in relief.  



Game 2
 
BOXSCORE: 2018 Kansas City Royals At 2018 Oakland A's               9/21/2018
 
  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Turner SS         4  0  2  0 .222     J.Martinez 1B       4  0  1  0 .222  
  J.Mauer 1B          4  0  0  0 .111     S.Gennett 2B        4  0  0  0 .000  
  M.Betts RF          3  0  0  0 .125     J.Gyorko 3B         2  0  0  0 .600  
  M.Chapman 3B        3  0  1  0 .125     E.Rosario RF        2  0  0  0 .000  
  M.Haniger LF        4  0  1  0 .200   A-S.Schebler PH       1  0  0  0 .250  
  H.Kendrick 2B       4  0  1  0 .286   B-J.Bradley Jr RF     0  0  0  0 .000  
  S.Perez C           4  0  0  0 .250     M.Kemp LF           2  1  0  0 .000  
  A.Almora Jr CF      2  0  0  0 .286     E.Inciarte CF       3  0  0  0 .000  
E-T.Hernandez PH      1  0  0  0 .000     Y.Molina C          3  0  1  1 .111  
  A.Sanchez P         2  0  0  0 .000     A.Rosario SS        3  0  0  0 .222  
  H.Santiago P        0  0  0  0 ----     R.Porcello P        2  0  1  0 .500  
C-T.Shaw PH           1  0  0  0 .000     B.Suter P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Soria P           0  0  0  0 ----     S.Oberg P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        D-R.O'Hearn PH        1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          B.Treinen P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  0  5  0                 Totals      27  1  3  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Rosario In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Schebler In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Santiago In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Oberg In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Almora Jr In 9th Inning
 
Royals.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  0
A's............. 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0    -  1  3  0
 
Royals (1-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Sanchez LOSS(0-1)       5 1/3   3   1   1   2   4   0   1.69
H.Santiago                0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
J.Soria                   2       0   0   0   0   3   0   0.00
Totals                    8       3   1   1   2   8   0
 
A's (1-1)                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Porcello WIN(1-0)       6 2/3   4   0   0   2   7   0   0.00
B.Suter HOLD(1st)         0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
S.Oberg HOLD(1st)         0 2/3   0   0   0   1   2   0   0.00
B.Treinen SAVE(1st)       1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9       5   0   0   3  10   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,649 DATE- Friday, September 21st 2018 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Tim Tschida, Greg Gibson, Chuck Meriwether, Tim Timmons
T- 2:46
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 8  A's: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 0  A's: 0
DOUBLES- T.Turner(1st), H.Kendrick(1st), Y.Molina(1st)
RBIs- Y.Molina(1st)
WALKS- M.Betts, M.Chapman, A.Almora Jr, J.Gyorko, M.Kemp
STRIKE OUTS- T.Turner, J.Mauer-2, M.Betts-2, M.Haniger, S.Perez-3, A.Sanchez,
             J.Martinez, S.Gennett-3, E.Rosario, M.Kemp, Y.Molina, R.O'Hearn
2-out RBI- Y.Molina
RLISP 2-out- A.Rosario, H.Kendrick, M.Kemp-2, T.Shaw, M.Haniger
TEAM RISP- Royals: 0 for 6  A's: 1 for 5
 
Rick Porcello(1-0) and Anibal Sanchez(0-1) treated the Oakland fans to a fine
pitching duel at SunTrust Park.  The Oakland A's eventually emerged as
victors over the Kansas City Royals by the score of 1 to 0.
 
Porcello had a solid outing for Oakland.  He was reached for 4 hits and 2
walks in 6 and 2/3 innings.  Porcello recorded 7 strikeouts.  Porcello got
help from Blake Treinen who pitched great and earned his 1st save.  
 




