THESHOW
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/30/2041
 
THESHOW
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1424 - THURSDAY, MAY 30TH , 2041 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (27-27) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 0
Kansas City Royals (28-26) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Athletics Snatch Late Win
The Oakland Athletics did just enough to sneak past the Kansas City Royals, 2-1, at Kauffman Stadium. Oakland pitcher Tim Lewis, in particular, had a standout performance. The winner was Oakland reliever Norm Roy, now 4-2. The loser was Raúl González. With the win, Oakland pushed its record to 27-27.

Oakland used a clutch hit from Devin Hogan to snatch the win. The pinch hitter belted a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Athletics ahead, 2-1. It was his only hit, but it was huge.

"The old adage is true," said Lewis. "Good pitching stops good hitting."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Kendall 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .203 12 18
J. Cantú RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .234 9 21
J. Johnson SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .269 11 26
L. García DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .202 6 17
J. Dailey LF, CF, LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .251 4 12
E. Davis 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 .245 2 6
   b-D. Hogan PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .255 8 29
   c-J. Douglas 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 0 5
J. Montáñez C 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .194 6 12
D. Fields 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .316 3 13
   d-R. Bryant LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
D. Álvarez CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225 4 14
   a-D. Edgar PH, LF, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278 0 1
Totals 31 2 6 2 6 11 15      
a - D. Edgar pinch hit for D. Álvarez in the 6th
b - D. Hogan pinch hit for E. Davis in the 8th
c - J. Douglas substituted for D. Hogan in the 8th
d - R. Bryant substituted for D. Fields in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Kendall (4, 2nd Inning off E. Bunney, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Montáñez (6, 2nd Inning off E. Bunney, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Hogan (8, 8th Inning off R. González, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Kendall 3 , L. García , D. Hogan 4 , J. Montáñez 4 , D. Fields
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Kendall , J. Cantú , J. Johnson , E. Davis , J. Montáñez
Sac Bunt: D. Álvarez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Kendall (14) , J. Dailey (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Kendall-Fields)
OF assists: 1 (Cantú(Díaz at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Brown LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .302 4 5
J. Hodge CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .232 5 21
L. Díaz DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .266 18 36
J. Tornatore 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .228 2 12
C. Snow 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 3 7
   c-T. Rodríguez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 9 18
J. Jacobson RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 7 24
L. Donovan 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .217 1 21
   a-F. López PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 2 6
   b-D. Koopman 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 2
C. Watts SS, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 0 1
H. Benizi C 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .173 3 8
Totals 29 1 5 1 2 2 7      
a - F. López pinch ran for L. Donovan in the 7th
b - D. Koopman substituted for F. López in the 8th
c - T. Rodríguez pinch hit for C. Snow in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Brown (11, 3rd Inning off T. Lewis, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Donovan (7, 7th Inning off T. Lewis, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Brown 2 , J. Hodge , J. Tornatore , L. Donovan 2 , H. Benizi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Díaz , H. Benizi
GIDP: J. Hodge
Sac Fly: J. Hodge
Hit by Pitch: C. Watts
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Brown-Donovan)
OF assists: 1 (Brown(Kendall at 3rd base))
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Lewis 6.2 5 1 1 1 1 0 87 3.10   
N. Roy W (4-2) 2.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 29 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Lewis 60
Batters Faced: T. Lewis 25, N. Roy 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Lewis 9-9, N. Roy 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Lewis 87-55, N. Roy 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Roy 1-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Roy
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Bunney 5.0 5 1 1 4 6 1 97 2.53   
R. González L (1-2) 4.0 1 1 1 2 5 1 72 5.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Bunney 55
Batters Faced: E. Bunney 23, R. González 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Bunney 3-5, R. González 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Bunney 97-53, R. González 72-42
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tim Lewis
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Rain (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 16145
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