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Oakland Athletics @ 
Kansas City Royals
2021-09-16 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 11729 · 85°F, sunny · Wind 9 mph R to L · 3:28
Oakland Athletics defeated Kansas City Royals 7–2. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Salvador Perez homers (45) on a fly ball to left center field. Nicky Lopez scores. Oakland Athletics took the lead in the 3rd — Chad Pinder singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Josh Harrison scores. Mark Canha scores. Jed Lowrie to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Matt Olson lines into a double play, second baseman Whit Merrifield to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Starling Marte out at 1st — worth 18% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |
| KCA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
W: Paul Blackburn L: Daniel Lynch SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Nestor Ceja · 1B: Scott Barry · 2B: Chad Whitson · 3B: Tony Randazzo · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Josh Harrison | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Starling Marte | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Olson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mark Canha | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Khris Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chad Pinder | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Sean Murphy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Elvis Andrus | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tony Kemp | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jed Lowrie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Yan Gomes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Nicky Lopez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Andrew Benintendi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Adalberto Mondesi | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hunter Dozier | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kyle Isbel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sebastian Rivero | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hanser Alberto | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Edward Olivares | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Santana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paul Blackburn | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
 Deolis Guerra | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Andrew Chafin | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Sergio Romo | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Daniel Lynch | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Joel Payamps | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Gabe Speier | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Domingo Tapia | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jake Brentz | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Tyler Zuber | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Josh Harrison: S8/G6+
- Starling Marte: HP.1-2
- Matt Olson: 16(1)3/GDP/G4MS.2-3
- Mark Canha: K
Bot 1
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Nicky Lopez: W
- Salvador Perez: HR/F78XD.1-H
- Andrew Benintendi: 3/G3
- Adalberto Mondesi: S8/L78+
- Ryan O'Hearn: S8/L78.1-2
- Hunter Dozier: 6/L6D
Top 2
- Khris Davis: 63/G56
- Chad Pinder: 8/F89XD+
- Sean Murphy: 7/L78D
Bot 2
- Kyle Isbel: 63/G4D+
- Sebastian Rivero: 53/G56S
- Whit Merrifield: 8/L8D
Top 3
- Elvis Andrus: W
- Tony Kemp: HP.1-2
- Josh Harrison: S7/G56.2-H;1-2
- Starling Marte: FC/G4D+.2-3;1-2;B-1
- Matt Olson: 4/L34D/DP.1X1(43)
- Mark Canha: W
- Jed Lowrie: E3/G3.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;1-2;B-1
- Chad Pinder: S7/L7+.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-2
- Sean Murphy: 5(2)/FO/G5.B-1
Bot 3
- Nicky Lopez: 13/G4MS+
- Salvador Perez: K
- Andrew Benintendi: 9/F9
Top 4
- Elvis Andrus: 6/F8S
- Tony Kemp: 43/BG34S-
- Josh Harrison: 8/F8
Bot 4
- Adalberto Mondesi: K
- Ryan O'Hearn: 31/G34
- Hunter Dozier: D8/L78XD+
- Kyle Isbel: 5/P5SF/FL
Top 5
- Starling Marte: S1/G6MS
- Matt Olson: POCS2(136)
- Matt Olson: K
- Mark Canha: K
Bot 5
- Sebastian Rivero: S7/L7+
- Whit Merrifield: 7/F78XD
- Nicky Lopez: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Top 6
- Yan Gomes: 4/F3D
- Chad Pinder: S8/G6
- Sean Murphy: 4/P3F/FL
- Elvis Andrus: S7/G56+.1-2
- Tony Kemp: 8/F78D
Bot 6
- Salvador Perez: S7/L7
- Andrew Benintendi: W.1-2
- Adalberto Mondesi: K
- Ryan O'Hearn: 5/P5SF/FL
- Hunter Dozier: 63/G6M
Top 7
- Josh Harrison: S8/G6M+
- Starling Marte: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
- Matt Olson: D7/P7LS
- Mark Canha: 53/G56D
Bot 7
- Kyle Isbel: 8/F8D
- Sebastian Rivero: S7/L7S+
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Nicky Lopez: W.1-2
- Salvador Perez: 43/G6M
Top 8
- Yan Gomes: 6/P6
- Chad Pinder: 8/L8XD
- Sean Murphy: 43/G4
Bot 8
- Andrew Benintendi: 8/F8XD
- Adalberto Mondesi: S9/L89
- Hanser Alberto: D9/F9LD.1-3
- Hunter Dozier: K
- Edward Olivares: K
Top 9
- Elvis Andrus: HP
- Tony Kemp: WP.1-2
- Tony Kemp: WP.2-3
- Tony Kemp: W
- Josh Harrison: WP.3-H(NR);1-2
- Josh Harrison: D8/L89XD+.2-H
- Starling Marte: WP.2-3
- Starling Marte: K
- Matt Olson: W
- Mark Canha: FC3/G34S-.3-H;1X2(36);B-1
- Yan Gomes: 64(1)/FO/G6M.B-1
Bot 9
- Carlos Santana: 43/G34D+
- Whit Merrifield: 8/F89D
- Nicky Lopez: 3/G34
Notes & reviews
- Lynch left with injured leg