MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/27/2047
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2501 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2047 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (72-57) 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 6 7 0
Kansas City Royals (71-58) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Oakland Beats Kansas City, 6-1
The Oakland Athletics picked up a win at Kauffman Stadium, knocking off the Kansas City Royals, 6-1. On the mound for Oakland was right-hander Franklin Rojas, who played a pivotal role in the win. Rojas went 7.2 innings to notch the win. He scattered 7 hits, walked 1, and struck out 6. His record improves to 13-6. The Athletics lead the American League West Division by 5½ games.

The Athletics got a big at-bat from designated hitter Moe Lester. For the game, Lester went 2 for 5 with a home run and a triple, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once. In the top of the fifth, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 2-run triple. His 7th triple of the season gave Oakland a 2-1 lead.

Rojas said his team "played with focus."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lester DH 5 1 2 5 0 3 1 .231 14 46
R. Shrewsbury 2B 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 .320 38 90
J. May 1B 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 .250 16 45
J. Kunkler RF 5 0 1 0 0 3 6 .329 24 52
E. Madrid 3B 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 .292 21 65
P. Jansen CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .200 4 24
N. Gentzel LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .202 4 15
G. Hash C 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 .225 0 9
R. Langlois SS 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 .222 0 15
Totals 31 6 7 6 9 13 20      
BATTING
Triples: M. Lester (7, 5th Inning off J. Brooks, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Lester (14, 7th Inning off J. Noonan, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. May (16, 7th Inning off G. Ts'ong, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Lester 7 , J. May 4 , J. Kunkler , P. Jansen , G. Hash , R. Langlois
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kunkler , E. Madrid , P. Jansen
GIDP: P. Jansen , N. Gentzel
Hit by Pitch: R. Langlois 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Shrewsbury (21)
CS: R. Langlois (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Belgard 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .326 2 13
R. Downey RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .309 24 87
M. Jaquez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .252 36 98
J. Pacheco SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .253 7 62
B. Baconneck LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .249 9 50
A. Martin 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .288 11 53
G. Switzer CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 15 63
J. Rupert DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 6 12
   a-B. Najar DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 10 45
S. Britt C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 4 20
Totals 34 1 8 1 1 7 16      
a - B. Najar inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Belgard (6, 5th Inning off F. Rojas, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Martin (33, 9th Inning off O. Giron, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Belgard 3 , R. Downey 2 , M. Jaquez , J. Pacheco , A. Martin 2 , S. Britt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Downey , J. Pacheco , A. Martin , B. Najar
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Jaquez (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Pacheco-Jaquez-Martin, Jaquez-Pacheco-Martin, Britt-Pacheco)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Rojas W (13-6) 7.2 7 1 1 1 6 0 103 4.25   
O. Giron 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 5.20   
K. Takaki 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Rojas 66
Batters Faced: F. Rojas 30, O. Giron 4, K. Takaki 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Rojas 10-6, O. Giron 2-0, K. Takaki 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Rojas 103-71, O. Giron 18-12, K. Takaki 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Giron 2-0 , K. Takaki 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Brooks L (10-8) 5.0 3 2 2 4 9 0 104 5.00   
J. Noonan 1.0 1 3 3 2 0 1 22 3.91   
G. Ts'ong 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 1 22 3.53   
J. Gregor 1.2 0 0 0 2 3 0 29 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brooks 58
Batters Faced: J. Brooks 22, J. Noonan 6, G. Ts'ong 7, J. Gregor 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brooks 4-2, J. Noonan 2-0, G. Ts'ong 2-0, J. Gregor 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brooks 104-62, J. Noonan 22-10, G. Ts'ong 22-15, J. Gregor 29-12
Hit Batsmen: J. Noonan , J. Gregor
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Franklin Rojas
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 39991
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