Athletics

Hitters	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J. Harrison 3B	4-5	5	2	4	2	0	0	15	.295	.358	.427
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Harrison singled to center. 3rd: Harrison singled to shallow left, Andrus scored, Kemp to second. 4th: Harrison flied out to center. 7th: Harrison singled to shallow center. 9th: Harrison doubled to deep right center, Kemp scored.
S. Marte CF	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	1	20	.321	.396	.467
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Marte hit by pitch, Harrison to second. 3rd: Marte grounded into fielder's choice to second, Harrison to second, Kemp to third. 5th: Marte reached on infield single to shortstop. 7th: Marte grounded into double play, third to second to first, Harrison out at second. 9th: Marte struck out swinging.
M. Olson 1B	1-4	4	0	1	0	1	1	27	.275	.370	.546
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Olson grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Marte out at second, Harrison to third. 3rd: Olson lined into double play, second to first, Marte doubled off first. 5th: Olson struck out swinging. 7th: Olson doubled to left. 9th: Olson walked.
M. Canha LF	0-4	4	1	0	1	1	2	18	.237	.362	.410
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Canha struck out swinging. 3rd: Canha walked. 5th: Canha struck out looking. 7th: Canha grounded out to third. 9th: Canha grounded into fielder's choice to first, Harrison scored, Olson out at second.
K. Davis DH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.187	.259	.347
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Davis grounded out to shortstop.
J. Lowrie PH-DH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.245	.320	.399
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: Kemp scored, Lowrie safe at first on fielding error by first baseman O'Hearn, Canha to second, Harrison to third.
Y. Gomes PH-DH	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	12	.252	.296	.428
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 6th: Gomes flied out to second. 8th: Gomes popped out to shortstop. 9th: Gomes grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Canha out at second.
C. Pinder RF	2-4	4	0	2	2	0	0	16	.229	.294	.365
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Pinder flied out to center. 3rd: Pinder singled to left, Canha scored and Harrison scored, Lowrie to second. 6th: Pinder reached on infield single to shortstop. 8th: Pinder lined out to center.
S. Murphy C	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	17	.215	.307	.409
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Murphy lined out to left. 3rd: Murphy grounded into fielder's choice to third, Lowrie out at third. 6th: Murphy fouled out to second. 8th: Murphy grounded out to second.
E. Andrus SS	1-2	2	2	1	0	1	0	15	.241	.288	.321
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: Andrus walked. 4th: Andrus flied out to shortstop. 6th: Andrus singled to left, Pinder to second. 9th: Andrus hit by pitch.
T. Kemp 2B	0-2	2	2	0	0	1	0	10	.267	.375	.403
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: Kemp hit by pitch, Andrus to second. 4th: Kemp bunt grounded out to second. 6th: Kemp flied out to center. 9th: Kemp walked.

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
P. Blackburn	5.0	6	2	2	2	3	1	79-51	4.94	79
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
D. Guerra	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	25-16	3.34	25
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A. Chafin	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	15-10	1.86	15
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S. Romo	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-5	4.37	9
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game

