MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/02/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2647 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (78-60) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 10 0
Kansas City Royals (63-75) 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 X 5 7 2
Varsho Hits 2 home runs in Royals Win
The Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics, 5-3, at Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City left fielder Daulton Varsho had an outstanding performance. He hit 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. Miles Mikolas got the win, improving to 6-5. He worked 6 innings, giving up 2 runs on 7 hits, while striking out 8 and walking 1. Kansas City is now 63-75, while Oakland is 78-60.

Varsho had a timely hit for Kansas City in the bottom of the sixth. With Kansas City trailing 2-1, he turned a full count fastball into a 3-run home run. It was his 17th home run of the season, making it 4-2, Kansas City.

"You need to show up when your number's called," said Varsho.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Massey 2B 5 0 3 0 0 2 3 .250 13 38
R. Lewis DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .232 21 68
K. Tucker RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .269 28 69
J. Lowe LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .235 18 60
J. Bleday CF 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .276 17 48
C. Keith 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 18 65
C. Abrams SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .232 11 39
K. Ruiz C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .221 13 55
G. Urshela 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .204 7 36
Totals 38 3 10 3 1 12 18      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Massey (31, 3rd Inning off M. Mikolas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bleday 2 (17, 4th Inning off M. Mikolas, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off P. Murfee, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Massey 4 , R. Lewis , J. Bleday 8 , C. Keith , C. Abrams , K. Ruiz 2
2-out RBI: R. Lewis , J. Bleday 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Lewis 2 , K. Tucker 2
GIDP: R. Lewis
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Bleday(Cabrera at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .231 19 54
J. Merrill CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .263 29 89
J. Realmuto C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .262 10 41
D. Varsho LF 4 2 2 4 0 0 1 .213 17 58
K. Manzardo 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .208 10 24
O. Cabrera 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .227 11 40
J. Kelenic DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216 8 23
I. Johnson 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227 1 6
J. Berti SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .238 2 21
Totals 30 5 7 5 3 5 8      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Varsho 2 (17, 2nd Inning off G. Kirby, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off G. Kirby, 2 on, 0 outs) , C. Carroll (19, 7th Inning off A. Uribe, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Carroll 4 , J. Merrill , J. Realmuto , D. Varsho 8 , O. Cabrera , I. Johnson
2-out RBI: C. Carroll
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Carroll
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: M. Mikolas (2) , S. Barlow (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Berti-Johnson-Manzardo)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Kirby L (13-5) 6.0 5 4 4 2 4 2 101 3.36   
A. Uribe 1.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 30 1.91   
N. Lodolo 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Kirby 48
Batters Faced: G. Kirby 25, A. Uribe 7, N. Lodolo 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Kirby 5-9, A. Uribe 3-1, N. Lodolo 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Kirby 101-62, A. Uribe 30-17, N. Lodolo 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Lodolo 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mikolas W (6-5) 6.0 7 2 2 1 8 1 96 3.60   
P. Murfee H (3) 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 24 5.09   
R. Helsley H (11) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.86   
S. Barlow SV (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mikolas 57
Batters Faced: M. Mikolas 26, P. Murfee 7, R. Helsley 4, S. Barlow 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mikolas 6-3, P. Murfee 2-1, R. Helsley 0-1, S. Barlow 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mikolas 96-68, P. Murfee 24-18, R. Helsley 20-12, S. Barlow 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Murfee 1-0 , S. Barlow 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Daulton Varsho
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 18293
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