MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
06/19/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1690 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (34-42) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 1
Oakland Athletics (37-39) 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 X 6 12 1
Athletics Stop Royals, 6-2
Oakland Athletics pitcher Drew Rucinski whisked his team past the Kansas City Royals, 6-2. Oakland now owns a record of 37-39.

Trevor Story had an important at-bat with two out in the bottom of the fourth, when he hit a 2-run double. His 12th double of the season put Oakland on top, 4-0.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Story said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Garcia 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .256 0 13
J. Guzman 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .257 2 11
V. Pasquantino DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .272 12 54
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .295 5 43
M. Melendez LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .247 6 28
N. Velazquez RF 3 1 1 2 1 2 0 .289 7 20
K. Isbel CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 3 26
D. Mann 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 3 17
F. Fermin C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .255 5 23
Totals 33 2 7 2 1 4 14      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Fermin (11, 6th Inning off D. Rucinski, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Velazquez (7, 9th Inning off J. Wieland, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Garcia , J. Guzman , V. Pasquantino , B. Witt Jr. , N. Velazquez 4 , F. Fermin 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Pasquantino , D. Mann
GIDP: V. Pasquantino , B. Witt Jr.
Hit by Pitch: K. Isbel
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Grove (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Ruiz CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .249 4 19
T. Story SS 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 .237 9 24
Z. Gelof DH 5 0 0 0 0 4 4 .247 15 44
B. Rooker 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277 14 45
T. Soderstrom C 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .256 13 37
S. Brown LF 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .187 8 26
C. Mead 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .224 6 34
C. Capel RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .217 4 26
N. Allen 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .195 0 12
Totals 37 6 12 6 2 11 17      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Story (12, 4th Inning off M. Grove, 2 on, 2 outs) , N. Allen (5, 5th Inning off B. Singer, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Soderstrom (13, 4th Inning off M. Grove, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Brown (8, 4th Inning off M. Grove, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Ruiz , T. Story 4 , T. Soderstrom 6 , S. Brown 5 , C. Capel , N. Allen 3
2-out RBI: T. Story , C. Capel , N. Allen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Ruiz , Z. Gelof , B. Rooker , C. Capel 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Story (10)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Soderstrom (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Allen-Story-Rooker, Allen-Story-Rooker)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Grove L (4-5) 4.2 10 6 4 1 5 2 98 4.42   
B. Singer 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.81   
D. Lee 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 19 4.24   
D. Hall 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Grove 28
Batters Faced: M. Grove 26, B. Singer 5, D. Lee 4, D. Hall 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Grove 5-4, B. Singer 0-3, D. Lee 0-0, D. Hall 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Grove 98-65, B. Singer 15-10, D. Lee 19-10, D. Hall 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Singer 2-1
WP: D. Lee
Balk: M. Grove
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rucinski W (7-6) 6.2 3 0 0 1 4 0 86 5.92   
J. Wieland 2.1 4 2 2 0 0 1 28 4.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rucinski 71
Batters Faced: D. Rucinski 25, J. Wieland 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rucinski 9-6, J. Wieland 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rucinski 86-54, J. Wieland 28-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wieland 2-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Rucinski
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Drew Rucinski
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 26557
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