Game 3
 
BOXSCORE: 2018 Oakland A's At 2018 Kansas City Royals               9/23/2018
 
  A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG     Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Martinez 1B       5  0  0  0 .143     T.Turner SS         5  1  1  0 .214  
  S.Gennett 2B        5  1  2  1 .200     J.Mauer 1B          5  0  3  0 .286  
  R.O'Hearn DH        5  2  2  1 .333     M.Betts CF          4  0  0  0 .083  
  E.Rosario LF        4  2  3  2 .500     M.Haniger LF        4  0  2  1 .286  
  E.Inciarte CF       4  0  2  1 .154     M.Chapman 3B        4  1  1  0 .167  
  M.Wieters C         4  0  1  1 .400     T.Shaw 2B           3  0  1  0 .125  
  K.Seager 3B         4  0  0  0 .286     T.Hernandez DH      4  1  1  1 .167  
  A.Rosario SS        4  0  1  0 .231     S.Perez C           4  1  3  0 .417  
  J.Bradley Jr RF     4  1  1  0 .200     D.Santana RF        4  1  1  3 .400  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  6 12  6                 Totals      37  5 13  5
 
 
A's............. 0 1 0  1 0 2  0 1 1  -  6 12  0
Royals.......... 1 0 0  4 0 0  0 0 0  -  5 13  0
 
A's (2-1)                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Quintana                7      12   5   5   0   7   1   6.43
M.Strahm WIN(1-0)         1       1   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
C.Knebel SAVE(1st)        1       0   0   0   0   1   0   9.00
Totals                    9      13   5   5   0  10   1
 
Royals (1-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Teheran                 5       7   4   4   0   8   1   6.35
J.Biddle HOLD(1st)        2 2/3   2   1   1   0   5   0   8.10
R.Moronta L(0-1) BS(1st)  1       3   1   1   0   1   0   6.75
J.Alvarado                0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9      12   6   6   0  15   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,873 DATE- Sunday, September 23rd 2018 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Travis Katzenmeier, Scott Higgins, Jim Reynolds, Charlie Williams
T- 3:05
LEFT ON BASE- A's: 6  Royals: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- A's: 2  Royals: 0
DOUBLES- S.Gennett-2(2nd), R.O'Hearn(1st), E.Rosario(1st), J.Bradley Jr(1st),
         M.Chapman(1st), S.Perez(1st)
TRIPLES- E.Inciarte(1st)
HOME RUNS- E.Rosario(1st), D.Santana(1st)
RBIs- S.Gennett(1st), R.O'Hearn(1st), E.Rosario-2(2nd), E.Inciarte(1st),
      M.Wieters(2nd), M.Haniger(1st), T.Hernandez(1st), D.Santana-3(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- E.Inciarte(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- T.Shaw
STRIKE OUTS- J.Martinez-2, S.Gennett-2, R.O'Hearn-3, E.Rosario, M.Wieters,
             A.Rosario-3, J.Bradley Jr-3, T.Turner-2, J.Mauer, M.Chapman-2,
             T.Hernandez-3, D.Santana-2
GIDP- M.Betts, M.Chapman
2-out RBI- E.Inciarte, M.Wieters, S.Gennett
RLISP 2-out- M.Wieters, K.Seager-2, R.O'Hearn
TEAM RISP- A's: 4 for 11  Royals: 3 for 5
 
Left fielder Eddie Rosario left the yard and had 2 RBI at Kauffman Stadium as
the Oakland A's beat the Kansas City Royals by the count of 6 to 5.
 
The game was won by Oakland with a run in the top of the 9th inning.  After an
out was recorded, Jackie Bradley Jr doubled.  After another out, Scooter
Gennett stepped up to the plate and he doubled scoring the run.  Corey Knebel
relieved and was untouched by Kansas City as he recorded the save, his 1st.
 
Matt Strahm(1-0) was the winner allowing no runs in 1 inning. Reyes
Moronta(0-1) was the losing pitcher in relief.  He pitched 1 inning giving up
3 hits and no walks.



