MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/07/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2731 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (88-55) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 5 8 0
Kansas City Royals (77-65) 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 7 0
Athletics Score Late, Stun Royals, 5-4
The Oakland Athletics picked up a win at Kauffman Stadium, taking down the Kansas City Royals, 5-4. Starting pitcher Sean Manaea was a big reason why. Oakland reliever Tanner Scott was the winner. His record is now 5-1. Richard Lovelady took the loss. Liam Hendriks converted his 38th save in 40 tries.

Oakland used a clutch hit from Sean Murphy to get the win. The catcher drilled a 2-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Athletics ahead, 5-4. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a doozy.

"Winning never gets dull," said Manaea.

With the win, the Athletics sit at 88-55.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Semien SS 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 .274 21 62
R. Laureano RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .272 30 90
M. Canha 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .237 27 91
M. Chapman 3B 3 0 2 3 0 0 1 .209 18 65
K. Davis DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .252 24 66
C. Walker LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .258 5 13
F. Barreto 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .293 21 78
S. Murphy C 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .217 14 48
T. Kemp CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 7 22
Totals 33 5 8 5 3 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Semien (38, 1st Inning off J. Hahn, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Canha (31, 6th Inning off J. Hahn, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Davis (17, 4th Inning off J. Hahn, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Murphy (14, 9th Inning off R. Lovelady, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Chapman 2 , R. Laureano , C. Walker , M. Semien 2 , M. Canha 2 , K. Davis 2 , S. Murphy 4
2-out RBI: M. Chapman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kemp , C. Walker
GIDP: K. Davis
Sac Fly: M. Chapman
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Lopez 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .333 7 55
W. Merrifield RF, LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .305 14 70
A. Mondesi SS 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .245 13 63
J. Soler LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254 31 81
   a-B. Starling RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 2 15
R. O'Hearn 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .267 18 72
S. Perez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .234 13 57
B. Phillips CF 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 .197 8 39
M. Franco 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .264 8 50
M. Reynolds DH 4 1 2 3 0 2 1 .205 1 8
Totals 34 4 7 4 4 12 14      
a - B. Starling substituted for J. Soler in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Lopez (38, 7th Inning off Y. Petit, 0 on, 2 outs) W. Merrifield (49, 7th Inning off Y. Petit, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Reynolds (1, 7th Inning off Y. Petit, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Lopez 2 , M. Reynolds 5 , W. Merrifield 2 , M. Franco , S. Perez , R. O'Hearn
2-out RBI: , M. Reynolds 2 , W. Merrifield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Lopez 2 , A. Mondesi , M. Franco
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Phillips (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (O'Hearn-Mondesi-Kennedy)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Manaea 6.1 3 2 2 3 8 0 105 61 4.34   
Y. Petit BS (4) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 17 12 3.99   
T. Scott W (5-1) 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 20 13 1.99   
L. Hendriks SV (38) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 11 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Manaea 64
Batters Faced: S. Manaea 25, Y. Petit 6, T. Scott 4, L. Hendriks 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Manaea 7-4, Y. Petit 0-2, T. Scott 0-0, L. Hendriks 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Manaea 105-61, Y. Petit 17-12, T. Scott 20-13, L. Hendriks 13-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Petit 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Hahn 6.0 4 2 2 1 5 0 78 47 3.50   
J. Staumont 1.0 0 1 1 2 0 0 24 11 3.05   
I. Kennedy H (9) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 5.67   
R. Lovelady L (5-3), BS (3) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 15 12 4.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hahn 60
Batters Faced: J. Hahn 23, J. Staumont 5, I. Kennedy 4, R. Lovelady 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hahn 10-3, J. Staumont 1-2, I. Kennedy 1-1, R. Lovelady 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hahn 78-47, J. Staumont 24-11, I. Kennedy 12-9, R. Lovelady 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Kennedy 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sean Manaea
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 14027
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