MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/02/2040
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2624 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2040 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (82-55) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0
Kansas City Royals (63-74) 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 3 11 1
Athletics Fall Short, 3-2, at Kansas City
Kansas City Royals starter Jeff Brazell turned in a top-notch performance against the Oakland Athletics at Kauffman Stadium. The result was a win for the Royals, 3-2. The Royals go to 63-74, putting them last in the American League Central Division.

Jeff Freeney delivered a solo home run for Kansas City in the bottom of the fifth. The right fielder went 3 for 4 in the game, including 1 home run, 1 single, and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and batted in 1.

"I tell our guys all the time, 'Every pitch is the right pitch if you put it in the right place, you believe in it and have conviction,'" Kansas City manager Ryokan Kobayashi said.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Petty LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .272 2 23
C. Baker DH 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 .293 17 70
J. McCullar 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .257 5 30
J. Parks RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 3 33
   a-M. Fernandez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .223 34 77
T. Schiffer CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .211 14 53
I. McGinnis 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .303 2 14
M. Armstrong SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .186 18 51
   b-J. Darr PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265 44 108
J. Klein 3B 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .261 1 17
J. Costner C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .176 1 17
Totals 31 2 5 2 3 11 13      
a - M. Fernandez pinch hit for J. Parks in the 9th
b - J. Darr pinch hit for M. Armstrong in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Costner (6, 8th Inning off J. Moore, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Baker (17, 4th Inning off J. Brazell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Baker 4 , J. McCullar , J. Parks , I. McGinnis , J. Costner 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McCullar , J. Klein
GIDP: T. Schiffer
Sac Fly: C. Baker
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Klein-McCullar-McGinnis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Najera 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268 4 44
W. Seda 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284 0 32
J. Freeney RF 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .259 30 81
S. McKee 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .235 25 84
S. Graul LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .343 5 33
T. Saldivar DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .231 19 44
J. Melby SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .260 15 45
C. Forsyth CF 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 .353 0 0
A. Escalante C 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .187 4 25
Totals 34 3 11 3 2 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Freeney (23, 1st Inning off M. White, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Graul 3 (37, 4th Inning off M. White, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off M. White, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off S. Miles, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Forsyth (1, 4th Inning off M. White, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Freeney (30, 5th Inning off M. White, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Freeney 7 , S. McKee , S. Graul 6 , J. Melby , C. Forsyth 4
2-out RBI: S. McKee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Najera , T. Saldivar , A. Escalante
GIDP: A. Escalante
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: S. McKee (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Melby-Seda-McKee)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. White L (6-9) 5.1 10 3 3 0 4 1 78 3.43   
M. Chancy 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.44   
S. Miles 2.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 32 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. White 40
Batters Faced: M. White 26, M. Chancy 1, S. Miles 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. White 6-6, M. Chancy 1-0, S. Miles 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. White 78-53, M. Chancy 5-3, S. Miles 32-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Chancy 1-0
WP: M. White
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Brazell W (10-9) 6.0 2 1 1 1 8 1 86 4.07   
J. Moore H (8) 2.0 3 1 0 1 2 0 35 1.34   
E. Shaw SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 4.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brazell 71
Batters Faced: J. Brazell 21, J. Moore 10, E. Shaw 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brazell 4-6, J. Moore 1-2, E. Shaw 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brazell 86-57, J. Moore 35-20, E. Shaw 15-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Shaw 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Brazell
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:30 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 26669
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