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Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics

2021-06-11 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 6964 · 70°F, cloudy · Wind 13 mph to RF · 3:00

Oakland Athletics defeated Kansas City Royals 4–3. Oakland Athletics opened the scoring in the 4th — Matt Chapman doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Mitch Moreland scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Elvis Andrus singles on a line drive to right fielder Jarrod Dyson. Matt Chapman scores. Seth Brown to 2nd — worth 29% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	9
OAK	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	8

W: Lou Trivino L: Scott Barlow SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lance Barksdale · 1B: Ted Barrett · 2B: Shane Livensparger · 3B: Stu Scheurwater · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whit Merrifield	5	0	1	0	0	1
Carlos Santana	4	0	1	0	0	0
Salvador Perez	4	2	3	2	0	0
Andrew Benintendi	3	1	1	0	1	1
Jorge Soler	4	0	1	0	0	1
Hunter Dozier	4	0	1	0	0	0
Kelvin Gutierrez	4	0	1	0	0	1
Michael Taylor	4	0	0	0	0	2
Hanser Alberto	4	0	0	0	0	1

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mark Canha	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tony Kemp	4	0	1	0	0	0
Matt Olson	3	0	0	0	1	2
Jed Lowrie	4	0	0	0	0	2
Mitch Moreland	4	1	1	0	0	2
Matt Chapman	4	2	3	1	0	0
Seth Brown	3	1	1	2	1	0
Elvis Andrus	4	0	2	1	0	1
Aramis Garcia	3	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brady Singer	6.0	5	1	7
Jake Brentz	1.0	0	0	1
Scott Barlow	1.1	3	1	1

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cole Irvin	6.0	6	0	4
Yusmeiro Petit	1.0	0	0	0
Jake Diekman	0.2	1	1	1
Lou Trivino	1.1	2	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Whit Merrifield: 7/L78+
Carlos Santana: 53/G6
Salvador Perez: 8/F8

Bot 1

Mark Canha: 63/G56
Tony Kemp: E4/G4-.B-1
Matt Olson: W.1-2
Jed Lowrie: 53/G56S-.2-3;1-2
Mitch Moreland: K

Top 2

Andrew Benintendi: 5/P5DF/FL
Jorge Soler: 9/F9
Hunter Dozier: 43/G4MD+

Bot 2

Matt Chapman: 63/G6D
Seth Brown: 7/F7LD
Elvis Andrus: D9/L9L
Aramis Garcia: K

Top 3

Kelvin Gutierrez: 63/G6
Michael Taylor: K
Hanser Alberto: 8/F8XD

Bot 3

Mark Canha: 63/G6
Tony Kemp: 43/G4
Matt Olson: K

Top 4

Whit Merrifield: K
Carlos Santana: S7/L78
Salvador Perez: S7/L7D+.1-2
Andrew Benintendi: K
Jorge Soler: 8/F89D

Bot 4

Jed Lowrie: 8/F8D
Mitch Moreland: D9/L9LD+
Matt Chapman: D7/L7LD+.2-H
Seth Brown: HR/F89XD.2-H
Elvis Andrus: 8/L89D
Aramis Garcia: 43/G4MD

Top 5

Hunter Dozier: 7/L78D+
Kelvin Gutierrez: K
Michael Taylor: 9/F9

Bot 5

Mark Canha: K
Tony Kemp: 5/P2F/FL
Matt Olson: K

Top 6

Hanser Alberto: 5/L5
Whit Merrifield: S7/L8
Carlos Santana: 3/L3/DP.1X1(3)

Bot 6

Jed Lowrie: K
Mitch Moreland: K
Matt Chapman: S9/L9
Seth Brown: 3/G3

Top 7

Salvador Perez: HR/F7LD
Andrew Benintendi: S8/L8
Jorge Soler: S8/F89S.1-2
Hunter Dozier: 9/F89D.2-3
Kelvin Gutierrez: 5/P5D
Michael Taylor: FC6/G56.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2(E6);B-1
Hanser Alberto: FC6/G6M.2-3;1-2;B-1
Whit Merrifield: 4/L34

Bot 7

Elvis Andrus: K
Aramis Garcia: 8/L89XD+
Mark Canha: 8/L8D

Top 8

Carlos Santana: 43/G6MD+
Salvador Perez: HR/F7D
Andrew Benintendi: W
Jorge Soler: K
Hunter Dozier: S8/F89.1XH(832)

Bot 8

Tony Kemp: S49/L9S
Matt Olson: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Jed Lowrie: K

Top 9

Kelvin Gutierrez: S8/G4M
Michael Taylor: SB2
Michael Taylor: K
Hanser Alberto: K
Whit Merrifield: 9/F9L

Bot 9

Mitch Moreland: 3/G3
Matt Chapman: D7/L7L
Seth Brown: IW
Elvis Andrus: S9/L9.2-H;1-2

Notes & reviews

Royals challenged call that Benintendi was out at home; call upheld - out at home after single
Umpire review call that Dyson was out at 2nd; call overturned - stolen base

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