Wednesday, August 16th, 2017 2:35PM CST
On Wednesday, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Athletics by a score of seven to six. The decisive play occurred in the top of the ninth inning when Alex Gordon hit an RBI single to give the Royals the lead after Oakland had tied the game during the bottom of the eighth.
Date: Wednesday, August 16th, 2017
Time: 2:35PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 15,239
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
KC |
1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

Doubles: R. Davis (17, Duffy)
Home Runs: Semien (5, 3rd inning off Duffy 1 on, 1 Out); Chapman (9, 8th inning off Maurer 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Semien 2 (20), Lowrie 2 (42), Chapman 2 (24)
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-9 (Healy 0-1, R. Davis 0-1, K. Davis 0-1, Semien 0-2, Joyce 0-1, Olson 0-1, Pinder 0-1, Lowrie 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Healy 1; R. Davis 2; Semien 2; Pinder 1

Wild Pitches: Coulombe
Intentional Walks: Moustakas (By Dull)
Hit By Pitch: Cain (By Dull)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Blackburn 11/22; Castro 4/6; Hatcher 2/3; Coulombe 3/4; Dull 5/7; Treinen 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Blackburn 12-7-20-17; Castro 6-1-7-4; Hatcher 3-1-0-2; Coulombe 3-0-1-4; Dull 6-2-4-2; Treinen 3-1-1-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Blackburn 8-2; Castro 1-1; Hatcher 0-2; Coulombe 0-3; Dull 1-0; Treinen 1-0
Game Scores: P Blackburn 29

Double Plays: 1 (Lowrie-Semien-Healy)
Errors: Chapman (6, throw)
Passed Balls: Garneau; Maxwell

Stolen Bases: R. Davis (26, 2nd base off Maurer/Butera)

Doubles: Escobar (24, Treinen)
Home Runs: Cain (13, 4th inning off Blackburn 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Moustakas (77), Butera (13), Cain 2 (40), Gordon 2 (37), Hosmer (68)
2-out Runs Batted In: Moustakas, Cain 2
Ground Into Double Play: Moss
Team Left On Base: 12
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-15 (Moustakas 1-2, Merrifield 0-1, Butera 1-2, Cabrera 1-2, Hosmer 1-1, Gordon 2-4, Escobar 0-1, Moss 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Merrifield 2; Escobar 2; Gordon 1; Moss 2

Wild Pitches: Herrera
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Duffy 15/23; Alexander 3/3; Moylan 2/5; Maurer 6/7; Herrera 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Duffy 17-11-26-13; Alexander 1-4-1-1; Moylan 3-5-1-3; Maurer 7-4-0-5; Herrera 1-3-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Duffy 3-4; Alexander 0-0; Moylan 3-0; Maurer 1-0; Herrera 0-2
Game Scores: D Duffy 45

Errors: Hosmer (3, catch)

Caught Stealing: Gordon (4, 2nd base by Treinen/Maxwell)
Stolen Bases: Merrifield (22, 2nd base off Dull/Maxwell)
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