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Kansas City Royals @ 
Oakland Athletics
2016-04-15 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 19451 · 65°F, sunny · Wind 12 mph from LF · 3:15
Kansas City Royals defeated Oakland Athletics 4–2. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Lorenzo Cain singles on a soft line drive to right fielder Josh Reddick. Alcides Escobar scores. Omar Infante to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Christian Colon grounds into a double play, third baseman Danny Valencia to second baseman Jed Lowrie to first baseman Yonder Alonso. Salvador Perez out at 2nd. Christian Colon out at 1st — worth 15% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
| OAK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
W: Edinson Volquez L: Rich Hill SV: Wade Davis
Umpires — HP: Mike DiMuro · 1B: Quinn Wolcott · 2B: Brian Gorman · 3B: Mark Carlson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alcides Escobar | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Omar Infante | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lorenzo Cain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 Eric Hosmer | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Kendrys Morales | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Alex Gordon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Salvador Perez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Christian Colon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Paulo Orlando | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Coco Crisp | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chris Coghlan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh Reddick | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Danny Valencia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Stephen Vogt | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jed Lowrie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Khris Davis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Yonder Alonso | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Marcus Semien | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edinson Volquez | 6.0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
 Kelvin Herrera | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Joakim Soria | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Wade Davis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rich Hill | 4.1 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
 Fernando Rodriguez | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 Marc Rzepczynski | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Ryan Dull | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Sean Doolittle | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Alcides Escobar: W
- Omar Infante: S6/G56.1-2
- Lorenzo Cain: S9/L9LS-.2-H;1-3
- Eric Hosmer: 46(1)3/GDP/G34.3-H
- Kendrys Morales: W
- Alex Gordon: K
Bot 1
- Coco Crisp: 43/G34
- Chris Coghlan: 63/G6
- Josh Reddick: D7/L7S
- Danny Valencia: 53/G5S-
Top 2
- Salvador Perez: K
- Christian Colon: K
- Paulo Orlando: S8/L4MD+
- Alcides Escobar: S8/G6M+.1-3
- Omar Infante: SB2
- Omar Infante: 13/G15
Bot 2
- Stephen Vogt: HR/F89D+
- Jed Lowrie: 8/F8LS-
- Khris Davis: W
- Yonder Alonso: WP.1-2
- Yonder Alonso: 5/P5F
- Marcus Semien: W
- Coco Crisp: 43/G34
Top 3
- Lorenzo Cain: W
- Eric Hosmer: 13/G13-.1-2
- Kendrys Morales: S8/G6M+.2-H
- Alex Gordon: K
- Salvador Perez: S7/L56+.1-2
- Christian Colon: 6/F6
Bot 3
- Chris Coghlan: 8/F8LM
- Josh Reddick: W
- Danny Valencia: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+
Top 4
- Paulo Orlando: K
- Alcides Escobar: 6/L6+
- Omar Infante: D98/F89M
- Lorenzo Cain: K
Bot 4
- Stephen Vogt: E4/G34D-
- Jed Lowrie: 163/G13+.1-2
- Khris Davis: S8/G6M+.2-H(UR)
- Yonder Alonso: 8/F8LD+
- Marcus Semien: 7/F7M
Top 5
- Eric Hosmer: 3/G34S-
- Kendrys Morales: S7/L7M
- Alex Gordon: S9/L9S+.1-2
- Salvador Perez: W.2-3;1-2
- Christian Colon: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
Bot 5
- Coco Crisp: K
- Chris Coghlan: 6/F6-
- Josh Reddick: 7/F7LM
Top 6
- Paulo Orlando: K
- Alcides Escobar: S8/L8RM
- Omar Infante: K
- Lorenzo Cain: W.1-2
- Eric Hosmer: K
Bot 6
- Danny Valencia: K
- Stephen Vogt: 31/G34
- Jed Lowrie: W
- Khris Davis: 13/G15
Top 7
- Kendrys Morales: S3/G34S+
- Alex Gordon: 36(1)3/GDP/G34S
- Salvador Perez: E5/G56
- Christian Colon: K
Bot 7
- Yonder Alonso: 8/F8LXD+
- Marcus Semien: S7/G6+
- Coco Crisp: 7/F7S
- Chris Coghlan: K
Top 8
- Paulo Orlando: K
- Alcides Escobar: 43/G4+
- Omar Infante: 13/G13-
Bot 8
- Josh Reddick: 43/G4
- Danny Valencia: 63/G6
- Stephen Vogt: S8/L8RS
- Jed Lowrie: W.1-2
- Khris Davis: 9/F9LS
Top 9
- Lorenzo Cain: K
- Eric Hosmer: HR/F8RXD+
- Kendrys Morales: K
- Alex Gordon: 63/G6
Bot 9
- Yonder Alonso: K
- Marcus Semien: 53/G5S-
- Coco Crisp: 8/F8LS
Notes & reviews
- originally scored as single, changed to error on 04-28-2016, making run unearned