Thursday, June 7th, 2018 9:05PM CST
On Thursday night, the Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals by a score of 4 to 1. Matt Chapman delivered the decisive hit in the sixth inning, doubling home the run that put Oakland ahead. This performance secured a victory for Paul Blackburn in his inaugural start of the year.
Date: Thursday, June 7th, 2018
Time: 9:05PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 7,963
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
KC |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Chapman (9, Hammel)
Home Runs: Olson (13, 4th inning off Hammel 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Olson (32), Chapman (25), Semien (25), Piscotty (22)
Ground Into Double Play: Semien
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-6 (Lucroy 0-2, Chapman 1-1, Semien 1-1, Piscotty 1-1, Martini 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Lucroy 1; Martini 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Blackburn 14/20; Trivino 2/4; Petit 2/3; Treinen 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Blackburn 9-7-19-17; Trivino 2-5-3-3; Petit 3-1-2-2; Treinen 1-2-4-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Blackburn 12-3; Trivino 1-1; Petit 0-2; Treinen 0-2

Double Plays: 1 (Semien-Lowrie-Olson)

Doubles: Moustakas (16, Blackburn)
Home Runs: Escobar (3, 3rd inning off Blackburn 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Escobar (17)
Ground Into Double Play: Escobar
Team Left On Base: 2
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-1 (Pérez 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Pérez 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hammel 21/27; Hill 3/3; Herrera 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hammel 20-9-19-20; Hill 3-1-3-2; Herrera 3-3-0-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hammel 4-8; Hill 2-0; Herrera 2-0

Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Merrifield-Dozier)
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