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KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/21/2023
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KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2449 - MONDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (58-69) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 6 11 0
Oakland Athletics (61-64) 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 7 12 0
Athletics Edge Past Royals, 7-6
Athletics center fielder Gregg Faustini put his stamp on his team's 7-6 win over the Kansas City Royals. Faustini went 3-4 with 3 singles and a walk, while scoring 2 for Oakland in the contest. Víctor Mejía, credited with the win, is now 7-1. He allowed 1 run on 2 hits. With the win, the Athletics have a record of 61-64.

César López was the walk-off hero for Oakland. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Athletics shortstop hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"I'm glad I could get it done when the game was in the balance," López said in his postgame press conference.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. López 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .303 5 54
D. Cameron CF 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .256 4 28
M. Baker LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .278 22 84
G. Conine DH 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .165 3 14
K. Clemens 1B 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .210 11 43
N. De Sedas 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 4 59
T. Donaldson SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .240 7 30
D. Bryant RF 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .467 1 4
M. Wieters C 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 .271 4 19
Totals 36 6 11 6 2 9 13      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Conine (6, 4th Inning off N. McDermott, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Clemens (15, 8th Inning off N. Syndergaard, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Wieters (5, 9th Inning off V. Mejía, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Conine (3, 6th Inning off N. McDermott, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. López , D. Cameron , G. Conine 6 , K. Clemens 3 , D. Bryant 3 , M. Wieters 3
2-out RBI: D. Cameron , K. Clemens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Cameron , M. Baker , T. Donaldson
Sac Bunt: M. Wieters
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Baker (15)
CS: D. Cameron (3)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Bryant(López at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Faustini CF 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .280 2 22
R. Bannatyne LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .214 2 8
W. Franco 2B 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .270 14 57
B. Gill 3B 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 .260 20 63
C. Randall DH 3 1 1 0 2 1 5 .255 17 64
C. López SS 5 0 2 3 0 1 3 .248 21 66
L. Musgrave 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .229 17 67
J. Monken Jr. C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .228 9 27
M. Dickey RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .240 10 36
Totals 35 7 12 7 7 7 18      
BATTING
Doubles: C. López (20, 3rd Inning off C. Rivers, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Randall (26, 6th Inning off H. Lockwood, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Dickey (13, 8th Inning off J. Fierro, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Faustini 3 , R. Bannatyne 2 , B. Gill 2 , C. Randall 2 , C. López 3 , L. Musgrave , M. Dickey 2
2-out RBI: G. Faustini , B. Gill , C. López , M. Dickey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Bannatyne , C. Randall , L. Musgrave , J. Monken Jr.
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Faustini 2 (32)
CS: B. Gill (4)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Rivers 5.0 5 3 3 4 3 0 85 51 4.16
H. Lockwood 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 31 19 5.00
J. Fierro L (4-6), BS (2) 1.2 4 3 3 1 2 0 38 23 5.49
L. Martínez 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 2 3.27
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rivers 44
Batters Faced: C. Rivers 22, H. Lockwood 8, J. Fierro 10, L. Martínez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rivers 6-4, H. Lockwood 1-2, J. Fierro 1-2, L. Martínez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rivers 85-51, H. Lockwood 31-19, J. Fierro 38-23, L. Martínez 6-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Fierro 2-1 , L. Martínez 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
N. McDermott 6.0 6 2 2 0 8 1 88 60 3.10
N. Syndergaard BS (5) 1.2 3 3 3 2 1 0 32 17 4.93
J. Wallace 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0.00
V. Mejía W (7-1), BS (3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 13 11 0.59
PITCHING
Game Score: N. McDermott 60
Batters Faced: N. McDermott 24, N. Syndergaard 9, J. Wallace 1, V. Mejía 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. McDermott 6-4, N. Syndergaard 3-0, J. Wallace 1-0, V. Mejía 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. McDermott 88-60, N. Syndergaard 32-17, J. Wallace 4-3, V. Mejía 13-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wallace 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gregg Faustini
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 16719
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