Game 4
 
BOXSCORE: 2018 Oakland A's At 2018 Kansas City Royals               9/24/2018
 
  A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG     Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Martinez 1B       4  0  2  0 .222     T.Turner SS         4  0  0  0 .167  
  S.Gennett 2B        3  0  0  0 .154     J.Mauer 1B          3  0  0  0 .235  
  R.O'Hearn DH        4  0  0  0 .200     M.Betts RF          3  0  1  0 .133  
  E.Rosario LF        4  0  0  0 .300     M.Chapman 3B        3  0  0  0 .133  
  E.Inciarte CF       4  0  1  0 .176     M.Haniger LF        3  0  0  0 .235  
  M.Wieters C         3  0  1  0 .375     S.Perez C           2  0  0  0 .357  
  K.Seager 3B         2  0  0  0 .222     D.Santana DH        2  1  0  0 .286  
  A.Rosario SS        2  0  0  0 .200     B.Holt 2B           3  0  1  1 .333  
  J.Bradley Jr RF     3  0  0  0 .125     A.Almora Jr CF      3  1  1  1 .300  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  0  4  0                 Totals      26  2  3  2
 
 
A's............. 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  0
Royals.......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 1    -  2  3  0
 
A's (2-2)                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Gant LOSS(0-1)          8       3   2   2   3   5   1   2.25
Totals                    8       3   2   2   3   5   1
 
Royals (2-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Wacha WIN(1-0)          7 2/3   4   0   0   2   8   0   0.00
J.Alvarado SAVE(1st)      1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9       4   0   0   2   9   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,691 DATE- Monday, September 24th 2018 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Rob Drake, Bill Miller, Jerry Meals, Larry Young
T- 2:14
LEFT ON BASE- A's: 5  Royals: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- A's: 1  Royals: 1
TRIPLES- B.Holt(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Almora Jr(1st)
RBIs- B.Holt(1st), A.Almora Jr(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- S.Gennett
WALKS- K.Seager, A.Rosario, J.Mauer, S.Perez, D.Santana
STRIKE OUTS- R.O'Hearn, E.Rosario-2, E.Inciarte-2, M.Wieters, A.Rosario,
             J.Bradley Jr-2, M.Chapman, M.Haniger-2, D.Santana, A.Almora Jr
GIDP- M.Wieters, M.Betts
2-out RBI- B.Holt
RLISP 2-out- E.Rosario, J.Martinez, A.Almora Jr
TEAM RISP- A's: 0 for 4  Royals: 0 for 1
 
Michael Wacha(1-0) and John Gant(0-1) locked horns in a pitcher's duel with
Wacha and the Kansas City Royals coming out on top of the Oakland A's 2 to
0.
 
Kansas City took the lead for keeps in the bottom of the 5th inning plating
one baserunner.  After two were out Domingo Santana drew a walk.  Brock Holt
followed and he tripled scoring the run.  Kansas City had only 3 hits for the
game.  
 
Wacha got help from Jose Alvarado who was credited with his 1st save.



Game 5
 
BOXSCORE: 2018 Oakland A's At 2018 Kansas City Royals               9/25/2018
 
  A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG     Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Martinez 1B       3  0  0  0 .190     T.Turner SS         4  1  2  0 .227  
  S.Schebler RF       3  1  1  1 .273     J.Mauer 1B          4  0  1  1 .238  
  M.Kemp LF           4  0  0  0 .000     M.Betts RF          4  1  1  1 .158  
  J.Gyorko DH         2  0  0  0 .429     M.Chapman 3B        4  0  0  0 .105  
B-J.Bradley Jr PH     1  0  0  0 .111     M.Haniger LF        4  0  1  0 .238  
  S.Gennett 2B        4  0  0  0 .118     H.Kendrick 2B       2  0  0  0 .222  
  Y.Molina C          3  0  0  0 .083   A-B.Holt 2B           0  0  0  0 .333  
  K.Seager 3B         2  0  0  0 .182     S.Perez C           2  0  0  0 .313  
  A.Rosario SS        3  0  0  0 .167     D.Santana DH        3  1  1  1 .300  
  E.Inciarte CF       3  0  0  0 .150     A.Almora Jr CF      3  0  0  0 .231  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      28  1  1  1                 Totals      30  3  6  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Kendrick In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Gyorko In 9th Inning
 
