MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/09/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2759 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (90-56) 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 12 0
Kansas City Royals (78-67) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 X 6 11 0
Royals Clip Athletics, 6-5
The Kansas City Royals had to overcome a fine effort from Oakland pitcher Jesus Luzardo to grab a narrow 6-5 win at Kauffman Stadium. Luzardo went 6.2 innings and allowed 3 runs. The win elevated the Royals to 78-67.

Maikel Franco hit a run-scoring double off Mike Leake in the bottom of the eighth, which put the Royals in front, 6-5. In addition to the double, Franco had 1 single, while going 2 for 4.

"This is a great group to be a part of, and it's a big win for us," Franco told the Kansas City Today.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Semien SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .278 21 62
R. Laureano RF 3 0 2 1 1 1 3 .278 31 96
M. Chapman 3B 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .213 20 68
K. Davis DH 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .254 24 71
M. Canha CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .240 28 96
F. Barreto 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .288 21 80
S. Murphy C 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .218 14 49
R. Grossman LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .301 6 27
F. Cervelli 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .227 4 15
Totals 37 5 12 4 4 12 21      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Semien 2 (42, 2nd Inning off M. Montgomery, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off C. Adams, 0 on, 1 out) R. Grossman (16, 4th Inning off M. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Murphy 2 (18, 2nd Inning off M. Montgomery, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off T. Hill, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Chapman , R. Laureano 2 , M. Semien 4 , M. Canha , K. Davis , R. Grossman 2 , S. Murphy 4 , F. Cervelli 2
2-out RBI: S. Murphy , F. Cervelli
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Laureano , M. Canha , R. Grossman , S. Murphy
Sac Fly: R. Laureano
Hit by Pitch: M. Canha
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Semien (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Lopez 2B 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 .335 8 60
W. Merrifield RF, LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .300 14 73
A. Mondesi SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .248 13 63
J. Soler LF 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .252 32 83
   a-B. Starling RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 2 15
R. O'Hearn 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .268 21 75
S. Perez C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .234 13 57
B. Phillips CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .197 10 43
M. Franco 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .264 8 51
M. Reynolds DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .221 1 9
Totals 35 6 11 6 2 11 11      
a - B. Starling substituted for J. Soler in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Lopez (39, 5th Inning off J. Luzardo, 1 on, 2 outs) M. Reynolds (6, 7th Inning off J. Luzardo, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Franco (13, 8th Inning off M. Leake, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Soler (32, 8th Inning off T. Scott, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Lopez 3 , M. Reynolds 2 , J. Soler 4 , A. Mondesi 2 , W. Merrifield , M. Franco 3 , S. Perez 2
2-out RBI: , N. Lopez 2 , W. Merrifield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Lopez , J. Soler , W. Merrifield
Team LOB: 7
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Luzardo 6.2 6 3 3 1 11 0 105 68 3.66   
T. McFarland H (5) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 17 12 3.02   
T. Scott L (5-2), BS (1) 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 18 7 2.63   
M. Leake 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 3.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Luzardo 60
Batters Faced: J. Luzardo 27, T. McFarland 3, T. Scott 4, M. Leake 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Luzardo 6-3, T. McFarland 0-1, T. Scott 1-0, M. Leake 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Luzardo 105-68, T. McFarland 17-12, T. Scott 18-7, M. Leake 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. McFarland 1-1 , T. Scott 1-1 , M. Leake 2-1
WP: J. Luzardo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Montgomery 5.0 8 4 4 3 6 0 98 56 4.03   
C. Adams 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 11 4.35   
T. Hill 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 21 13 6.28   
S. Barlow W (7-3) 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 21 13 3.88   
I. Kennedy SV (29) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Montgomery 38
Batters Faced: M. Montgomery 26, C. Adams 5, T. Hill 5, S. Barlow 6, I. Kennedy 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Montgomery 4-5, C. Adams 1-1, T. Hill 1-0, S. Barlow 1-0, I. Kennedy 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Montgomery 98-56, C. Adams 19-11, T. Hill 21-13, S. Barlow 21-13, I. Kennedy 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Kennedy 1-0
WP: M. Montgomery
Hit Batsmen: T. Hill
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesus Luzardo
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 12:35 PM ET
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 13329
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