MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/29/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2326 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 29TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (62-72) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 0
Kansas City Royals (71-64) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 2 9 1
Royals Score Late, Top Athletics, 2-1
The Kansas City Royals got a stellar effort from pitcher Aaron Nola, helping Kansas City score a 2-1 win over the visiting Oakland Athletics. The win was Richard Bleier's in relief. His record improves to 4-3. Jerry Vasto took the loss for Oakland. Arodys Vizcaino got the save, his 30th in 31 chances.

Jurickson Profar tagged a home run off Jerry Vasto in the bottom of the eighth. His solo blast put the Royals on top, 2-1. In all, Profar had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"It was a solid team effort," said Profar after the game.

The Royals bumped their record to 71-64 with this latest triumph.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Choo LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .212 8 45
M. Canha RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .233 24 65
E. Escobar 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .270 16 70
D. Gregorius SS 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .293 26 72
R. Hoskins DH 4 0 0 0 0 4 6 .223 31 89
J. Abreu 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .226 3 10
C. Spangenberg 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .255 9 22
S. Duggar CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 1 6
K. Suzuki C 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .222 9 38
Totals 33 1 8 1 1 12 16      
BATTING
Total Bases: C. Spangenberg , D. Gregorius 3 , E. Escobar , K. Suzuki , S. Choo 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hoskins , J. Abreu
GIDP: E. Escobar , S. Choo
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Spangenberg (5)

FIELDING
PB: K. Suzuki
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .320 11 51
O. Herrera CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .285 24 76
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .310 33 97
M. Adams 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .264 35 107
J. Profar 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .241 20 73
L. Chisenhall RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .284 12 58
B. Brentz LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .271 7 18
D. Swanson SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .232 10 45
T. Flowers C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .188 7 14
Totals 32 2 9 2 2 6 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Brentz (7, 7th Inning off C. Bradford, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Profar (20, 8th Inning off J. Vasto, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Herrera , B. Brentz 4 , J. Profar 5 , M. Adams , N. Arenado , T. Flowers , L. Chisenhall 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Winker , N. Arenado , L. Chisenhall , D. Swanson
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. Brentz (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Profar-Swanson-Adams, Profar-Swanson-Adams)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Leake 6.0 6 0 0 0 3 0 99 62 4.84   
C. Bradford BS (4) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 21 14 2.91   
J. Vasto L (4-1) 0.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 8 2.77   
M. Feliz 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 5.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Leake 63
Batters Faced: M. Leake 24, C. Bradford 6, J. Vasto 3, M. Feliz 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Leake 10-5, C. Bradford 1-0, J. Vasto 0-0, M. Feliz 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Leake 99-62, C. Bradford 21-14, J. Vasto 16-8, M. Feliz 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Feliz 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Nola 6.1 8 1 1 0 9 0 103 70 2.76   
J. Nix 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5.03   
J. Alvarado 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 1.50   
R. Bleier W (4-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 5 2.58   
A. Vizcaino SV (30) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 15 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 62
Batters Faced: A. Nola 27, J. Nix 1, J. Alvarado 1, R. Bleier 2, A. Vizcaino 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 5-5, J. Nix 1-0, J. Alvarado 0-0, R. Bleier 1-0, A. Vizcaino 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 103-70, J. Nix 1-1, J. Alvarado 5-1, R. Bleier 10-5, A. Vizcaino 18-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nix 1-0 , R. Bleier 1-0
WP: A. Nola
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Nola
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 18 mph
Start Time: 12:15 PM EST
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 36122
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