Major League Baseball
Oakland 7, Kansas City 2
Thursday, September 16, 2021 2:10 PM
When: 2:10 PM ET, Thursday, September 16, 2021
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 85°
Umpires: Home - Nestor Ceja, 1B - Scott Barry, 2B - Chad Whitson, 3B - Tony Randazzo
Attendance: 11729
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Oakland 004000003790
Kansas City 200000000291
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Oakland 79-67 40-34 39-33 W2
Kansas City 66-80 35-37 31-43 L2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Kansas City Royals have a 35-37 record at home this season. The Oakland Athletics have a 39-33 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Royals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Oakland has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Athletics have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Paul Blackburn pitched 5.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.94. Daniel Lynch took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Salvador Perez had the only homerun for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Oakland   Kansas City
Paul Blackburn Player Daniel Lynch
Win W/L Loss
5.0 IP 2.0
3 Strikeouts 1
6 Hits 2
3.60 ERA 4.50
Hitting
Oakland   Kansas City
Josh HarrisonPlayer Sebastian Rivero
4 Hits 2
2 RBI 0
0 HR 0
5 TB 2
.800 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Oakland 9 0 11 .265 4 5 4 0 0
Kansas City 9 1 14 .257 7 2 3 0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Seattle. The Royals have a W/L % of .522 after a win and .392 after a loss.
  • Oakland will play their next game on the road against LA Angels. The Athletics have a W/L % of .615 after a win and .456 after a loss.