Thursday, September 16th, 2021 1:10PM CST
The Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals by a score of 7-2 on Thursday. During the game, Kansas City's Salvador Perez achieved a significant milestone, hitting his 45th home run of the season to tie Johnny Bench's record for catchers. However, Oakland's win was propelled by their offense, including a third-inning rally spurred by Chad Pinder's two-run single.
Date: Thursday, September 16th, 2021
Time: 1:10PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 11,729
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ATH |
0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

Doubles: Alberto (17, Chafin); Dozier (26, Blackburn)
Home Runs: Perez (45, 1st inning off Blackburn 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Perez 2 (112)
Ground Into Double Play: Lopez
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-8 (Perez 0-1, Mondesi 0-1, Dozier 0-3, O'Hearn 0-1, Olivares 0-1, Isbel 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Perez 1; Dozier 2; Olivares 2; Isbel 1

Pitcher Notes: Brentz pitched to 3 batters in the 9th. ; Lynch pitched to 4 batters in the 3rd.
Wild Pitches: Brentz ( 3); Zuber
Hit By Pitch: Andrus (by Brentz); Marte (by Lynch); Kemp (by Lynch)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Tapia 5/7; Brentz 0/3; Staumont 0/3; Payamps 3/8; Speier 1/5; Lynch 7/11; Zuber 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Tapia-1-0-3-6; Brentz-0-1-0-1; Staumont-0-0-5-3; Payamps-3-1-6-7; Speier-5-1-5-3; Lynch-9-10-5-7; Zuber-1-2-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Tapia 2-2; Staumont 1-2; Payamps 3-3; Speier 0-1; Lynch 3-2; Zuber 2-0
Game Scores: D Lynch IV 44

Double Plays: 3 (Lynch-Lopez-O'Hearn , Merrifield-O'Hearn , Mondesi-Merrifield-O'Hearn)
Errors: O'Hearn (3, fielding)

Doubles: Harrison (32, Brentz); Olson (33, Tapia)
Runs Batted In: Harrison 2 (56), Canha (57), Pinder 2 (18)
2-out Runs Batted In: Pinder 2
Ground Into Double Play: Marte; Olson
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-13 (Lowrie 0-1, Marte 0-2, Harrison 2-2, Canha 0-3, Olson 0-2, Murphy 0-1, Pinder 1-1, Kemp 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Canha 2; Murphy 1; Kemp 1

Pitcher Notes: Blackburn pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Romo 2/3; Guerra 4/8; Blackburn 9/22; Chafin 1/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Romo-1-1-0-3; Guerra-5-3-3-4; Blackburn-8-11-15-16; Chafin-2-5-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Romo 2-1; Guerra 2-2; Blackburn 6-5; Chafin 0-1
Game Scores: P Blackburn 48

Double Plays: 1 (Kemp-Andrus-Olson)

Caught Stealing: Marte (5, 2nd base by Speier/Rivero)
Picked Off: Marte (1st base, Speier)
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