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Oakland Athletics @ Kansas City Royals

2014-08-14 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 20569 · 81°F, sunny · Wind 8 mph R to L · 3:13

Kansas City Royals defeated Oakland Athletics 7–3. Kansas City Royals put up 5 in the 7th. Aaron Crow earned the win and Greg Holland picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	11
KCA	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	0		7	12

W: Aaron Crow L: Jeff Samardzija SV: Greg Holland

Umpires — HP: Tripp Gibson · 1B: Chris Guccione · 2B: Eric Cooper · 3B: Tom Hallion · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Coco Crisp	5	0	1	0	0	0
John Jaso	2	0	0	0	1	0
Josh Donaldson	4	0	0	0	1	3
Brandon Moss	5	1	2	0	0	2
Stephen Vogt	4	1	3	0	0	0
Josh Reddick	4	1	2	1	0	1
Alberto Callaspo	3	0	1	2	0	1
Sam Fuld	4	0	1	0	0	1
Eric Sogard	4	0	1	0	0	0
Derek Norris	2	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Nori Aoki	4	1	1	2	0	1
Alcides Escobar	3	1	0	0	1	1
Alex Gordon	4	1	1	0	0	1
Billy Butler	4	0	2	2	0	0
Josh Willingham	4	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Moustakas	4	0	1	1	0	1
Erik Kratz	3	1	2	0	0	1
Christian Colon	4	1	3	0	0	0
Jarrod Dyson	3	1	1	2	0	1
Lorenzo Cain	1	1	1	0	0	0

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jeff Samardzija	6.1	8	0	5
Ryan Cook	0.0	2	1	0
Fernando Abad	0.1	0	0	1
Luke Gregerson	0.1	1	0	1
Sean Doolittle	1.0	1	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
James Shields	6.0	7	1	5
Francisley Bueno	0.2	0	0	0
Aaron Crow	0.1	0	0	1
Wade Davis	1.0	2	0	3
Jason Frasor	0.1	2	0	0
Greg Holland	0.2	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Coco Crisp: 3/G34
John Jaso: W
Josh Donaldson: K
Brandon Moss: WP.1-2
Brandon Moss: K

Bot 1

Nori Aoki: 3/G3
Alcides Escobar: 43/G4
Alex Gordon: 8/L8LM

Top 2

Stephen Vogt: S9/G3+
Josh Reddick: 8/F8LXD+
Alberto Callaspo: 46(1)/FO/G4
Sam Fuld: S9/G34+.1-2
Eric Sogard: 43/G34D

Bot 2

Billy Butler: 8/F8RS
Josh Willingham: 8/F8LS
Mike Moustakas: K

Top 3

Coco Crisp: 63/G6
John Jaso: 43/G34
Josh Donaldson: K

Bot 3

Erik Kratz: S8/L8LM
Christian Colon: S4/G34.1-3(E4/TH)
Jarrod Dyson: 8/SF/F78D+.3-H(UR)
Nori Aoki: SB2
Nori Aoki: K
Alcides Escobar: WP.2-3
Alcides Escobar: K

Top 4

Brandon Moss: S8/L8RS
Stephen Vogt: 8/F8RD
Josh Reddick: D7/F7LD+.1-3
Alberto Callaspo: 7/SF/F7D.3-H;2-3(TH)
Sam Fuld: K

Bot 4

Alex Gordon: S8/L8RM+
Billy Butler: 63/G56-.1-2
Josh Willingham: 63/G6
Mike Moustakas: SB3
Mike Moustakas: S8/L89D+.3-H
Erik Kratz: K

Top 5

Eric Sogard: 4/F4D
Coco Crisp: 3/G3S
John Jaso: 8/F8RD+

Bot 5

Christian Colon: S7/G56
Jarrod Dyson: 8/F8RS
Nori Aoki: 36(1)3/GDP/G3S

Top 6

Josh Donaldson: 43/G4
Brandon Moss: K
Stephen Vogt: S7/L78S
Josh Reddick: T8/F8RXD+.1-H
Alberto Callaspo: S9/F89S.3-H
Sam Fuld: 43/G4-

Bot 6

Alcides Escobar: 2/BINT
Alex Gordon: 7/F78M
Billy Butler: S7/L78S
Josh Willingham: K

Top 7

Eric Sogard: 1/BP23+
Coco Crisp: 53/G5S-
Derek Norris: K

Bot 7

Mike Moustakas: 5/F6S-
Erik Kratz: S8/G6
Christian Colon: D7/F7LD+.1-3
Jarrod Dyson: S9/MREV/G34+.3-H;2-3
Nori Aoki: T9/L3D+.3-H;1-H
Alcides Escobar: W
Alex Gordon: K
Billy Butler: S9/L89D+.3-H;1-H
Josh Willingham: K

Top 8

Josh Donaldson: K
Brandon Moss: S8/G4
Stephen Vogt: S5.1-2
Josh Reddick: K
Alberto Callaspo: K

Bot 8

Mike Moustakas: 7/L7M+
Lorenzo Cain: S9/L34D
Christian Colon: 8/F8RS-
Jarrod Dyson: SB2
Jarrod Dyson: K

Top 9

Sam Fuld: 43/G4-
Eric Sogard: S8/L6MD
Coco Crisp: S7/L78S.1-2
Derek Norris: 4/F34D-
Josh Donaldson: W.2-3;1-2
Brandon Moss: 7/F7D

Notes & reviews

Alcides Escobar called for interference for running into his own bunt
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