Royals

Hitters	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
W. Merrifield 2B-RF	0-5	5	0	0	0	0	2	15	.278	.319	.396
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Merrifield struck out swinging. 2nd: Merrifield lined out to center. 5th: Merrifield flied out to left. 7th: Merrifield struck out swinging. 9th: Merrifield flied out to center.
N. Lopez SS	0-3	3	1	0	0	2	0	18	.300	.370	.376
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Lopez walked. 3rd: Lopez grounded out to pitcher. 5th: Lopez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Rivero out at second. 7th: Lopez walked, Rivero to second. 9th: Lopez grounded out to first.
S. Perez DH	2-4	4	1	2	2	0	1	12	.278	.318	.553
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Perez homered to left center (428 feet), Lopez scored. 3rd: Perez struck out swinging. 6th: Perez singled to left. 7th: Perez grounded out to second.
A. Benintendi LF	0-3	3	0	0	0	1	0	17	.276	.320	.440
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Benintendi grounded out to first. 3rd: Benintendi flied out to right. 6th: Benintendi walked, Perez to second. 8th: Benintendi flied out to center.
A. Mondesi 3B	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	2	16	.266	.301	.557
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Mondesi singled to center. 4th: Mondesi struck out swinging. 6th: Mondesi struck out swinging. 8th: Mondesi singled to right.
R. O'Hearn 1B	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	7	.220	.259	.370
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: O'Hearn singled to center, Mondesi to second. 4th: O'Hearn grounded out to first. 6th: O'Hearn fouled out to third.
H. Alberto PH-2B	1-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	.266	.286	.396
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 8th: Alberto doubled to deep right, Mondesi to third.
H. Dozier RF-1B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	1	16	.209	.280	.369
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Dozier lined out to shortstop. 4th: Dozier doubled to deep left center. 6th: Dozier grounded out to shortstop. 8th: Dozier struck out swinging.
K. Isbel CF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	9	.283	.327	.413
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Isbel grounded out to shortstop. 4th: Isbel fouled out to third. 7th: Isbel flied out to center.
E. Olivares PH-CF	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	.224	.280	.398
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 8th: Olivares struck out swinging.
S. Rivero C	2-3	3	0	2	0	0	0	8	.194	.286	.258
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Rivero grounded out to third. 5th: Rivero singled to left. 7th: Rivero singled to left.
C. Santana PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.218	.322	.359
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 9th: C. Santana grounded out to second.

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
D. Lynch	2.0	2	3	1	1	1	0	53-31	5.34	53
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J. Payamps	2.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	26-17	3.09	26
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
G. Speier	1.1	2	0	0	0	2	0	22-14	0.00	22
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
D. Tapia	1.2	3	0	0	0	0	0	14-11	1.65	14
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
J. Staumont	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16-8	3.20	16
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
J. Brentz	0.0	1	3	3	1	0	0	10-2	3.56	10
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
T. Zuber	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	14-8	5.92	14
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game

Win Probability 100%

OAK

OAK 100%

OAK

Bottom 9

Lopez grounded out to first.

Game Stats

Walks Issued
- OAK3
- 4KC
Stolen Bases
- OAK0
- 0KC
Strikeouts Thrown
- OAK7
- 4KC
Total Bases
- OAK11
- 14KC

Game Information

Coverage: ESPN+

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 11,729

31%

Capacity: 37,903

Game Time: 3:28

Umpires: Home Plate Umpire - Nestor Ceja, First Base Umpire - Scott Barry, Second Base Umpire - Chad Whitson, Third Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo

Royals' Perez ties Bench's HR mark with 45th in loss to A's

— Salvador Perez tied Johnny Bench’s record for homers in a season by a catcher with his 45th, but Chad Pinder’s two-run single spurred a third-inning rally and the Oakland Athletics held off the Kansas City Royals 7-2 Thursday.

9/17/2021 AP

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

WINPaul BlackburnP. Blackburn(1-2)5.0 IP, 2 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

LOSSDaniel LynchD. Lynch(4-5)2.0 IP, 1 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

		OAK	KC
1st	Perez homered to left center (428 feet), Lopez scored.	0	2
3rd	Harrison singled to shallow left, Andrus scored, Kemp to second.	1	2
3rd	Kemp scored, Lowrie safe at first on fielding error by first baseman O'Hearn, Canha to second, Harrison to third.	2	2
3rd	Pinder singled to left, Canha scored and Harrison scored, Lowrie to second.	4	2
9th	Andrus scored on Brentz wild pitch, Kemp to second on wild pitch by Brentz.	5	2
9th	Harrison doubled to deep right center, Kemp scored.	6	2
9th	Canha grounded into fielder's choice to first, Harrison scored, Olson out at second.	7	2