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Kansas City Royals @ 
Oakland Athletics
2018-06-08 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 10132 · 63°F, sunny · Wind 13 mph to RF · 2:32
Oakland Athletics defeated Kansas City Royals 7–2. Oakland Athletics opened the scoring in the 1st — Khris Davis homers (16) on a line drive to center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Dustin Fowler homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field — worth 10% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| OAK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
W: Frankie Montas L: Jake Junis SV: Lou Trivino
Umpires — HP: Sean Barber · 1B: Tony Randazzo · 2B: Bill Welke · 3B: Lance Barrett · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alcides Escobar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Moustakas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jorge Soler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Gordon | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hunter Dozier | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paulo Orlando | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ryan Goins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Abraham Almonte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dustin Fowler | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jed Lowrie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Khris Davis | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Olson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Matt Chapman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Marcus Semien | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Stephen Piscotty | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jonathan Lucroy | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Nick Martini | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jakob Junis | 5.1 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
 Brian Flynn | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Adam | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frankie Montas | 7.2 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
 Emilio Pagan | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Lou Trivino | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: 43/G4
- Alcides Escobar: 7/L7M+
- Mike Moustakas: K
Bot 1
- Dustin Fowler: 43/G34
- Jed Lowrie: 8/F78XD+
- Khris Davis: HR/F8RXD+
- Matt Olson: K
Top 2
- Salvador Perez: 8/L8LD+
- Jorge Soler: K
- Alex Gordon: S7/L6D-
- Hunter Dozier: S7/G56+.1-2
- Paulo Orlando: 64(1)/FO/G6+
Bot 2
- Matt Chapman: W
- Marcus Semien: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Stephen Piscotty: K
Top 3
- Ryan Goins: 43/G4
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Alcides Escobar: E6/G6+
- Mike Moustakas: WP.1-2
- Mike Moustakas: 8/F8RM
Bot 3
- Jonathan Lucroy: 3/F34-
- Nick Martini: 3/G3-
- Dustin Fowler: HR/F89XD+
- Jed Lowrie: 5/F56D-
Top 4
- Salvador Perez: K
- Abraham Almonte: K
- Alex Gordon: S9/L89M
- Hunter Dozier: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 4
- Khris Davis: HR/F8LXD+
- Matt Olson: K
- Matt Chapman: S8/L8LS
- Marcus Semien: S7/L56D+.1-2
- Stephen Piscotty: K
- Jonathan Lucroy: S8/G6M+.2-H;1-3
- Nick Martini: 6(1)/FO/G6+
Top 5
- Paulo Orlando: W
- Ryan Goins: 54(1)3/GDP/G56S+
- Whit Merrifield: 4/F4-
Bot 5
- Dustin Fowler: S9/G34+
- Jed Lowrie: 7/F7S-
- Khris Davis: 13/G15S-.1-2
- Matt Olson: 8/F8LM
Top 6
- Alcides Escobar: 63/G56+
- Mike Moustakas: 7/F78XD+
- Salvador Perez: 3/F9LSF
Bot 6
- Matt Chapman: K
- Marcus Semien: S8/G6+
- Stephen Piscotty: S9/L89S+.1-2
- Jonathan Lucroy: D7/G5+.2-H;1-H
- Nick Martini: 53/G56+
- Dustin Fowler: 3/L34+
Top 7
- Abraham Almonte: 9/F89D+
- Alex Gordon: S9/L89M
- Hunter Dozier: 9/F9LDF
- Paulo Orlando: 64(1)/FO/G6S
Bot 7
- Jed Lowrie: 7/L78D+
- Khris Davis: 53/G5
- Matt Olson: K
Top 8
- Ryan Goins: 3/G3-
- Whit Merrifield: S8/G6MS+
- Alcides Escobar: 8/L8LM
- Mike Moustakas: HR/F89D+.1-H
- Salvador Perez: D8/F7D+
- Abraham Almonte: W
- Alex Gordon: 63/G4+
Bot 8
- Matt Chapman: 7/F78XD+
- Marcus Semien: T8/L8LXD+
- Stephen Piscotty: FC6/G15-.3-H(UR)(E6)(NR)
- Jonathan Lucroy: K
- Nick Martini: 9/F9S
Top 9
- Hunter Dozier: 63/G6+
- Paulo Orlando: K
- Ryan Goins: K
Notes & reviews
- Jorge Soler left with an injured foot