MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
10/18/2035
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 14556 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18TH , 2035 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 6 1
Oakland Athletics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Kansas City Win Evens Series at 2
In a crucial game, the Kansas City Royals put on their best show, beating the Oakland Athletics by a final score of 5-0. Kevin Rutledge came in in relief and pitched to 25 batters. Kansas City and Oakland are now tied at 2 wins apiece in the best-of-7 affair.

With one out in the top of the third, Cristhian Vaquero barreled up a slider from Casimiro Saldivar. The result was a 2-run home run, putting the Royals in front, 3-0.

"This level of focus will win us a lot of ballgames," Vaquero said after the game.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Mendoza DH 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .226 1 3
C. Vaquero LF 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 .135 2 5
D. Cervantes 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .297 3 8
F. Elizondo C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 0 4
V. Cummings CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .270 4 4
J. Kendall 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .216 0 2
D. Arambula 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .259 2 7
   a-S. LaMana 2B 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .500 0 3
M. Clark RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 0 2
L. Salavarria SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .138 0 1
Totals 33 5 6 5 5 8 11      
a - S. LaMana substituted for D. Arambula in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Elizondo (4, 6th Inning off C. Saldivar, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Cummings (1, 8th Inning off A. Conteh, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. LaMana (1, 8th Inning off D. Balbuena, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: V. Cummings (4, 2nd Inning off C. Saldivar, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Vaquero (2, 3rd Inning off C. Saldivar, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Vaquero 4 , F. Elizondo 2 , V. Cummings 6 , J. Kendall , S. LaMana 3
2-out RBI: S. LaMana
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Elizondo , D. Arambula , M. Clark
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Vaquero (1)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Salavarria
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Keffer RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .373 2 6
C. Foy 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .347 2 9
E. Ocasio 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .304 1 13
N. Velasquez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .222 1 4
R. Burnett CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245 3 5
A. Dudley 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .156 0 4
D. Colvin LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 1 5
J. Treat C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .208 0 3
E. Arroyo SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .176 0 0
Totals 30 0 2 0 1 7 7      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Foy (5, 4th Inning off K. Rutledge, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Foy 2 , J. Treat
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Velasquez
Team LOB: 4
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Shabazz 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 27 2.45   
K. Rutledge W (1-0) 7.0 2 0 0 1 5 0 88 1.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Shabazz 54
Batters Faced: J. Shabazz 6, K. Rutledge 25
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Shabazz 0-4, K. Rutledge 10-6
Pitches - Strikes: J. Shabazz 27-20, K. Rutledge 88-57
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Saldivar L (0-1) 5.2 3 3 3 4 3 2 97 5.87   
A. Conteh 2.0 1 1 1 1 4 0 40 4.50   
D. Balbuena 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 21 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Saldivar 50
Batters Faced: C. Saldivar 24, A. Conteh 8, D. Balbuena 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Saldivar 7-7, A. Conteh 1-1, D. Balbuena 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Saldivar 97-55, A. Conteh 40-25, D. Balbuena 21-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Conteh 1-0 , D. Balbuena 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Rutledge
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM PT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 34526
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