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Kansas City Royals @ 
Oakland Athletics
2018-06-09 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 16208 · 68°F, cloudy · Wind 17 mph to RF · 2:27
Kansas City Royals defeated Oakland Athletics 2–0. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 2nd — Paulo Orlando singles on a line drive to center fielder Mark Canha. Ryan Goins scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Alex Gordon homers (5) on a fly ball to right field — worth 10% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
W: Danny Duffy L: Chris Bassitt SV: Kelvin Herrera
Umpires — HP: Tony Randazzo · 1B: Bill Welke · 2B: Lance Barrett · 3B: Sean Barber · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Moustakas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hunter Dozier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Alcides Escobar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ryan Goins | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paulo Orlando | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ramon Torres | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marcus Semien | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark Canha | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jed Lowrie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Khris Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Olson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Matt Chapman | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Stephen Piscotty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Chad Pinder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Josh Phegley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dustin Fowler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Danny Duffy | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
 Kevin McCarthy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kelvin Herrera | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chris Bassitt | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
 Danny Coulombe | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Yusmeiro Petit | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: S8/G6M+
- Mike Moustakas: 5/L6+
- Salvador Perez: 9/F89M
- Alex Gordon: HP.1-2
- Hunter Dozier: K
Bot 1
- Marcus Semien: 63/G6+
- Mark Canha: K
- Jed Lowrie: K
Top 2
- Alcides Escobar: 8/F8LD+
- Ryan Goins: D9/L9LS+
- Paulo Orlando: S8/L6MD+.2-H
- Ramon Torres: WP.1-2
- Ramon Torres: 7/F8LD
- Whit Merrifield: 8/F8LXD+
Bot 2
- Khris Davis: 43/G6MD
- Matt Olson: S8/G4+
- Matt Chapman: W.1-2
- Stephen Piscotty: 9/F89D.2-3
- Chad Pinder: 43/G4+
Top 3
- Mike Moustakas: 7/L7S
- Salvador Perez: 4/F4D
- Alex Gordon: 63/G34D
Bot 3
- Josh Phegley: K
- Marcus Semien: K
- Mark Canha: W
- Jed Lowrie: 43/G4M
Top 4
- Hunter Dozier: 3/G34S
- Alcides Escobar: W
- Ryan Goins: 563/G6S.1-2
- Paulo Orlando: E6/TH/G56.2XH(32)
Bot 4
- Khris Davis: K
- Matt Olson: K
- Matt Chapman: S7/L78D+
- Stephen Piscotty: 63/G6
Top 5
- Ramon Torres: K
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Mike Moustakas: 8/L8LD+
Bot 5
- Chad Pinder: K
- Josh Phegley: 53/G56
- Marcus Semien: 4/F8RS-
Top 6
- Salvador Perez: 8/F8LXD+
- Alex Gordon: K
- Hunter Dozier: K
Bot 6
- Mark Canha: 7/F78D
- Jed Lowrie: K
- Khris Davis: 7/L7D+
Top 7
- Alcides Escobar: 63/G6+
- Ryan Goins: 7/F78M
- Paulo Orlando: K
Bot 7
- Matt Olson: 3/F23-
- Matt Chapman: S7/L7S+
- Stephen Piscotty: W.1-2
- Chad Pinder: K
- Josh Phegley: K
Top 8
- Ramon Torres: 9/F9LM
- Whit Merrifield: 9/F9LMF
- Mike Moustakas: K
Bot 8
- Marcus Semien: 53/G5-
- Dustin Fowler: K
- Jed Lowrie: 9/F89D
Top 9
- Salvador Perez: 8/F8RD
- Alex Gordon: HR/F9D+
- Hunter Dozier: W
- Alcides Escobar: 8/F8LD+
- Ryan Goins: 8/F8LD
Bot 9
- Khris Davis: 7/F78S
- Matt Olson: K
- Matt Chapman: S5/G5+
- Stephen Piscotty: K
Notes & reviews
- Royals challenged call that Escobar was out at home; call was upheld - out at home