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Oakland Athletics @ 
Kansas City Royals
2024-05-18 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 22014 · 87°F, sunny · Wind 6 mph R to L · 2:19
Kansas City Royals defeated Oakland Athletics 5–3. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Salvador Perez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Esteury Ruiz. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 2nd: Seth Brown homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Zack Gelof scores — worth 16% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| KCA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
W: Seth Lugo L: Ross Stripling SV: James McArthur
Umpires — HP: Ryan Additon · 1B: Brian Knight · 2B: Chris Guccione · 3B: Gabe Morales · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Abraham Toro | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 JJ Bleday | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Brent Rooker | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Shea Langeliers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tyler Soderstrom | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Zack Gelof | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Seth Brown | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Max Schuemann | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Esteury Ruiz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Tyler Nevin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 J. D. Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kyle McCann | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maikel Garcia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Witt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vinnie Pasquantino | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Massey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nelson Velazquez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 MJ Melendez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Adam Frazier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kyle Isbel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ross Stripling | 5.0 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
 T. J. McFarland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Kelly | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Seth Lugo | 5.2 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
 John Schreiber | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Angel Zerpa | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| James McArthur | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Abraham Toro: S9/L89
- JJ Bleday: K
- Brent Rooker: K
- Shea Langeliers: 64(1)/FO/G6M.B-1
Bot 1
- Maikel Garcia: S9/L9L
- Bobby Witt: S9/F89S.1-2
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 31/G3S.2-3;1-2
- Salvador Perez: S7/L7D+.3-H;2-H
- Michael Massey: S9/L9.1-2
- Nelson Velazquez: 3/P23
- MJ Melendez: 4/P34D
Top 2
- Tyler Soderstrom: 43/G34
- Zack Gelof: D8/G6
- Seth Brown: HR/F8XD.2-H
- Max Schuemann: S8/G6M
- Esteury Ruiz: K
- Abraham Toro: 13/G1-
Bot 2
- Adam Frazier: 43/G34
- Kyle Isbel: 53/BG25-
- Maikel Garcia: 4/L4MD
Top 3
- JJ Bleday: 7/F7LD
- Brent Rooker: K
- Shea Langeliers: D87/F78XD
- Tyler Soderstrom: K
Bot 3
- Bobby Witt: 23/G2-
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 4/L4
- Salvador Perez: 8/L8D+
Top 4
- Zack Gelof: K
- Seth Brown: K
- Max Schuemann: 53/G56
Bot 4
- Michael Massey: 7/L7D
- Nelson Velazquez: K
- MJ Melendez: D9/L9LS
- Adam Frazier: 7/F7
Top 5
- Esteury Ruiz: K
- Abraham Toro: W
- JJ Bleday: 3/L3/DP.1X1(3)
Bot 5
- Kyle Isbel: 53/G6
- Maikel Garcia: D7/L7D+
- Bobby Witt: 43/G4.2-3
- Vinnie Pasquantino: S9/L9+.3-H
- Salvador Perez: K
Top 6
- Brent Rooker: S7/L78S+
- Shea Langeliers: K
- Tyler Soderstrom: K
- Zack Gelof: E6/G6.1-2;B-1
- Seth Brown: 7/F7
Bot 6
- Michael Massey: D7/F7LS
- Nelson Velazquez: S8/L8D+.2-H
- MJ Melendez: 6(1)3/GDP/G6MD
- Adam Frazier: 13/G1S
Top 7
- Max Schuemann: 9/L89D
- Esteury Ruiz: 63/G6
- Abraham Toro: S9/G3
- JJ Bleday: S34/G3.1-2
- Brent Rooker: S7/G6.2-H;1-2
- Shea Langeliers: 43/G6M
Bot 7
- Kyle Isbel: HR/F89XD
- Maikel Garcia: K
- Bobby Witt: 9/F89XD
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 43/G34
Top 8
- Tyler Nevin: 63/G6
- Zack Gelof: K
- J. D. Davis: 31/G34S-
Bot 8
- Salvador Perez: 8/F78D
- Michael Massey: 7/F78S
- Nelson Velazquez: S7/L7
- MJ Melendez: K
Top 9
- Max Schuemann: S7/L7L
- Kyle McCann: S8/F78.1-2
- Abraham Toro: 8/L8XD.2-3
- JJ Bleday: K
- Brent Rooker: K