MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/24/2047
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2878 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 2047 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (91-63) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 8 7 2
Oakland Athletics (83-71) 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 12 3
Oakland's Kunkler Hammers #300
Kansas City defeated Oakland today 8-7 and took some of the joy out of Joel Kunkler's 300th career home run.

"I just wanted to get a good swing on the ball all day," Kunkler said. "And I did."

Despite the loss, it was a good game for the 33-year-old Athletics right fielder. He had 1 hit, scored 1 run and had 1 RBI.

The Royals manager said, "You could see he was aggressive up there. The worst thing we did was throw him a strike. It probably would have been better if we threw the ball outside of the strike zone every time he came to the plate because he seemed like he was in a hurry to get it over with."

Over his career Kunkler is batting .304 with 300 home runs and 921 RBIs. In 1427 games he has delivered 1639 hits, scored 938 runs, stolen 13 bases and gotten on base at a .386 clip.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Belgard 3B 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 .308 6 25
   a-P. Hansel PH 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 .266 4 34
   b-M. Markus 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 3 40
R. Downey RF 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 .310 27 96
M. Meyerhoff C 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .341 26 89
M. Jaquez 2B 5 1 1 4 0 2 5 .246 44 120
   c-Y. Takata 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
J. Pacheco SS, 2B 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .247 11 71
A. Martin DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .284 14 67
G. Switzer LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .267 18 68
B. Najar CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .241 11 48
M. Estrada 1B 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 .353 2 10
Totals 35 8 7 8 5 10 12      
a - P. Hansel pinch hit for M. Belgard in the 9th
b - M. Markus substituted for P. Hansel in the 9th
c - Y. Takata substituted for M. Jaquez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Meyerhoff (19, 6th Inning off F. Rojas, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Downey (39, 8th Inning off F. Rojas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Jaquez (44, 9th Inning off M. Pedigo, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Downey 3 , M. Meyerhoff 3 , M. Jaquez 4 , J. Pacheco 2
2-out RBI: M. Meyerhoff , M. Jaquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Jaquez 2 , B. Najar
GIDP: A. Martin
Sac Fly: R. Downey
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. Boykin (2) , M. Estrada (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Jaquez-Pacheco-Estrada, Meyerhoff-Jaquez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Kawachi CF 5 3 3 1 0 2 1 .293 24 77
R. Shrewsbury 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .321 39 95
J. May 1B 4 1 1 2 1 3 1 .262 24 64
J. Kunkler RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .309 27 60
P. Jansen LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .206 4 27
   a-M. Lester PR, LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .226 18 55
N. Gentzel DH 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 .204 5 18
   b-S. Kasahara DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 40 94
Q. Bradford 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 7 .244 25 81
G. Hash C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .227 0 12
   c-A. Hernandez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 5 37
R. Langlois SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .225 1 19
Totals 37 7 12 7 6 11 24      
a - M. Lester pinch ran for P. Jansen in the 2nd
b - S. Kasahara inserted as DH in the 9th
c - A. Hernandez pinch hit for G. Hash in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Kawachi (24, 2nd Inning off J. Brooks, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. May (24, 2nd Inning off J. Brooks, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Kunkler (27, 2nd Inning off J. Brooks, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Langlois (1, 3rd Inning off J. Jordahl, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Kawachi (24, 5th Inning off G. Ts'ong, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Kawachi 7 , R. Shrewsbury , J. May 4 , J. Kunkler 4 , M. Lester , N. Gentzel 2 , Q. Bradford , G. Hash , R. Langlois 4
2-out RBI: M. Kawachi , J. May , J. Kunkler , N. Gentzel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Kawachi , Q. Bradford 3 , G. Hash , A. Hernandez
GIDP: G. Hash
Hit by Pitch: P. Jansen
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Shrewsbury (7) , G. Hash (8)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Kawachi (5) , R. Shrewsbury (2) , J. Kunkler (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Bradford-Shrewsbury-May)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Brooks 1.2 5 5 5 2 2 2 52 5.07   
J. Jordahl 1.2 2 1 1 1 3 1 30 2.48   
G. Ts'ong 2.2 4 1 1 1 3 1 44 3.68   
B. Boykin W (4-2) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 25 4.09   
A. Hahn SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 3.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brooks 19
Batters Faced: J. Brooks 14, J. Jordahl 7, G. Ts'ong 13, B. Boykin 6, A. Hahn 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brooks 2-1, J. Jordahl 1-0, G. Ts'ong 3-2, B. Boykin 2-0, A. Hahn 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brooks 52-34, J. Jordahl 30-16, G. Ts'ong 44-28, B. Boykin 25-14, A. Hahn 17-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Jordahl 1-0 , B. Boykin 1-0
WP: J. Brooks , A. Hahn
Hit Batsmen: J. Brooks
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Rojas 7.2 5 1 0 0 8 0 109 3.76   
O. Giron 0.2 1 4 1 4 2 0 37 5.46   
M. Pedigo L (6-7), BS (2) 0.2 1 3 0 1 0 1 15 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Rojas 75
Batters Faced: F. Rojas 29, O. Giron 7, M. Pedigo 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Rojas 9-5, O. Giron 0-0, M. Pedigo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Rojas 109-80, O. Giron 37-15, M. Pedigo 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Giron 1-0 , M. Pedigo 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Franklin Rojas
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 4:13
Attendance: 44831
Special Notes: Philip Jansen and John Brooks were ejected in the 2nd inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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