Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 9, Oakland 8
Tuesday, September 30, 2014 8:00 PM
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 82°
Umpires: Home - Bill Miller, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Bill Welke
Attendance: 40502
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Oakland 20000500018130
Kansas City 10200003129150
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Oakland 88-74 48-33 40-41 L1
Kansas City 89-73 42-39 47-34 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Kansas City Royals have a 42-39 record at home this season. The Oakland Athletics have a 40-41 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Royals have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Oakland has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Athletics have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Jason Frasor pitched 0.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.66. Dan Otero took the loss for Oakland.
  • Brandon Moss (2) hit homeruns for Oakland.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Oakland   Kansas City
Jon Lester Player James Shields
Loss W/L Loss
7.1 IP 5.0
5 Strikeouts 6
8 Hits 5
7.36 ERA 7.20
Hitting
Oakland   Kansas City
Josh Reddick Player Eric Hosmer
2 Hits 3
0 RBI 1
0 HR 0
2 TB 5
.500 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Oakland 13 2 19 .277 15 8 6 0 0
Kansas City 15 0 18 .341 8 8 3 7 0
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against LA Angels. The Royals have a W/L % of .557 after a win and .541 after a loss.