Royals 12, 
Athletics 6
| W: | Z. Greinke (11-7) |
| L: | C. Mortensen (0-1) |
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| A Kennedy 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .285 | .340 |
| R Davis CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .288 | .361 |
| S Hairston LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .242 | .284 |
A Cunningham LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .146 | .212 |
| J Cust DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .230 | .342 |
| K Suzuki C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .279 | .317 |
a-L Powell PH-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .253 | .327 |
| T Everidge 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .295 | .385 |
| R Sweeney RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .268 | .317 |
| M Ellis 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .251 | .293 |
| C Pennington SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .323 | .364 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 157 | ||
| a-lined out to first for K Suzuki in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Kennedy (19, Z Greinke) HR: T Everidge (1, 9th inning off J Soria 0 on, 0 Out); M Ellis (5, 9th inning off J Soria 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Ellis 3 (31), A Kennedy (44), T Everidge (6), R Davis (25) 2-out RBI: R Davis GIDP: R Sweeney Athletics RISP: 3-10 (R Davis 1-2, A Cunningham 0-1, C Pennington 0-1, J Cust 0-1, S Hairston 0-2, R Sweeney 1-1, M Ellis 1-1, A Kennedy 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Kennedy (13, 2nd base off Z Greinke/M Olivo) | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Mortensen (L, 0-1) | 4.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 95-54 | 18.00 |
| Ed Gonzalez | 3.2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 82-53 | 5.16 |
| B Ziegler | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 2.88 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 178-108 | |
| PITCHING C Mortensen pitched to 2 batters in the 5th WP: Ed Gonzalez First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Mortensen 9/22; Ed Gonzalez 12/20; B Ziegler 1/1 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Mortensen 15-11-14-14; Ed Gonzalez 9-9-18-17; B Ziegler 0-0-0-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Mortensen 1-5; Ed Gonzalez 3-6; B Ziegler 1-0 Game Scores: C Mortensen 16 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D DeJesus LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .263 | .329 |
a-M Maier PH-CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .229 | .311 |
| W Bloomquist CF-RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | .260 | .304 |
| B Butler 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .300 | .357 |
| M Teahen RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .283 | .340 |
J Anderson RF-LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .283 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .302 | .352 |
| M Jacobs DH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .231 | .306 |
| M Olivo C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .240 | .271 |
| A Gordon 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | .211 | .326 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .236 | .262 |
| Totals | 38 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 178 | ||
| a-doubled to deep right for D Dejesus in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D DeJesus (22, C Mortensen); B Butler 3 (36, C Mortensen, Ed Gonzalez 2); M Jacobs (12, Ed Gonzalez); M Maier (10, Ed Gonzalez) HR: M Jacobs (15, 4th inning off C Mortensen 1 on, 0 Out); M Olivo (15, 4th inning off C Mortensen 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: D DeJesus 2 (53), B Butler 3 (57), M Jacobs 3 (38), M Olivo (39), A Callaspo 2 (44) SF: D DeJesus, B Butler 2-out RBI: B Butler 2, A Callaspo, M Jacobs Royals RISP: 7-19 (A Gordon 0-3, Y Betancourt 1-1, M Olivo 0-4, A Callaspo 2-2, J Anderson 1-1, M Jacobs 1-3, W Bloomquist 0-2, M Teahen 1-2, B Butler 1-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Gordon (4, 2nd base off C Mortensen/K Suzuki) CS: Y Betancourt (2, 2nd base by C Mortensen/K Suzuki) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (A Callaspo-Y Betancourt-B Butler, B Butler). | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Greinke (W, 11-7) | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 115-67 | 2.43 |
| J Wright | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-4 | 5.03 |
| J Soria | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30-20 | 2.48 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 157-91 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: Z Greinke 15/29; J Wright 0/3; J Soria 5/7 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: Z Greinke 21-7-19-20; J Wright 1-0-1-2; J Soria 3-3-8-6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Greinke 7-9; J Wright 1-1; J Soria 1-1 Game Scores: Z Greinke 54 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | KAN | |||
 | 2nd | M Ellis singled to left center, K Suzuki and T Everidge scored, R Sweeney to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 2nd | A Kennedy grounded out to shortstop, R Sweeney scored, M Ellis to second. | 3 | 0 |
 | 3rd | D DeJesus doubled to deep center, Y Betancourt scored. | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd | B Butler hit sacrifice fly to center, D DeJesus scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 4th | M Jacobs homered to right, A Callaspo scored. | 3 | 4 |
| 4th | M Olivo homered to center. | 3 | 5 |
| 4th | D DeJesus hit sacrifice fly to left, A Gordon scored. | 3 | 6 |
| 5th | A Callaspo singled to right, B Butler scored, M Teahen to second. | 3 | 7 |
| 5th | M Teahen scored, A Callaspo to third on wild pitch by Ed Gonzalez. | 3 | 8 |
| 6th | B Butler doubled to deep right, W Bloomquist scored. | 3 | 9 |
| 8th | B Butler doubled to deep right, M Maier scored. | 3 | 10 |
| 8th | A Callaspo singled to right, B Butler scored, J Anderson to third. | 3 | 11 |
| 8th | M Jacobs singled to left, J Anderson scored, A Callaspo to second. | 3 | 12 |
| 9th | T Everidge homered to right. | 4 | 12 |
| 9th | M Ellis homered to left. | 5 | 12 |
| 9th | R Davis singled to left, C Pennington scored. | 6 | 12 |
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| Game Notes |
| THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 5 MINUTE DELAY. |
| MIKE JACOBS AND MIGUEL OLIVO HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS FOR THE ROYALS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH INNING. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 29,818 (78.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:24 |
| Weather | 95 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 15 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jeff Kellogg, First Base - Scott Barry, Second Base - Rob Drake, Third Base - Tim Timmons |
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