Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics, September 14, 2021
September 14, 2021, 8:10 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Oakland Athletics
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Oakland AthleticsKansas City Royals
.723
OPS.702
199
HR163
743
Runs686
4.02
ERA4.64
1.26
WHIP1.39
1332
Strikeouts by pitchers1344
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Elvis Andrus led Oakland Athletics with 2 hits and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Harrison3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Starling MarteCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Olson1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jed LowrieDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yan GomesPH/DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark CanhaLF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Seth BrownRF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean MurphyC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Kemp2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis AndrusSS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
3 players led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Adalberto Mondesi3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan O'HearnDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Edward OlivaresPR/DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter DozierRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 37 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
Pitching
Frankie Montas went 3.1 innings for Oakland Athletics (4 SO, 4 ER); Ervin Santana went 2.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (2 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||
| Frankie Montas | 3.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Deolis Guerra | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yusmeiro Petit | 0.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jake Diekman | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sergio Romo | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Domingo Acevedo | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Jackson Kowar | 1.0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Ervin Santana | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joel Payamps | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Brentz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Domingo Tapia | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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- H
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- runs batted in
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- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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