MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/07/2029
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2683 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 2029 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (80-62) 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 7 1
Oakland Athletics (82-59) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Balcazar 3-for-3 to Ignite Royals Offense
The Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics, 4-1, at Oakland Coliseum. The Royals got a fine performance from shortstop Leonardo Balcazar, who was 3 for 3 with a home run, 2 doubles, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Kansas City pitcher Ben Hernandez got the win, upping his record to 3-4. Bryce Navarre got the loss. The win for the Royals raised their record to 80-62.

Balcazar had a game-changing double in the top of the seventh. On a 1-2 curveball from Bryce Navarre, he banged a run-scoring double to right, giving the Royals a 2-1 lead. It was the 6th double of the year for Balcazar.

"It takes a lot of things to win a ballgame," said Kansas City manager Steve Strzepek. "It's usually not just one thing."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Clark CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .275 6 39
C. Schrier 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .256 19 60
B. Witt Jr. 3B 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .285 28 97
M. Mullinax RF 5 0 0 0 0 4 3 .237 13 55
G. Cross LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .243 21 62
L. Balcazar SS 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .237 3 11
D. Collins DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .226 21 67
M. Melendez C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .203 18 51
D. Collins 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .298 1 19
Totals 30 4 7 4 6 11 14      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Balcazar 2 (6, 7th Inning off B. Navarre, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off T. Cosgrove, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Clark (42, 9th Inning off J. Weisenburger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Balcazar (3, 2nd Inning off B. Navarre, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Clark 3 , G. Cross , L. Balcazar 8 , D. Collins
2-out RBI: L. Balcazar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Witt Jr. , M. Mullinax 2 , D. Collins
Sac Bunt: D. Collins
Sac Fly: M. Clark
Hit by Pitch: C. Schrier , M. Melendez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Schrier (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Mullinax (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Lee 2B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .277 19 60
Y. Arakawa 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .241 18 53
O. Cruz 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 35 97
D. Crews RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .258 29 65
T. Hudson DH 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .270 27 72
H. Kjerstad LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .067 0 2
D. Susac C 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 .213 12 53
G. Arias SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .235 11 44
C. Pache CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .151 16 41
   a-S. Hathaway PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 0 10
Totals 30 1 3 1 5 13 17      
a - S. Hathaway pinch hit for C. Pache in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Crews , T. Hudson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Arakawa , D. Susac 2 , S. Hathaway
Hit by Pitch: T. Hudson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Lee (14)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Snider 5.0 2 1 1 2 5 0 77 3.60   
B. Hernandez W (3-4) 1.2 1 0 0 2 3 0 36 3.68   
Z. Erwin H (6) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 20 4.32   
J. Leal SV (40) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 1.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Snider 62
Batters Faced: C. Snider 20, B. Hernandez 8, Z. Erwin 4, J. Leal 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Snider 7-3, B. Hernandez 1-1, Z. Erwin 0-1, J. Leal 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Snider 77-48, B. Hernandez 36-20, Z. Erwin 20-13, J. Leal 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Erwin 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Snider
Balk: J. Leal
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Navarre L (9-10) 6.1 5 4 4 4 7 1 106 3.77   
T. Cosgrove 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 26 2.52   
J. Weisenburger 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 3.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Navarre 50
Batters Faced: B. Navarre 27, T. Cosgrove 8, J. Weisenburger 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Navarre 5-5, T. Cosgrove 1-1, J. Weisenburger 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Navarre 106-63, T. Cosgrove 26-16, J. Weisenburger 17-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Cosgrove 2-1 , J. Weisenburger 3-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Navarre , T. Cosgrove
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Leonardo Balcazar
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 34822
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