A's............. 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  1  1  1
Royals.......... 1 0 1  0 0 0  1 0    -  3  6  1
 
A's (2-3)                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Carrasco LOSS(0-1)      6 1/3   5   3   3   2   9   2   5.06
S.Oberg                   1 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    8       6   3   3   2  10   2
 
Royals (3-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Rodon WIN(1-0)          8       1   1   1   4   5   1   1.13
R.Moronta HOLD(1st)       0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5.40
H.Santiago SAVE(1st)      0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                    9       1   1   1   4   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 22,120 DATE- Tuesday, September 25th 2018 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Jerry Crawford, Mike Everett, Brian Gorman, Mike Dimuro
T- 2:43
LEFT ON BASE- A's: 5  Royals: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- A's: 1  Royals: 0
ERRORS- J.Martinez, M.Chapman
DOUBLES- J.Mauer(1st)
TRIPLES- T.Turner-2(2nd)
HOME RUNS- S.Schebler(1st), M.Betts(1st), D.Santana(2nd)
RBIs- S.Schebler(1st), J.Mauer(1st), M.Betts(1st), D.Santana(4th)
WALKS- J.Martinez, J.Gyorko, Y.Molina, K.Seager, H.Kendrick, S.Perez
HIT BY PITCH- S.Schebler
STRIKE OUTS- S.Schebler, S.Gennett-2, K.Seager-2, T.Turner, M.Chapman-3,
             M.Haniger, H.Kendrick, D.Santana-2, A.Almora Jr-2
2-out RBI- M.Betts, S.Schebler
RLISP 2-out- A.Rosario-2, M.Chapman, S.Perez-2
TEAM RISP- A's: 0 for 3  Royals: 1 for 5
 
Carlos Rodon took a no-hitter into the 8th inning as the Kansas City Royals
outscored the Oakland A's 3 to 1.
 
Rodon(1-0) was very good in the win.  He was stingy on the mound, allowing
just 1 hit and 4 walks in 8 innings.  The left-handed Rodon lost his no-hit
bid when Scott Schebler homered with two outs in the 8th inning.  Kansas City
had only 6 hits for the game.  
 
Hector Santiago recorded the save, his 1st. Carlos Carrasco(0-1) was charged
with the loss.  While he was the losing pitcher, he still struck out 9
batters in 6 and 1/3 innings.  
 




Game 6
 
BOXSCORE: 2018 Kansas City Royals At 2018 Oakland A's               9/27/2018
 
  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Turner SS         4  0  2  0 .269     A.Rosario SS        5  1  1  0 .174  
  J.Mauer 1B          4  0  2  0 .280     S.Schebler RF,LF    4  0  0  0 .200  
  M.Betts RF          4  0  0  0 .130     B.Treinen P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  M.Chapman 3B        4  0  1  0 .130     M.Kemp LF           2  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Biddle P          0  0  0  0 ----   B-J.Bradley Jr RF     1  0  1  0 .200  
  S.Carle P           0  0  0  0 ----     J.Gyorko 3B         2  1  1  0 .444  
  M.Haniger LF        3  0  0  0 .208   C-K.Seager PH,3B      1  0  1  0 .250  
  S.Perez C           4  0  1  0 .300     J.Martinez 1B       4  2  3  3 .280  
  B.Holt 2B           3  0  0  0 .167     Y.Molina C          4  0  2  0 .188  
  A.Almora Jr CF      3  0  0  0 .188     R.Urena 2B          3  0  1  0 .333  
G-T.Hernandez PH      1  0  0  0 .143   E-S.Gennett PH,2B     1  1  1  1 .167  
  J.Happ P            1  0  0  0 .000     E.Inciarte CF       3  0  1  1 .174  
A-H.Kendrick PH       1  0  0  0 .200     R.Porcello P        2  0  0  0 .250  
  H.Santiago P        0  0  0  0 ----     S.Oberg P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Soria P           0  0  0  0 ----     M.Strahm P          0  0  0  0 ----  
D-T.Shaw PH,3B        1  0  0  0 .111   F-E.Rosario PH,LF     1  1  1  1 .364  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  0  6  0                 Totals      33  6 13  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Happ In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Kemp In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Gyorko In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Soria In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Urena In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Strahm In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Almora Jr In 9th Inning
 
