MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/08/2028
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2684 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (83-58) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Oakland Athletics (74-67) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 3 9 0
Kansas City Bats Go Silent in 3-0 Loss
The timely hitting of Dylan Crews helped the Oakland Athletics down the Kansas City Royals, 3-0. Crews hit 2 home runs for the Athletics. Christian Foutch, the winner, goes to 16-8. He allowed no runs on 4 hits, with 2 walks and 10 strikeouts over 6 innings. Oakland has now won 4 games in a row.

Oakland took a 2-0 lead on Crews's 32nd home run of the season. The solo home run, which he hit off Sam Hentges in the bottom of the sixth, propelled Oakland to the win.

"We'll relax tonight and enjoy this win," said Crews.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Clark CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .268 5 60
D. Collins DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 16 57
   a-X. Esquer DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .261 0 9
B. Witt Jr. 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .268 24 75
T. Soderstrom 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .280 26 90
M. Melendez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .241 27 73
L. Balcazar SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .224 17 47
G. Cross LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .261 18 59
M. Mullinax RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .264 9 50
C. Schrier 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .205 15 43
Totals 32 0 6 0 2 12 14      
a - X. Esquer inserted as DH in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: M. Clark (41, 1st Inning off C. Foutch, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Balcazar (20, 4th Inning off C. Foutch, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Melendez (22, 6th Inning off C. Foutch, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Schrier (27, 7th Inning off T. Cosgrove, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Clark 2 , X. Esquer , M. Melendez 2 , L. Balcazar 2 , G. Cross , C. Schrier 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Clark , X. Esquer , M. Melendez , L. Balcazar , G. Cross
GIDP: M. Clark
Hit by Pitch: D. Collins
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hentges-Balcazar-Soderstrom)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Lee 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .264 10 43
P. Goldschmidt DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .225 20 58
T. Hudson LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .224 32 67
D. Crews RF 4 2 3 2 0 1 0 .247 32 64
G. Sheets 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .261 29 72
G. Arias 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .241 11 42
S. Langeliers C 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 .178 19 61
A. Cruz SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .210 4 33
C. Pache CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .213 12 40
Totals 30 3 9 3 2 12 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: S. Langeliers (19, 3rd Inning off S. Hentges, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Crews 2 (32, 6th Inning off S. Hentges, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off J. Aldrich, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Lee , D. Crews 9 , G. Sheets , G. Arias , S. Langeliers 4 , A. Cruz , C. Pache
2-out RBI: D. Crews
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Lee , G. Sheets , S. Langeliers
GIDP: P. Goldschmidt
Sac Bunt: S. Langeliers
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Crews (1)
CS: G. Sheets (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Foutch-Cruz-Sheets)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Hentges L (9-10) 5.2 7 2 2 1 8 2 95 4.30   
J. Aldrich 2.1 2 1 1 1 4 1 46 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hentges 54
Batters Faced: S. Hentges 23, J. Aldrich 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hentges 3-4, J. Aldrich 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hentges 95-63, J. Aldrich 46-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Aldrich 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Foutch W (16-8) 6.0 4 0 0 2 10 0 101 2.90   
T. Cosgrove H (20) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 2.97   
S. Dominguez H (15) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.15   
J. Gray SV (26) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Foutch 72
Batters Faced: C. Foutch 24, T. Cosgrove 6, S. Dominguez 1, J. Gray 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Foutch 3-4, T. Cosgrove 1-3, S. Dominguez 0-0, J. Gray 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Foutch 101-59, T. Cosgrove 19-12, S. Dominguez 3-3, J. Gray 13-10
Hit Batsmen: C. Foutch
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dylan Crews
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 34766
Special Notes: LF Darnel Collins was injured being hit by a pitch.
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