MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/01/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1176 - FRIDAY, JUNE 1ST, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (24-34) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 0
Kansas City Royals (25-32) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 7 1
Athletics Solve Royals, 4-3
The Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals, 4-3, in American League action at Kauffman Stadium, with Oakland pitcher J.A. Happ named player of the game. In 7.1 innings, Happ surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 1. He allowed 1 run. Michael Feliz converted his 5th save in 8 tries.

The Athletics got a big at-bat from designated hitter Didi Gregorius. For the game, Gregorius was 1-4 with a double, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the top of the fifth, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 11th double of the season gave Oakland a 2-0 lead.

"We put a lot of pressure on ourselves," Gregorius told a Oakland Citizen reporter. "Sometimes we need just to relax."

The Athletics sit in 4th place in the American League West Division with a record of 24-34.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Powell RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .252 2 16
K. Cowart 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .264 3 13
C. Gallagher C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .209 2 15
P. Goldschmidt 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .242 11 24
R. Hoskins LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .307 13 40
M. Gonzalez 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .225 1 3
C. Owings SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .230 3 20
G. Heredia CF 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .267 3 16
D. Gregorius DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .305 4 23
Totals 32 4 5 4 2 13 14      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Gregorius (11, 5th Inning off D. Duffy, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Powell (2, 5th Inning off D. Duffy, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Powell 5 , C. Gallagher , K. Cowart , D. Gregorius 2
2-out RBI: H. Powell , D. Gregorius
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hoskins , P. Goldschmidt , C. Owings
Sac Bunt: K. Cowart
Hit by Pitch: R. Hoskins
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Cowart (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Gonzalez-Goldschmidt, Gonzalez-Owings-Goldschmidt, Owings-Gonzalez-Goldschmidt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Tapia CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 1 24
J. Winker LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .332 3 24
D. Swanson SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .208 1 8
L. Chisenhall RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .274 6 30
A. Pujols 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .274 6 33
M. Wieters C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281 1 16
J. Profar DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .243 2 32
R. Torreyes 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .252 1 15
G. Urshela 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 1
Totals 31 3 7 3 1 8 6      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Wieters (9, 8th Inning off J. Happ, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Swanson (1, 9th Inning off M. Feliz, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Winker 2 , J. Profar , M. Wieters 2 , L. Chisenhall , D. Swanson 5
GIDP: A. Pujols , G. Urshela , D. Swanson
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: D. Swanson (3)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Happ W (5-5) 7.1 5 1 1 1 5 0 92 54 4.59   
M. Feliz SV (5) 1.2 2 2 2 0 3 1 22 16 3.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Happ 68
Batters Faced: J. Happ 25, M. Feliz 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Happ 9-5, M. Feliz 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Happ 92-54, M. Feliz 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Feliz 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Duffy L (1-5) 6.0 4 4 0 1 8 1 95 57 6.89   
K. Freeland 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 28 19 6.96   
C. Edwards Jr. 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 6 1.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Duffy 63
Batters Faced: D. Duffy 25, K. Freeland 7, C. Edwards Jr. 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Duffy 6-4, K. Freeland 1-1, C. Edwards Jr. 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Duffy 95-57, K. Freeland 28-19, C. Edwards Jr. 13-6
Hit Batsmen: D. Duffy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: J.A. Happ
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM EST
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 39606
Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 - OOTP Baseball 19.7 Build 59