Saturday, August 2nd, 2014 3:05PM CST
On Saturday, the Oakland Athletics defeated the visiting Kansas City Royals with a final score of eight to three. Jon Lester, making his debut for the team, picked up the win, pitching into the seventh inning. The Athletics' offense exploded for eight runs, a rally that included two hits from Jonny Gomes in his return to the club.
Date: Saturday, August 2nd, 2014
Time: 3:05PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 30,097
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
KC |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: D Norris (14, J Vargas)
Runs Batted In: A Callaspo (34), J Reddick (29), N Punto (13), J Lowrie (41), J Donaldson (77), J Gomes 2 (34)
2-out Runs Batted In: J Gomes 2
Team Left On Base: 2
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-10 (A Callaspo 1-1, D Norris 0-1, S Vogt 0-2, J Reddick 1-1, J Gomes 2-2, J Lowrie 0-1, N Punto 1-1, S Fuld 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: S Vogt 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Lester 19-29; R Cook 3-4; J Chavez 2-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Lester 17-9-21-24; R Cook 3-2-3-3; J Chavez 5-1-5-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lester 8-8; R Cook 1-2; J Chavez 1-2
Game Scores: J Lester 46

Double Plays: 1 (S Fuld-D Norris)
Assists: S Fuld (A Gordon at Home)

Doubles: A Gordon (28, J Lester); L Cain (20, J Lester)
Runs Batted In: S Perez (40), N Aoki (18), C Colon (2)
2-out Runs Batted In: N Aoki, C Colon
Sacrifice Flies: S Perez
Sacrifice Hit: O Infante
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (M Moustakas 0-2, S Perez 0-1, C Colon 1-2, E Kratz 0-1, A Escobar 0-1, N Aoki 1-1, B Butler 0-1, L Cain 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: S Perez 1; C Colon 1; B Butler 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Vargas 13-20; A Crow 1-3; S Downs 2-4; B Chen 4-7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Vargas 13-8-11-15; A Crow 3-2-1-1; S Downs 1-0-1-4; B Chen 7-0-4-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Vargas 5-3; A Crow 0-0; S Downs 4-0; B Chen 1-4
Game Scores: J Vargas 34

Errors: M Moustakas (11, ground ball); A Gordon (2, bobble)
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