Oakland Athletics vs. Kansas City Royals - Box Score - August 14, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 14, 2012

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Kansas City leads 1-0 (as of 8/14)

Game 1: Tuesday, August 14
Oakland	0	Final
Kansas City	5	Final
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Game 2: Wednesday, August 15
Oakland	2	Final
Kansas City	3	Final
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Game 3: Thursday, August 16
Oakland	3	Final
Kansas City	0	Final
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Athletics 0

(61-54, 27-28 away)

Royals 5

(50-65, 22-32 home)

Alerts

8:10 PM ET, August 14, 2012

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
KC	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	-	5	6	0

W: J. Guthrie (2-3)

L: J. Parker (7-7)

Oakland Athletics
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
C Crisp CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	14	.253	.318	.370
J Weeks 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	18	.220	.304	.303
J Reddick RF	4	0	0	0	0	3	21	.251	.322	.495
Y Cespedes LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	12	.302	.363	.502
C Carter 1B	2	0	0	0	1	2	13	.267	.398	.600
B Moss DH	3	0	0	0	0	3	13	.229	.306	.521
G Kottaras C	3	0	0	0	0	1	13	.188	.278	.375
J Donaldson 3B	2	0	1	0	1	1	13	.160	.175	.240
C Pennington SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	12	.201	.267	.292
Totals	29	0	3	0	2	12	129
BATTING Team LOB: 4
FIELDING E: J Weeks (11, ground ball) DP: 1 (C Pennington-J Weeks-C Carter).

Oakland Athletics
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Parker (L, 7-7)	4.2	5	5	4	2	3	0	80-51	3.71
J Norberto	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	15-11	2.86
J Blevins	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17-9	2.55
E Scribner	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-8	1.42
Totals	8.0	6	5	4	2	7	0	124-79
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Parker 12/21; J Norberto 3/4; J Blevins 2/4; E Scribner 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Parker 11-9-17-14; J Norberto 2-4-3-2; J Blevins 4-0-1-4; E Scribner 4-2-1-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Parker 6-5; J Norberto 2-0; J Blevins 1-2; E Scribner 1-0 Game Scores: J Parker 37

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Gordon LF	4	1	1	1	0	0	20	.294	.370	.447
A Escobar SS	4	0	2	1	0	0	8	.300	.338	.407
B Butler DH	3	0	0	1	0	1	15	.300	.367	.514
M Moustakas 3B	4	0	0	0	0	3	18	.252	.303	.447
S Perez C	3	1	0	0	1	1	14	.307	.336	.533
J Francoeur RF	3	1	1	0	0	1	6	.245	.285	.384
E Hosmer 1B	3	1	1	1	0	0	12	.229	.300	.353
L Cain CF	2	1	0	0	1	1	14	.258	.311	.383
C Getz 2B	2	0	1	1	0	0	17	.283	.321	.367
Totals	28	5	6	5	2	7	124
BATTING 2B: A Escobar (24, J Parker); J Francoeur (19, J Parker) RBI: E Hosmer (47), C Getz (16), A Gordon (46), A Escobar (40), B Butler (74) SF: C Getz, B Butler GIDP: B Butler Royals RISP: 2-4 (A Gordon 1-1, A Escobar 0-1, E Hosmer 1-1, B Butler 0-1) Team LOB: 3
FIELDING Outfield Assist: J Francoeur (J Donaldson at 3rd base).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Guthrie (W, 2-3)	7.0	3	0	0	2	8	0	102-63	4.02
T Collins	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	11-10	2.95
G Holland	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16-12	3.28
Totals	9.0	3	0	0	2	12	0	129-85
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Guthrie 13/25; T Collins 3/3; G Holland 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Guthrie 19-12-17-15; T Collins 3-2-5-0; G Holland 1-2-7-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Guthrie 5-7; T Collins 0-0; G Holland 1-1 Game Scores: J Guthrie 77

Scoring Summary

			OAK	KC
	5th	E Hosmer singled to right, S Perez scored, J Francoeur to third.	0	1
	5th	C Getz hit sacrifice fly to right, J Francoeur scored, E Hosmer to third.	0	2
	5th	A Gordon singled to right, E Hosmer scored, L Cain to third.	0	3
	5th	A Escobar grounded into fielder's choice to second, L Cain scored, A Gordon safe at third on error by second baseman J Weeks.	0	4
	5th	B Butler hit sacrifice fly to center, A Gordon scored.	0	5
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Game Information

Stadium	Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance	16,107 (42.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:23
Weather	72 degrees, clear
Wind	10 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Paul Nauert, First Base - Dana DeMuth, Second Base - Doug Eddings, Third Base - Lance Barrett