MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/23/2039
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2121 - SATURDAY, JULY 23RD , 2039 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (46-52) 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 7 0
Kansas City Royals (39-57) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Big Day for Alderson as Athletics Down Royals, 5-2
The Oakland Athletics stopped the Kansas City Royals, 5-2, at Kauffman Stadium. The Athletics got a big game from Mike Alderson, who went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. Oakland is now 46-52. Kansas City is 39-57.

Oakland took the lead in the top of the fifth when Alderson hit a 3-run home run. His 27th home run of the season made the score 5-2, Oakland.

"It takes a lot of things to win a ballgame," said Oakland manager Ryan Moorer. "It's usually not just one thing."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Mejia LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .235 14 44
M. Alderson RF 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 .259 27 67
D. Yoder 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 13 33
J. Gonzalez CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .236 7 34
J. Corbett DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .226 9 19
J. Paulino 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .264 13 41
K. Charleston C 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .250 4 16
J. Espinoza 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .249 1 17
H. Gomez SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 .239 3 19
Totals 34 5 7 5 3 11 6      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Charleston (10, 5th Inning off T. Matari, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Alderson 2 (27, 1st Inning off T. Matari, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off T. Matari, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Mejia , M. Alderson 8 , K. Charleston 2 , H. Gomez 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Corbett , H. Gomez
GIDP: J. Paulino
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Gonzalez (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Yoder-Gomez-Yoder, Gomez-Yoder)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Springs RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .271 1 10
J. Darley 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .217 17 50
T. Baron 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .212 12 49
E. Melendez DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .294 12 55
V. Serna LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .187 2 5
W. Policarpo 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .254 4 21
C. Schrier SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .198 0 6
D. Jewett CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .216 0 13
J. Stanko C 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .221 1 13
   a-T. Saxon PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 11 44
   b-L. Davila C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 2 10
Totals 30 2 5 2 2 8 10      
a - T. Saxon pinch ran for J. Stanko in the 8th
b - L. Davila substituted for T. Saxon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Melendez (25, 7th Inning off J. Gaton, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Stanko (10, 8th Inning off S. Rickert, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Springs (1, 3rd Inning off D. McGalliard, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Springs 5 , E. Melendez 2 , J. Stanko 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Darley , C. Schrier
GIDP: T. Baron , C. Schrier
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Schrier-Policarpo-Baron)
PB: J. Stanko
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. McGalliard W (2-0) 5.0 3 2 2 2 5 1 77 1.88   
J. Gaton H (5) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 4.50   
S. Rickert H (11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 3.09   
J. Natividad SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. McGalliard 56
Batters Faced: D. McGalliard 19, J. Gaton 6, S. Rickert 4, J. Natividad 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. McGalliard 5-4, J. Gaton 3-1, S. Rickert 0-1, J. Natividad 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. McGalliard 77-46, J. Gaton 18-12, S. Rickert 18-12, J. Natividad 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gaton 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Matari L (3-13) 4.1 6 5 5 2 7 2 77 4.90   
A. Ugarte 2.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 34 3.38   
L. Cespedes 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.24   
V. Vasquez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Matari 36
Batters Faced: T. Matari 20, A. Ugarte 10, L. Cespedes 3, V. Vasquez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Matari 1-4, A. Ugarte 1-6, L. Cespedes 1-1, V. Vasquez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Matari 77-50, A. Ugarte 34-19, L. Cespedes 8-5, V. Vasquez 7-6
WP: A. Ugarte 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Alderson
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 24937
Special Notes: C Jon Stanko was injured while running the bases.
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