Starting Lineups:
Oakland Athletics Kansas City Royals
1. Wendle 2b Merrifield rf
2. Valencia rf Orlando cf
3. Vogt dh Hosmer 1b
4. Davis lf Morales dh
5. Alonso 1b Gordon lf
6. Healy 3b Cuthbert 3b
7. Semien ss Escobar ss
8. Maxwell c Colon 2b
9. Eibner cf Butera c
Detwiler p Gee p
ATHLETICS 1ST: Wendle grounded out (shortstop to first);
Valencia grounded out (second to first); Vogt walked; Davis
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics
0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield grounded out (shortstop to first);
Orlando grounded out (third to shortstop to first); Hosmer
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Alonso grounded out (second to first); Healy
singled to left; Semien lined to left; Maxwell walked [Healy to
second]; Eibner popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Morales grounded out (third to first); Gordon
walked; Cuthbert singled to left [Gordon to second]; Escobar
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Cuthbert out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0,
Royals 0.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Wendle was called out on strikes; Valencia
singled to right; Vogt walked [Valencia to second]; Davis
homered to center [Valencia scored, Vogt scored]; Alonso
grounded out (shortstop to first); Healy walked; Semien popped
to second; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Colon grounded out (shortstop to first); Butera
doubled to left; Merrifield walked; Orlando doubled to left
[Butera scored, Merrifield scored]; Hosmer lined to left;
Morales singled to right [Orlando scored]; Gordon grounded out
(third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 3.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Maxwell singled to right; Eibner singled to left
[Maxwell to third]; Wendle out on a sacrifice fly to center
[Maxwell scored]; POUNDERS REPLACED GEE (PITCHING); Valencia
doubled to left [Eibner to third]; ALEXANDER REPLACED POUNDERS
(PITCHING); Vogt singled to right [Eibner scored, Valencia
scored]; YOUNG REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Davis walked [Vogt
to second]; Alonso forced Davis (second to shortstop) [Vogt to
third]; when Yonder Alonso was called out at 1B, Athletics
manager Bob Melvin challenged the ruling; the call was
overturned by replay; Healy walked [Alonso to second];
Semien popped to second; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 6,
Royals 3.
ROYALS 4TH: Cuthbert flied to left; Escobar singled to
shortstop; Colon singled to right [Escobar to third]; Butera
lined to right; Merrifield popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 3.
ATHLETICS 5TH: Maxwell struck out; Eibner singled to right;
Wendle singled to right [Eibner to third]; Wendle stole second;
Valencia sacrifice flied into a double play to right [Eibner
scored, Wendle out at third (right to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Athletics 7, Royals 3.
ROYALS 5TH: COULOMBE REPLACED DETWILER (PITCHING); Orlando
struck out; Hosmer grounded out (second to first); Morales
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Royals 3.
ATHLETICS 6TH: Vogt doubled to right; Davis reached on an error
by Cuthbert [Vogt to third]; Alonso singled to center [Vogt
scored, Davis to third]; Healy struck out while Alonso stole
second; Semien homered to left [Davis scored (unearned), Alonso
scored]; FLYNN REPLACED YOUNG (PITCHING); Maxwell singled to
right; Eibner walked [Maxwell to second]; Wendle singled to
center [Maxwell scored, Eibner to third]; Valencia grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wendle out at
second]; 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 12, Royals 3.
ROYALS 6TH: Gordon struck out; Cuthbert was called out on
strikes; Escobar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics
12, Royals 3.
ATHLETICS 7TH: MERRIFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); NAVA
REPLACED HOSMER (PLAYING 1B); BURNS REPLACED GORDON (PLAYING
LF); DOZIER REPLACED CUTHBERT (PLAYING RF); MONDESI REPLACED
ESCOBAR (PLAYING SS); COLON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Vogt
singled to shortstop; Davis struck out; Alonso grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Vogt out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 12, Royals 3.
ROYALS 7TH: NEAL REPLACED COULOMBE (PITCHING); Colon grounded
out (shortstop to first); Butera flied to right; Merrifield
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 12, Royals
3.
ATHLETICS 8TH: Healy grounded out (pitcher to first); Semien
struck out; Maxwell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Athletics 12, Royals 3.
ROYALS 8TH: A. ALCANTARA REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING CF); MUNCY
REPLACED ALONSO (PLAYING LF); OLSON REPLACED VALENCIA (PLAYING
1B); EIBNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Orlando grounded out
(third to first); Nava doubled to center; Morales grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Nava to third]; Burns grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 12, Royals 3.
ATHLETICS 9TH: MILLS REPLACED FLYNN (PITCHING); Eibner walked;
Wendle struck out; Olson walked [Eibner to second]; NUNEZ BATTED
FOR VOGT; Nunez grounded out (first to pitcher) [Eibner to
third, Olson to second]; A. Alcantara doubled to left [Eibner
scored, Olson scored]; Muncy walked; Healy doubled to center [A.
Alcantara scored, Muncy scored]; Semien flied to left; 4 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 16, Royals 3.
ROYALS 9TH: NUNEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Dozier struck
out; Mondesi grounded out (second to first); Colon flied to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 16, Royals 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Athletics 16 17 0 9
Royals 3 7 1 5
