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Kansas City Royals @ 
Oakland Athletics
2015-06-28 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 22477 · 69°F, cloudy · Wind 13 mph to RF · 2:58
Kansas City Royals defeated Oakland Athletics 5–3. Oakland Athletics opened the scoring in the 3rd — Ben Zobrist out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Alex Rios. Eric Sogard scores. Stephen Vogt to 3rd. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 6th — Omar Infante singles on a soft line drive to right fielder Josh Reddick. Salvador Perez scores. Alex Gordon to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Salvador Perez reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman Max Muncy. Mike Moustakas scores. Kendrys Morales to 3rd. Salvador Perez to 2nd. Throwing error by third baseman Max Muncy — worth 17% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
W: Jeremy Guthrie L: Jesse Chavez SV: Wade Davis
Umpires — HP: Jim Reynolds · 1B: Manny Gonzalez · 2B: Paul Schrieber · 3B: Fieldin Culbreth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alcides Escobar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Moustakas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kendrys Morales | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Hosmer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Alex Rios | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Omar Infante | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jarrod Dyson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lorenzo Cain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Christian Colon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Burns | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Sogard | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Stephen Vogt | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ben Zobrist | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Josh Reddick | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Butler | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ike Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Max Muncy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Sam Fuld | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Marcus Semien | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jeremy Guthrie | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
 Franklin Morales | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kelvin Herrera | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Wade Davis | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jesse Chavez | 5.2 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
 Fernando Rodriguez | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Edward Mujica | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Fernando Abad | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Alcides Escobar: 63/G6S-
- Mike Moustakas: 9/F89M
- Kendrys Morales: K
Bot 1
- Billy Burns: 8/F8RD
- Eric Sogard: S8/L8RS
- Stephen Vogt: K
- Ben Zobrist: S7/G6.1-2
- Josh Reddick: 43/G4+
Top 2
- Eric Hosmer: 3/G3
- Salvador Perez: 8/F8RD+
- Alex Gordon: 8/F8LD
Bot 2
- Billy Butler: W
- Ike Davis: K
- Max Muncy: K
- Sam Fuld: K
Top 3
- Alex Rios: 9/F9LM
- Omar Infante: K
- Jarrod Dyson: S9/G34
- Alcides Escobar: S7/L6D.1-2
- Mike Moustakas: W.2-3;1-2
- Kendrys Morales: 63/G6
Bot 3
- Billy Burns: S8/L8RM
- Eric Sogard: 46(1)/FO/G34
- Stephen Vogt: S8/L78M.1-3;B-2
- Ben Zobrist: 9/SF/F9LD.3-H;2-3
- Josh Reddick: S7/F56D-.3-H
- Billy Butler: 64(1)/FO/G6+
Top 4
- Eric Hosmer: K
- Salvador Perez: 9/F89D
- Alex Gordon: K
Bot 4
- Ike Davis: 9/F9LMF
- Max Muncy: 43/G4S-
- Sam Fuld: S9/L34D
- Billy Burns: 43/G4
Top 5
- Alex Rios: 9/F9D
- Omar Infante: 4/F4D-
- Jarrod Dyson: S8/L8LS-
- Alcides Escobar: 3/F3SF-
Bot 5
- Eric Sogard: 8/F8RD
- Stephen Vogt: S9/L3D+
- Ben Zobrist: 9/F9D
- Josh Reddick: 46(1)/FO/G4
Top 6
- Mike Moustakas: D9/L89M
- Kendrys Morales: S9/L34D.2-3
- Eric Hosmer: 8/F8RS
- Salvador Perez: FC5/G56S-.3-H;1-3;B-2(E5)
- Alex Gordon: IW
- Alex Rios: 8/SF/F8RD+.3-H;2-3
- Omar Infante: S9/L89S.3-H;1-2
- Jarrod Dyson: 63/G6
Bot 6
- Billy Butler: K
- Ike Davis: K
- Max Muncy: K
Top 7
- Alcides Escobar: 53/G6S
- Mike Moustakas: 7/F7S
- Kendrys Morales: 7/F7LD+
Bot 7
- Sam Fuld: 63/G6
- Billy Burns: D7/F7D
- Marcus Semien: WP.2-3
- Marcus Semien: 53/G56S
- Stephen Vogt: 3/G34S
Top 8
- Lorenzo Cain: S8/G6M
- Salvador Perez: HR/F7D+.1-H
- Alex Gordon: 6/F6D
- Alex Rios: K
- Omar Infante: 4/F3DF-
Bot 8
- Ben Zobrist: S8/G4M
- Josh Reddick: K
- Billy Butler: D7/L5D+.1-3
- Ike Davis: 7/SF/MREV/L7LM+.3-H
- Max Muncy: 5/F5F-
Top 9
- Jarrod Dyson: K
- Christian Colon: K
- Mike Moustakas: E6/G6
- Kendrys Morales: 8/F8RXD+
Bot 9
- Sam Fuld: K
- Billy Burns: 6/F6-
- Marcus Semien: D8/F8LXD+
- Stephen Vogt: K
Notes & reviews
- Royals designated hitter Eric Hosmer left the game due to an injured hand
- Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar left the game due to an injured hand
- replay,8,davii001,OAK,culbf901,OAK01,,N,M,OAK,D $when Alex Gordon was ruled to have caught the ball, Athletics manager Bob Melvin challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay