MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
06/19/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1696 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (39-37) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1
Oakland Athletics (40-36) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 2 5 0
Oakland Edges Kansas City, 2-1, Kirby Ks 9
The Oakland Athletics got a magnificent effort from pitcher George Kirby, who kept Kansas City hitters in check en route to a 2-1 Athletics win at Oakland Coliseum. Robert Stephenson got the save, the 19th for him this season. The victory gives Oakland a record of 40-36.

Kansas City could barely put a dent in Kirby. The right-hander tossed 87 pitches over 7 innings for the Athletics, allowing only 2 hits.

"Really, really impressed with the way George competed and executed pitches," said Oakland manager Brad P.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .292 10 32
J. Foscue 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .265 4 37
R. Devers DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .286 25 61
W. Adames SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .287 14 46
R. Hoskins 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .223 12 30
D. Varsho CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230 14 42
M. Chapman 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .211 10 32
F. Mejia C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .182 2 11
O. Cabrera LF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 11 29
Totals 27 1 2 1 1 10 9      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Carroll (15, 4th Inning off G. Kirby, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Carroll 2 , W. Adames
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Adames
GIDP: D. Varsho
Sac Fly: J. Foscue
Hit by Pitch: O. Cabrera
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: O. Cabrera (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lewis 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .250 9 22
T. Anderson SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .254 0 10
K. Tucker RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .264 9 36
J. Siri CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .265 7 37
J. Pederson DH 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .225 10 31
   a-J. Amaya DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 3 17
G. Urshela 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 6 18
J. Westburg 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .246 14 44
B. De La Cruz LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .234 3 23
Y. Gomes C 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .267 5 26
Totals 29 2 5 2 3 11 11      
a - J. Amaya inserted as DH in the 6th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Lewis , K. Tucker 2 , J. Siri 2
2-out RBI: K. Tucker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Siri , J. Westburg
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lewis-Anderson-Urshela)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. McCullers L (4-3) 5.0 4 2 2 3 10 0 91 3.52   
D. Coulombe 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 3.89   
J. Duran 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers 58
Batters Faced: L. McCullers 22, D. Coulombe 6, J. Duran 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers 3-2, D. Coulombe 2-3, J. Duran 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers 91-57, D. Coulombe 23-15, J. Duran 11-6
WP: L. McCullers
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Kirby W (5-4) 7.0 2 0 0 0 9 0 87 2.60   
C. Holmes H (9) 1.2 0 1 1 1 1 0 28 2.60   
R. Stephenson SV (19) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Kirby 82
Batters Faced: G. Kirby 22, C. Holmes 7, R. Stephenson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Kirby 2-9, C. Holmes 2-2, R. Stephenson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Kirby 87-54, C. Holmes 28-14, R. Stephenson 5-3
WP: C. Holmes
Hit Batsmen: C. Holmes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Kirby
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM PT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 30907
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