MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/26/2047
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2493 - MONDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2047 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (71-57) 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 8 14 0
Kansas City Royals (71-57) 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 7 10 1
Royals Waste Great Game from Downey
The Oakland Athletics overcame a fine performance by Kansas City right fielder Roman Downey to defeat the Royals, 8-7, at Kauffman Stadium. Downey went 2 for 2 with a home run and 3 walks, while scoring 4 times. Bobby Carroll was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 3 of 3 save opportunities. The first-place Athletics, at 71-57, now lead their division by 5 games.

With two out in the top of the eighth, Moe Lester had a game-changing hit. The Athletics left fielder slammed a run-scoring single off Bryan Boykin, making the score 8-7, Oakland.

"We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," Lester said.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lester LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .228 13 41
M. Kawachi CF 4 2 2 2 1 1 3 .286 14 61
J. Kunkler DH 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 .331 24 52
S. Kasahara 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .244 30 77
Q. Bradford SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .245 22 71
R. Shrewsbury 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 4 .321 38 90
E. Madrid 3B 4 0 0 1 0 2 5 .294 21 65
A. Hernandez C 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .241 4 28
   b-N. Gentzel RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 4 15
P. Jansen RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 4 24
   a-R. Langlois PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219 0 15
   c-G. Hash C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 0 9
Totals 35 8 14 8 5 7 21      
a - R. Langlois pinch hit for P. Jansen in the 8th
b - N. Gentzel substituted for A. Hernandez in the 8th
c - G. Hash substituted for R. Langlois in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Shrewsbury 2 (23, 2nd Inning off J. Silveira IV, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off B. Boykin, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Kunkler (23, 5th Inning off J. Silveira IV, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Kawachi (20, 5th Inning off J. Silveira IV, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Lester (6, 1st Inning off J. Silveira IV, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Kawachi (14, 3rd Inning off J. Silveira IV, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lester 5 , M. Kawachi 6 , J. Kunkler 3 , S. Kasahara , Q. Bradford , R. Shrewsbury 5 , A. Hernandez , R. Langlois
2-out RBI: M. Lester , A. Hernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lester , M. Kawachi , E. Madrid
GIDP: R. Shrewsbury
Sac Fly: J. Kunkler , Q. Bradford , E. Madrid
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Kawachi (16)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Belgard 3B, 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .319 2 13
R. Downey RF 2 4 2 1 3 0 0 .308 24 87
M. Meyerhoff C 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .346 22 75
M. Jaquez 2B 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .252 36 98
   a-M. Markus 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .212 2 32
B. Baconneck DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .251 9 50
   c-I. Faber DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285 4 36
A. Martin 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .289 11 53
J. Pacheco SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .253 7 61
P. Hansel CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 3 22
   b-B. Najar PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 10 45
G. Switzer LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 15 63
Totals 37 7 10 7 4 7 17      
a - M. Markus substituted for M. Jaquez in the 8th
b - B. Najar pinch hit for P. Hansel in the 8th
c - I. Faber inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Meyerhoff 2 (17, 3rd Inning off T. Kym, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off T. Kym, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Jaquez (26, 7th Inning off K. Takaki, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Pacheco (23, 8th Inning off B. Carroll, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Jaquez (5, 5th Inning off T. Kym, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Meyerhoff (22, 1st Inning off T. Kym, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Downey (24, 7th Inning off O. Giron, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Belgard , R. Downey 5 , M. Meyerhoff 8 , M. Jaquez 5 , B. Baconneck , J. Pacheco 2
2-out RBI: B. Baconneck
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Belgard , A. Martin 3 , J. Pacheco
Hit by Pitch: A. Martin
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: P. Hansel (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Markus-Meyerhoff-Martin)
OF assists: 1 (Hansel(Kasahara at 3rd base))
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kym 4.1 7 6 6 2 5 1 100 5.10   
O. Giron 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 21 5.27   
K. Takaki W (7-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.89   
B. Carroll SV (3) 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 23 2.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kym 28
Batters Faced: T. Kym 22, O. Giron 7, K. Takaki 4, B. Carroll 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kym 2-6, O. Giron 2-2, K. Takaki 0-2, B. Carroll 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kym 100-66, O. Giron 21-11, K. Takaki 15-9, B. Carroll 23-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Giron 1-0
Hit Batsmen: O. Giron
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Silveira IV 4.0 8 6 6 1 3 1 79 4.30   
G. Ts'ong 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 29 3.43   
J. Jordahl 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 2.76   
B. Boykin L (2-2), BS (3) 2.0 4 2 2 3 1 0 49 4.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Silveira IV 24
Batters Faced: J. Silveira IV 21, G. Ts'ong 7, J. Jordahl 3, B. Boykin 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Silveira IV 5-4, G. Ts'ong 2-1, J. Jordahl 0-1, B. Boykin 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Silveira IV 79-48, G. Ts'ong 29-21, J. Jordahl 10-6, B. Boykin 49-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Ts'ong 1-1
WP: J. Silveira IV
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roman Downey
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 39763
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