MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
06/08/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1266 - FRIDAY, JUNE 8TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (27-37) 0 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 8 15 0
Oakland Athletics (26-38) 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 8 1
Athletics Stumble, Lose to Royals
Kansas City Royals starter Ivan Nova was locked-in. He led his team to a win over the Oakland Athletics, 8-3. Nova got the win, improving to 5-5. He allowed 4 hits and walked 1 over 6 innings. Nova allowed 2 earned runs. Kansas City is in third place in the American League Central Division with a record of 27-37.

The Royals got a big at-bat from left fielder Jesse Winker. For the game, Winker was 1 for 5 with a walk, while adding 2 RBI. In the top of the second, with the bases loaded, he stroked a 2-run single. His 67th hit of the season gave Kansas City a 3-1 lead.

"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Nova said after the game.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Tapia CF 6 1 2 2 0 2 4 .286 2 29
J. Winker LF 5 0 1 2 1 0 5 .318 3 27
D. Swanson SS 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .222 1 9
L. Chisenhall RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .271 6 33
A. Pujols 1B 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .261 6 34
K. Plawecki C 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .362 0 4
J. Profar DH 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .261 3 34
R. Torreyes 2B 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 .249 1 17
   a-L. Valbuena 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290 12 34
G. Urshela 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .271 0 3
Totals 43 8 15 8 4 8 25      
a - L. Valbuena substituted for R. Torreyes in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Torreyes (10, 7th Inning off S. Doolittle, 2 on, 2 outs) G. Urshela (2, 6th Inning off C. Bradford, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Tapia 2 , K. Plawecki 3 , J. Winker , R. Torreyes 3 , J. Profar , G. Urshela 3 , L. Chisenhall , D. Swanson 2 , L. Valbuena
2-out RBI: , R. Tapia 2 , J. Winker , R. Torreyes , D. Swanson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Pujols , J. Winker , G. Urshela , L. Chisenhall
Team LOB: 12
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. LeMahieu 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .376 3 16
H. Powell CF 4 2 2 0 0 2 1 .248 2 18
R. Hoskins LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .302 14 44
P. Goldschmidt 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .248 14 30
D. Gregorius SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .323 5 26
G. Heredia RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .255 3 17
C. Gallagher C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .204 3 16
M. Gonzalez DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .200 1 5
K. Cowart 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .269 3 13
Totals 35 3 8 2 1 7 13      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Hoskins (12, 1st Inning off I. Nova, 1 on, 1 out) H. Powell 2 (7, 1st Inning off I. Nova, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off I. Nova, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hoskins 2 , H. Powell 4 , K. Cowart , D. Gregorius , P. Goldschmidt , D. LeMahieu , M. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Powell , D. Gregorius
Hit by Pitch: R. Hoskins
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: K. Cowart (3)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
I. Nova W (5-5) 6.0 4 2 2 1 3 0 101 67 5.34   
P. Hughes 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 28 18 6.26   
P. Clemens 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 15 1.72   
A. Ottavino 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 3.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Nova 58
Batters Faced: I. Nova 24, P. Hughes 8, P. Clemens 4, A. Ottavino 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Nova 6-9, P. Hughes 0-4, P. Clemens 1-0, A. Ottavino 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Nova 101-67, P. Hughes 28-18, P. Clemens 22-15, A. Ottavino 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Clemens 1-0 , A. Ottavino 1-0
WP: P. Hughes
Hit Batsmen: I. Nova
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Brault L (5-3) 5.0 6 4 4 2 2 0 85 56 4.24   
C. Bradford 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 12 10 2.45   
D. Alvarez 0.1 1 2 2 1 1 0 9 4 2.08   
S. Doolittle 2.2 6 1 1 1 4 0 58 38 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Brault 39
Batters Faced: S. Brault 24, C. Bradford 5, D. Alvarez 3, S. Doolittle 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Brault 6-7, C. Bradford 1-1, D. Alvarez 0-0, S. Doolittle 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Brault 85-56, C. Bradford 12-10, D. Alvarez 9-4, S. Doolittle 58-38
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Doolittle 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ivan Nova
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (47 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 21749
Special Notes: SS Ronald Torreyes was injured while running the bases.
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