Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals, August 21, 2023
August 21, 2023, 9:40 PM ET | Oakland Coliseum
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Oakland Athletics
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Kansas City RoyalsOakland Athletics
.701
OPS.668
163
HR171
676
Runs585
5.17
ERA5.48
1.41
WHIP1.52
1270
Strikeouts by pitchers1300
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
Oakland Athletics, MLBDB pick
Oakland Athletics, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
6 players led Kansas City Royals with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael MasseyDH/2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MJ MelendezLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Freddy FerminC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Drew WatersRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Samad Taylor2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt BeatyPH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor ClarkeP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan ColemanP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Lawrence Butler led Oakland Athletics with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esteury RuizLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony KempPH/LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Gelof2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Noda1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent RookerDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Aledmys DíazSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick AllenPR/SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth BrownRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jordan Diaz3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Lawrence ButlerCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Shea LangeliersC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 4 |
Pitching
Alec Marsh went 5.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (9 SO, 3 ER); Paul Blackburn went 6.0 innings for Oakland Athletics (6 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Tucker Davidson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Hearn | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alec Marsh | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Taylor Clarke | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dylan Coleman | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||
| Paul Blackburn | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Kirby Snead | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Erceg | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dany Jiménez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor May | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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- runs batted in
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- SO
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- ER
- earned runs
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