MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
06/18/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1681 - TUESDAY, JUNE 18TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (39-36) 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 9 0
Oakland Athletics (39-36) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 10 1
Athletics Lose at Home, 6-3
Kansas City shortstop Willy Adames had a 4-RBI performance, which helped his team down the Oakland Athletics, 6-3. Aaron Nola picked up the win, improving his season record to 6-3. He struck out 5 in 5 innings. Ryan Helsley closed out the game, earning his 15th save.

Adames had a key at-bat for Kansas City in the top of the second. With the bases loaded, he hit a grand slam home run. It was his 14th home run of the season and gave Kansas City an early 4-0 lead.

Kansas City manager Jim H praised his team's "businesslike approach."

Kansas City raised its record to 39-36 with the win.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .292 10 32
J. Realmuto C 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .267 9 33
W. Adames SS 5 1 3 4 0 2 2 .286 14 46
R. Devers DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .290 25 61
R. Hoskins 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .225 12 30
   a-J. Foscue 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 4 36
M. Chapman 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .214 10 32
D. Varsho CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .233 14 42
N. Eaton LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .321 3 10
O. Cabrera 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .243 11 29
Totals 36 6 9 5 3 10 17      
a - J. Foscue substituted for R. Hoskins in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Eaton (8, 6th Inning off N. Lodolo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Adames (14, 2nd Inning off B. Garrett, 3 on, 2 outs) , R. Devers (25, 7th Inning off R. Marinaccio, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Carroll , W. Adames 6 , R. Devers 4 , M. Chapman , D. Varsho , N. Eaton 2 , O. Cabrera
2-out RBI: W. Adames
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Adames , R. Devers , M. Chapman , O. Cabrera
Hit by Pitch: C. Carroll
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Adames (3)
CS: N. Eaton (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cabrera-Adames-Foscue)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lowe RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .249 5 19
R. Lewis DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .250 9 22
K. Tucker CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .261 9 35
J. Westburg 2B 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .249 14 44
G. Urshela 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .253 6 18
E. Montero 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .249 12 27
B. De La Cruz LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 3 23
T. Anderson SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .260 0 10
   a-J. Pederson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 10 31
   b-J. Amaya SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 3 17
Y. Gomes C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .270 5 26
Totals 35 3 10 3 3 8 20      
a - J. Pederson pinch hit for T. Anderson in the 8th
b - J. Amaya substituted for J. Pederson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Lewis (15, 5th Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Montero (8, 6th Inning off B. Graterol, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Lowe (10, 7th Inning off B. Graterol, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Westburg (14, 3rd Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lowe 2 , R. Lewis 3 , K. Tucker , J. Westburg 5 , G. Urshela , E. Montero 3 , T. Anderson
2-out RBI: J. Westburg
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Urshela 2 , E. Montero , Y. Gomes 2
GIDP: K. Tucker
Sac Fly: K. Tucker
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Westburg (9)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Nola W (6-3) 5.0 6 2 2 2 5 1 86 4.23   
B. Graterol H (7) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 19 1.91   
S. Okert 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.79   
L. Hendriks H (11) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 20 3.15   
R. Helsley SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 4.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 50
Batters Faced: A. Nola 23, B. Graterol 6, S. Okert 3, L. Hendriks 4, R. Helsley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 5-5, B. Graterol 2-2, S. Okert 0-1, L. Hendriks 0-1, R. Helsley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 86-52, B. Graterol 19-14, S. Okert 5-4, L. Hendriks 20-14, R. Helsley 8-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Okert 1-1 , L. Hendriks 2-0
WP: A. Nola 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Garrett L (5-9) 5.0 7 5 4 2 6 1 96 4.43   
N. Lodolo 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 25 4.13   
R. Marinaccio 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 23 3.12   
L. Luetge 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Garrett 39
Batters Faced: B. Garrett 25, N. Lodolo 5, R. Marinaccio 4, L. Luetge 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Garrett 4-5, N. Lodolo 0-0, R. Marinaccio 1-2, L. Luetge 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Garrett 96-61, N. Lodolo 25-17, R. Marinaccio 23-13, L. Luetge 22-11
WP: B. Garrett
Hit Batsmen: N. Lodolo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willy Adames
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM PT
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 27746
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