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Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics

2014-08-02 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 30097 · 61°F, cloudy · Wind 13 mph L to R · 2:45

Oakland Athletics defeated Kansas City Royals 8–3. Oakland Athletics put up 8 in the 5th. Jon Lester earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	10
OAK	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0		8	8

W: Jon Lester L: Jason Vargas SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Toby Basner · 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt · 2B: Mike DiMuro · 3B: Mike Estabrook · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

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

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sam Fuld	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jed Lowrie	4	1	0	1	0	0
Josh Donaldson	3	1	0	1	1	1
Derek Norris	4	0	2	0	0	2
Jonny Gomes	4	1	2	2	0	1
Stephen Vogt	4	1	0	0	0	1
Alberto Callaspo	4	1	1	1	0	2
Josh Reddick	3	1	1	1	0	0
Nick Punto	2	0	1	1	0	0
Eric Sogard	1	1	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jason Vargas	4.1	6	0	5
Aaron Crow	0.1	1	1	1
Scott Downs	1.1	0	0	0
Bruce Chen	2.0	1	0	1

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jon Lester	6.2	9	1	3
Ryan Cook	1.1	0	0	1
Jesse Chavez	1.0	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Nori Aoki: 13/G15-
Omar Infante: 8/F8LS
Salvador Perez: S7/L7M
Billy Butler: 4/F8RS-

Bot 1

Sam Fuld: 43/G4
Jed Lowrie: 9/F9LS
Josh Donaldson: 43/G4-

Top 2

Alex Gordon: 43/G4
Erik Kratz: S7/L7S-
Lorenzo Cain: K
Mike Moustakas: 6/F6MD

Bot 2

Derek Norris: K
Jonny Gomes: K
Stephen Vogt: K

Top 3

Alcides Escobar: S9/L34D
Nori Aoki: W.1-2
Omar Infante: 3/SH/BG3S+.2-3;1-2
Salvador Perez: 8/SF/F8LXD+.3-H;2-3
Billy Butler: 8/F8RS

Bot 3

Alberto Callaspo: K
Josh Reddick: 63/G4MS-
Nick Punto: 4/F4D-

Top 4

Alex Gordon: D7/F5D
Erik Kratz: 43/G4
Lorenzo Cain: S5/G56.2-3
Mike Moustakas: 8/LDP/MREV/L8LM.3XH(82)

Bot 4

Sam Fuld: 43/G34
Jed Lowrie: 9/F9LS
Josh Donaldson: K

Top 5

Alcides Escobar: 31/G34S
Nori Aoki: S6/G6M
Omar Infante: 63/G6S-.1-2
Salvador Perez: K

Bot 5

Derek Norris: D9/F89M
Jonny Gomes: S3/F34S-.2-2
Stephen Vogt: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Alberto Callaspo: S8/L89M.2-H;1-3
Josh Reddick: S9/L3D.3-H;1-3
Nick Punto: S9/L9S.3-H;1-2
Sam Fuld: S4/BG34S+.2-3;1-2
Jed Lowrie: E5/G56.3-H;2-3;1-2
Josh Donaldson: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Derek Norris: K
Jonny Gomes: S7/L78S.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(E7)(UR);B-3
Stephen Vogt: 43/G34

Top 6

Billy Butler: 63/G6
Alex Gordon: 31/G3
Erik Kratz: K

Bot 6

Alberto Callaspo: 63/G6S
Josh Reddick: 43/G34
Eric Sogard: 43/G4

Top 7

Lorenzo Cain: D57/L5+
Mike Moustakas: 2/F2LF-
Alcides Escobar: 3/L3+
Nori Aoki: S7/L7S-.2-H;B-2(THH)
Christian Colon: S8/L8RS-.2-H
Salvador Perez: 63/G6

Bot 7

Sam Fuld: 2/F2RF-
Jed Lowrie: 63/G6S-
Josh Donaldson: 9/F9LD

Top 8

Billy Butler: 9/F9D
Jarrod Dyson: K
Erik Kratz: 7/F7LD+

Bot 8

Derek Norris: S7
Jonny Gomes: 8/F8RXD+
Stephen Vogt: 7/F78M
Alberto Callaspo: K

Top 9

Lorenzo Cain: S1/G
Mike Moustakas: 8/F8RXD+
Alcides Escobar: 9/F89D
Nori Aoki: W.1-2
Christian Colon: 63/G6S-

Notes & reviews

replay,4,mousm001,KCA,wendh902,OAK01,,N,U,,P $when Alex Gordon was called out at HP, acting crew chief Hunter Wendelstedt requested a review; the call was upheld by replay saying the catcher did not block the plate and the runner was out
originally scored as single, changed to E5 on 08-11-2014, making three runs unearned; batter keeps RBI
Athletics second baseman Nick Punto left the game due to an injured leg

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