Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oakland 8, Kansas City 3
Saturday, August 2, 2014 4:05 PM
When: 4:05 PM ET, Saturday, August 2, 2014
Where: O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
Temperature: 61°
Umpires: Home - Toby Basner, 1B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Mike Estabrook
Attendance: 30097
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 0010002003102
Oakland 00008000-880
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 56-53 27-27 29-26 L1
Oakland 67-42 35-18 32-24 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Oakland Athletics have a 35-18 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 29-26 record on the road.
  • Oakland has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Athletics have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Royals have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Jon Lester pitched 6.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.59. Jason Vargas took the loss for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Oakland
Jason Vargas Player Jon Lester
Loss W/L Win
4.1 IP 6.2
5 Strikeouts 3
6 Hits 9
8.31 ERA 4.05
Hitting
Kansas City   Oakland
Lorenzo Cain Player Jonny Gomes
3 Hits 2
0 RBI 2
0 HR 0
4 TB 2
.750 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 10 0 12 .294 4 3 2 0 2
Oakland 8 0 9 .242 7 7 1 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Oakland will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Athletics have a W/L % of .597 after a win and .643 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Oakland. The Royals have a W/L % of .536 after a win and .491 after a loss.