Royals.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  6  0
A's............. 0 1 0  2 1 0  0 2    -  6 13  0
 
Royals (3-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Happ LOSS(0-1)          4       6   3   3   1   2   1   4.00
H.Santiago                1       2   1   1   1   1   0   2.70
J.Soria                   2       3   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
J.Biddle                  0 1/3   2   2   2   0   0   2  12.27
S.Carle                   0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                    8      13   6   6   2   4   3
 
A's (3-3)                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Porcello WIN(2-0)       7 1/3   6   0   0   1   7   0   0.00
S.Oberg HOLD(2nd)         0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
M.Strahm HOLD(1st)        0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
B.Treinen                 1       0   0   0   1   2   0   0.00
Totals                    9       6   0   0   2  10   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,043 DATE- Thursday, September 27th 2018 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Tim Tschida, Greg Gibson, Chuck Meriwether, Tim Timmons
T- 2:41
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 8  A's: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 2  A's: 0
DOUBLES- S.Perez(2nd), J.Gyorko(2nd), Y.Molina(2nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Martinez(1st), S.Gennett(1st), E.Rosario(2nd)
RBIs- J.Martinez-3(3rd), S.Gennett(2nd), E.Inciarte(2nd), E.Rosario(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Porcello
SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Inciarte
WALKS- M.Haniger, B.Holt, M.Kemp, J.Gyorko
HIT BY PITCH- S.Schebler
STRIKE OUTS- J.Mauer, M.Betts, M.Chapman-2, M.Haniger-2, S.Perez, B.Holt-2,
             T.Shaw, A.Rosario, M.Kemp, J.Martinez, R.Porcello
GIDP- M.Kemp, R.Porcello
2-out RBI- J.Martinez
RLISP 2-out- M.Haniger, T.Turner-2, R.Porcello, Y.Molina-2, A.Rosario,
             M.Chapman
TEAM RISP- Royals: 0 for 8  A's: 3 for 12
WEB GEMS- Top 6th: Amed Rosario robbed Matt Chapman of a base hit.
 
Rick Porcello(2-0)with bullpen support handcuffed the Kansas City Royals
batters at SunTrust Park in a day game.  The Oakland A's scored 6 runs for
the win.
 
Porcello had a solid outing for Oakland.  He went 7 and 1/3 innings allowing 6
hits and 1 walk.  Oakland had 13 hits for the afternoon while Kansas City had
6.  
 
J.A. Happ(0-1) was the losing pitcher.  He gave up 6 hits and 1 walk in 4
innings.



