The Scorecard ·
Kansas City Royals at Athletics
Luis Severino outlasted Michael Wacha and Lawrence Butler broke it open.
Final · Athletics 5, Kansas City Royals 2 · W Luis Severino · L Michael Wacha · S Mark Leiter Jr. · Plate John Libka (graded)
Box score
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| ATH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | x | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GarciaMaikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WittBobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JensenCarter Jensen C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PerezSalvador Perez 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MasseyMichael Massey 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CollinsIsaac Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CaglianoneJac Caglianone DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| ThomasLane Thomas RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| IsbelKyle Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Athletics | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KurtzNick Kurtz 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| LangeliersShea Langeliers C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CortesCarlos Cortes LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RookerBrent Rooker DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WilsonJacob Wilson SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| McNeilJeff McNeil 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| GelofZack Gelof CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ButlerLawrence Butler RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| HernaizDarell Hernaiz 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
2B: Kurtz, Wilson, McNeil. HR: Butler.
| Kansas City Royals | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WachaMichael WachaL | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| AvilaLuinder Avila | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| LangeAlex Lange | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BlackMason Black | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Athletics | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SeverinoLuis SeverinoW | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| KuhnelJoel Kuhnel | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LeiterMark Leiter Jr.S | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Luis Severino struck out eight over seven innings and gave up one earned run, and Michael Wacha needed 105 pitches to get through five. Wacha walked four and left trailing 4-1. Lawrence Butler's three-run homer in the fourth — 105.6 mph off the bat, 404 feet to right center — was the swing that separated the game. Bobby Witt Jr. scored twice for Kansas City without driving in a run, and Michael Massey's sacrifice fly in the ninth was too late. Kansas City left five on base and committed an error in a game where the Athletics played clean.
Kansas City Royals at Athletics
Kansas City Royals
Athletics
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