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Athletics
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 13, 2016
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics, played on September 13, 2016 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 13, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 13, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jharel Cotton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Danny Duffy |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 29,523 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dana DeMuth 1B: Adam Hamari 2B: Mike Estabrook 3B: Greg Gibson |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jake Smolinski | Center Fielder |
| Marcus Semien | Shortstop |
| Danny Valencia | First Baseman |
| Khris Davis | Left Fielder |
| Ryon Healy | Third Baseman |
| Stephen Vogt | Catcher |
| Brett Eibner | Right Fielder |
| Renato Nunez | DH |
| Chad Pinder | Second Baseman |
| Bob Melvin | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jarrod Dyson | Center Fielder |
| Whit Merrifield | Second Baseman |
| Eric Hosmer | First Baseman |
| Kendrys Morales | DH |
| Salvador Perez | Catcher |
| Alex Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Cheslor Cuthbert | Third Baseman |
| Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
| Paulo Orlando | Right Fielder |
| Ned Yost | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 13, 2016
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smolinski vs. Duffy
Smolinski hits a popup towards first. Hosmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Semien vs. Duffy
Semien strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Valencia vs. Duffy
Valencia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Cotton
Dyson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Merrifield vs. Cotton
Merrifield hits a fly ball into center field. Smolinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. Cotton
There goes Dyson. The throw from Vogt and he is safe. Dyson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Hosmer vs. Cotton
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pinder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dyson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Morales vs. Cotton
Morales takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. Cotton
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Eibner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Duffy
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Duffy
Healy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Vogt vs. Duffy
Vogt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Cotton
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pinder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cuthbert vs. Cotton
Cuthbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Healy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Cotton
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Healy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Orlando vs. Cotton
Orlando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Semien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Eibner vs. Duffy
Eibner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Nunez vs. Duffy
Nunez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinder vs. Duffy
Pinder hits a fly ball into right field. Orlando settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Cotton
Dyson hits a popup towards short. Semien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Cotton
Merrifield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. Cotton
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Valencia scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hosmer for the out. Merrifield moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Morales vs. Cotton
Morales strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smolinski vs. Duffy
Smolinski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Merrifield. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Semien vs. Duffy
Semien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Valencia vs. Duffy
Valencia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Cotton
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Semien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Cotton
Gordon hits a line drive into center field. Smolinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cuthbert vs. Cotton
Cuthbert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smolinski. Cuthbert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Escobar vs. Cotton
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Semien misplays the ball. That's an error on Semien. Cuthbert moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Orlando vs. Cotton
There goes Escobar. The throw from Vogt and he is safe. Escobar steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Orlando vs. Cotton
Orlando hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cuthbert scores. Escobar scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Dyson vs. Cotton
Dyson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pinder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Duffy
Davis hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Duffy
Healy hits a fly ball into right field. Orlando settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Vogt vs. Duffy
Vogt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Eibner vs. Duffy
Eibner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Cotton
Merrifield hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pinder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Cotton
Hosmer hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Cotton
Morales strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nunez vs. Duffy
Nunez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pinder vs. Duffy
Pinder strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Smolinski vs. Duffy
Smolinski hits a fly ball into center field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Cotton
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Cotton
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Cuthbert vs. Cotton
Cuthbert hits a popup, foul, towards third. Healy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Cotton
There's a wild pitch. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Escobar vs. Cotton
Escobar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Perez scores. Escobar moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Orlando vs. Hendriks
Liam Hendriks now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Escobar moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Orlando vs. Hendriks
Orlando strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Semien vs. Duffy
Semien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Valencia vs. Duffy
Valencia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Duffy
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Orlando settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Axford
John Axford now pitching.
Dyson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Merrifield vs. Axford
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Dyson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Hosmer vs. Axford
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pinder fields it and throws to home to get Dyson. Merrifield moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Axford
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Semien fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Duffy
Healy hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vogt vs. Duffy
Vogt hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Eibner vs. Duffy
Eibner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Nunez vs. Strahm
Matt Strahm now pitching.
Nunez hits a popup towards third. Cuthbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Pinder vs. Strahm
Pinder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cuthbert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Eibner moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Alonso vs. Soria
Joakim Soria now pitching. Yonder Alonso pinch hits for Jake Smolinski. Joey Wendle pinch runs for Chad Pinder.
Alonso hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dyson. Alonso reaches second base with a double. Eibner scores. Wendle goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Semien vs. Soria
Semien hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alonso scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Valencia vs. Soria
Valencia hits a line drive into center field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Dull
Yonder Alonso now playing first base. Danny Valencia now playing right field. Brett Eibner now playing center field. Joey Wendle now playing secon
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Healy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Dull
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alonso scoops it up and throws to first, with Dull covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cuthbert vs. Dull
Cuthbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Healy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Moylan
Peter Moylan now pitching.
Davis hits a line drive into right field. Orlando settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Moylan
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moylan juggles the ball. That's an error on Moylan. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Vogt vs. Moylan
Vogt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Eibner vs. Moylan
Eibner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moylan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Madson
Ryan Madson now pitching.
Escobar hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wendle reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orlando vs. Madson
Orlando hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dyson vs. Madson
Dyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Semien fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merrifield vs. Madson
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Dyson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Merrifield vs. Madson
Merrifield takes first base on ball four. Dyson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Hosmer vs. Madson
Terrance Gore pinch runs for Whit Merrifield.
The umpire calls a balk on Madson Dyson scores. Gore moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hosmer vs. Madson
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alonso scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hosmer for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/13/2016 -- Oakland at Kansas City (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Smolinski J, cf 3 0 0 0 Dyson J, cf 5 1 2 0
Alonso Y, ph-1b 1 1 1 2 Merrifield W, 2b 4 0 2 0
Semien M, ss 3 0 1 1 Gore T, pr 0 0 0 0
Valencia D, 1b-rf 4 0 0 0 Hosmer E, 1b 5 0 0 0
Davis K, lf 4 1 1 1 Morales K, dh 3 0 0 0
Healy R, 3b 4 1 2 1 Perez S, c 4 1 1 0
Vogt S, c 4 0 0 0 Gordon A, lf 4 0 0 0
Eibner B, rf-cf 3 1 0 0 Cuthbert C, 3b 4 1 1 0
Nunez R, dh 3 0 0 0 Escobar A, ss 4 1 2 1
Pinder C, 2b 3 0 1 0 Orlando P, rf 4 0 2 2
Wendle J, pr-2b 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 5 6 5 37 4 10 3
Oakland 000 010 040 -- 5
Kansas City 000 201 001 -- 4
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Cotton J 5.2 7 3 1 1 2
Hendriks L 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Axford J (W) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Dull R 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Madson R (S) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Duffy D 7.1 3 3 3 2 6
Strahm M (L) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Soria J 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Moylan P 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Merrifield W, Semien M, Moylan P
DP -- Oakland 1, Kansas City 3
LOB -- Oakland 2, Kansas City 8
2B -- Cuthbert C, Alonso Y
HR -- Davis K, Healy R
SB -- Dyson J, Escobar A
WP -- Cotton J, Hendriks L
Balk -- Madson R
T -- 2:56
A -- 29523
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