Game 7
 
BOXSCORE: 2018 Kansas City Royals At 2018 Oakland A's               9/28/2018
 
  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Turner SS         5  0  1  0 .258     J.Martinez 1B       3  1  0  0 .250  
  J.Mauer 1B          5  0  1  0 .267     S.Gennett 2B        4  1  2  0 .227  
  M.Betts RF          2  0  0  0 .120     J.Gyorko 3B         3  1  2  1 .500  
  M.Haniger LF        4  0  0  0 .179     B.Treinen P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  M.Chapman 3B        4  0  0  0 .111     E.Rosario RF,LF     3  1  0  0 .286  
  T.Shaw 2B           3  2  1  0 .167     M.Kemp LF           3  0  1  1 .071  
  S.Perez C           3  1  1  1 .304     T.Watson P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  A.Almora Jr CF      4  1  1  3 .200   F-K.Seager 3B         1  0  1  0 .308  
  A.Sanchez P         1  0  0  0 .000     E.Inciarte CF       4  0  1  1 .185  
  H.Santiago P        0  0  0  0 ----     Y.Molina C          4  1  1  0 .200  
B-H.Kendrick PH       0  0  0  0 .200     A.Rosario SS        4  0  0  0 .148  
  S.Carle P           0  0  0  0 ----     J.Quintana P        0  0  0  0 ----  
D-T.Hernandez PH      1  0  0  0 .125   A-R.O'Hearn PH        1  1  1  2 .273  
  J.Soria P           0  0  0  0 ----     M.Strahm P          0  0  0  0 ----  
G-B.Holt PH           1  0  0  0 .143   C-M.Wieters PH        1  0  0  0 .333  
  J.Alvarado P        0  0  0  0 ----     S.Oberg P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        E-J.Bradley Jr PH,RF  1  0  0  0 .182  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  4  5  4                 Totals      32  6  9  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Quintana In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Santiago In 4th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Strahm In 4th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Carle In 6th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Oberg In 6th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Watson In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Soria In 8th Inning
 
Royals.......... 0 3 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  4  5  1
A's............. 0 0 6  0 0 0  0 0    -  6  9  1
 
Royals (3-4)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Sanchez LOSS(0-2)       2 1/3   4   5   5   1   1   1   7.04
H.Santiago                0 2/3   2   1   1   1   0   0   4.50
S.Carle                   2       1   0   0   1   0   0   0.00
J.Soria                   2       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
J.Alvarado                1       1   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    8       9   6   6   3   2   1
 
A's (4-3)                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Quintana                3       3   3   3   4   4   1   7.20
M.Strahm                  1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
S.Oberg WIN(1-0)          2       0   0   0   0   3   0   0.00
T.Watson HOLD(1st)        1 1/3   2   1   1   1   0   0   2.70
B.Treinen SAVE(2nd)       1 2/3   0   0   0   0   3   0   0.00
Totals                    9       5   4   4   5  11   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 41,840 DATE- Friday, September 28th 2018 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Marvin Hudson, Gary Cederstrom, Dale Scott, Ian Lamplugh
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 8  A's: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 1  A's: 0
ERRORS- A.Almora Jr, E.Inciarte
DOUBLES- T.Shaw(1st), S.Perez(3rd), Y.Molina(3rd)
HOME RUNS- A.Almora Jr(2nd), R.O'Hearn(1st)
RBIs- S.Perez(1st), A.Almora Jr-3(6th), J.Gyorko(2nd), M.Kemp(1st),
      E.Inciarte(3rd), R.O'Hearn-2(3rd)
WALKS- M.Betts-3, T.Shaw, S.Perez, J.Martinez, J.Gyorko, E.Rosario
HIT BY PITCH- H.Kendrick
STRIKE OUTS- T.Turner, J.Mauer, M.Betts, M.Haniger, M.Chapman, T.Shaw-2,
             A.Almora Jr-2, A.Sanchez, T.Hernandez, S.Gennett, Y.Molina
GIDP- Y.Molina
WILD PITCHES- S.Oberg
RLISP 2-out- M.Chapman, M.Haniger, T.Shaw, E.Inciarte, B.Holt
TEAM RISP- Royals: 2 for 10  A's: 4 for 9
WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Amed Rosario robbed Salvador Perez of a base hit.
 
Jedd Gyorko had 2 base hits as the Oakland A's topped the Kansas City Royals
by a score of 6 to 4 at SunTrust Park.
 
Scott Oberg(1-0) slammed the door shut in an excellent relief performance.  No
one was able to reach base in his 2 innings.  Blake Treinen, after tossing a
perfect ninth, was credited with his 2nd save.  
 
Anibal Sanchez(0-2) was the loser.  He saw his ERA jump from 1.69 to 7.04 as
gave up 5 runs in 2 and 1/3 innings.