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Oakland Athletics @ 
Kansas City Royals
2023-05-07 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 12740 · 86°F, sunny · Wind 15 mph R to L · 2:21
Kansas City Royals defeated Oakland Athletics 5–1. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Salvador Perez homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Ramon Laureano singles on a ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. , deflected by second baseman Michael Massey. Brent Rooker scores. Ramon Laureano to 2nd — worth 13% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
W: Ryan Yarbrough L: Mason Miller SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Nic Lentz · 1B: Jeremie Rehak · 2B: Paul Emmel · 3B: Chad Fairchild · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Esteury Ruiz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Noda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brent Rooker | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jesus Aguilar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ramon Laureano | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Perez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jordan Diaz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nick Allen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 JJ Bleday | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bobby Witt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vinnie Pasquantino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 MJ Melendez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Nick Pratto | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Maikel Garcia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Massey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Nate Eaton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jackie Bradley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mason Miller | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
 Shintaro Fujinami | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam Long | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ryan Yarbrough | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Carlos Hernandez | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Aroldis Chapman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Esteury Ruiz: 9/F89S
- Ryan Noda: 8/F8D
- Brent Rooker: K
Bot 1
- Bobby Witt: 8/F8
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 6/P8S
- Salvador Perez: HR/F78XD
- MJ Melendez: K
Top 2
- Jesus Aguilar: 3/P34D
- Ramon Laureano: 3/P3F/FL
- Carlos Perez: S7/G6
- Jordan Diaz: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
Bot 2
- Nick Pratto: K
- Maikel Garcia: 9/F89D
- Michael Massey: HP
- Nate Eaton: 3/P3F/FL
Top 3
- Kevin Smith: 63/G6
- Nick Allen: 43/G4M
- Esteury Ruiz: 53/BG25-
Bot 3
- Jackie Bradley: 53/G56
- Bobby Witt: 31/G34
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 9/F9D
Top 4
- Ryan Noda: 8/F89
- Brent Rooker: HP
- Jesus Aguilar: K
- Ramon Laureano: SB2
- Ramon Laureano: S46/G6M.2-H;B-2
- Carlos Perez: 3/P3
Bot 4
- Salvador Perez: S9/L9
- MJ Melendez: WP.1-2
- MJ Melendez: 6/P6M
- Nick Pratto: 6/L6M
- Maikel Garcia: S8/L78.2-H
- Michael Massey: S5/BG56S-.1-2
- Nate Eaton: K
Top 5
- Jordan Diaz: 8/F89XD
- Kevin Smith: 3/P34
- Nick Allen: 9/F9
Bot 5
- Jackie Bradley: S8/L8D+
- Bobby Witt: 8/F8XD
- Vinnie Pasquantino: W.1-2
- Salvador Perez: 8/F8D
- MJ Melendez: K
Top 6
- Esteury Ruiz: S9/G34
- Ryan Noda: CS2(26)
- Ryan Noda: 123/L1+
- Brent Rooker: K
Bot 6
- Nick Pratto: 3/G3
- Maikel Garcia: 9/L9+
- Michael Massey: K
Top 7
- JJ Bleday: 43/G4
- Ramon Laureano: 53/G56D
- Carlos Perez: W
- Jordan Diaz: 53/G56S
Bot 7
- Nate Eaton: 3/P3DF/FL
- Jackie Bradley: 53/G56
- Bobby Witt: S7/L7
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 7/F7L
Top 8
- Kevin Smith: 63/G6
- Nick Allen: K
- Esteury Ruiz: 4/P3DF/FL
Bot 8
- Salvador Perez: S8/G6M
- MJ Melendez: S9/G4.1-2
- Nick Pratto: D8/L89XD+.2-H;1-H
- Maikel Garcia: 3/G3.2-3
- Michael Massey: 9/SF/F9LD.3-H
- Nate Eaton: 53/G56
Top 9
- Ryan Noda: K
- Brent Rooker: 3/P3F/FL
- JJ Bleday: S7/L7L
- Ramon Laureano: K