Athletics vs. Kansas City Royals: game summary

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
AthleticsATH	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	7	11	0
Kansas City RoyalsKC	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	7	-	9	11	0

Decisions

• WinnerCraig Kimbrel
• LoserDrew Rom

Scoring plays

1. Top 1Jeff McNeil doubles (16) on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Henry Bolte scores.1-0
2. Top 1Zack Gelof singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tyler Tolbert. Jeff McNeil scores.2-0
3. Bot 4Salvador Perez doubles (18) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. Vinnie Pasquantino scores.2-1
4. Top 5Henry Bolte singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tyler Tolbert. Donovan Walton scores. Max Muncy to 3rd. Henry Bolte to 2nd.3-1
5. Top 5Jeff McNeil singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Max Muncy scores. Henry Bolte to 3rd.4-1
6. Top 5Zack Gelof grounds into a force out, fielded by second baseman Nick Loftin. Henry Bolte scores. Jeff McNeil out at 2nd. Zack Gelof to 1st.5-1
7. Bot 6Vinnie Pasquantino homers (7) on a fly ball to right field.5-2
8. Bot 8Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Maikel Garcia scores.5-3
9. Bot 8Kyle Isbel singles on a ground ball to left fielder Zack Gelof. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Tyler Tolbert to 2nd.5-4
10. Bot 8Isaac Collins out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Henry Bolte. Salvador Perez scores. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd. Kyle Isbel to 2nd.5-5
11. Bot 8John Rave doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Tyler Tolbert scores. Kyle Isbel scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.5-8
12. Bot 8Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler. John Rave scores.5-9
13. Top 9Max Muncy homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Donovan Walton scores.7-9

Box score

Game info

Ballpark

Kauffman Stadium

Attendance

11,579

Duration

2 h 29

Weather

82 °F, Clear · wind 2 mph, L To R

Umpires

Alex Tosi (Home plate) · Cory Blaser (First base) · Jansen Visconti (Second base) · Andy Fletcher (Third base)