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Phillips homered to right on a 2-0 count.

Merrifield safe at second on fielding error by center fielder Laureano.

Safe at second on fielding error by center fielder Laureano.

Mondesi doubled to left, Merrifield scored.

Soler flied out to right fielder Pinder, Mondesi to third.

Flied out to right fielder Pinder, Mondesi to third.

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Mondesi tripled to right, Merrifield scored.

Olson doubled to left, Semien scored, Laureano scored.

Doubled to left, Semien scored, Laureano scored.

Semien homered to center on a 3-0 count, Murphy scored.

Homered to center on a 3-0 count, Murphy scored.

Gordon singled to right, Merrifield scored, Soler scored.

Singled to right, Merrifield scored, Soler scored.

Davis singled to center, Canha scored, Grossman to second.

Singled to center, Canha scored, Grossman to second.

Royals first.  Merrifield singled to left.  Mondesi tripled to right, Merrifield scored.  Soler popped out to right fielder Laureano.  Dozier flied out to right fielder Laureano.  Gordon struck out.

Athletics first.  Semien singled to center.  On Sparkman's wild pitch, Semien to second.  On Sparkman's balk, Semien to third.  Laureano walked on a full count.  Chapman popped out to second baseman Merrifield.  Olson doubled to left, Semien scored, Laureano scored.  On Sparkman's wild pitch, Olson to third.  Canha walked on a full count.  Brown popped out to shortstop Mondesi.  Davis lined out to right fielder Starling.

Athletics second.  Profar flied out to left fielder Gordon.  Murphy doubled to left.  On Viloria's passed ball, Murphy to third.  Semien homered to center on a 3-0 count, Murphy scored.  Laureano hit an infield single to second.  Chapman grounded into a double play, shortstop Mondesi to second baseman Merrifield to first baseman O'Hearn, Laureano out.

Royals fourth.  Soler homered to center on a 1-2 count.  Dozier doubled to left.  Gordon was hit by a pitch.  Starling walked on a full count, Dozier to third, Gordon to second.  O'Hearn struck out.  Viloria struck out.  Phillips struck out.

Royals fifth.  Merrifield singled to left.  Mondesi struck out.  Soler doubled to left, Merrifield to third.  Dozier popped out to second baseman Profar.  Diekman pitching.  Gordon singled to right, Merrifield scored, Soler scored.  Starling hit an infield single to shortstop, Gordon to second.  McBroom pinch-hitting for O'Hearn.  McBroom struck out.

Athletics eighth.  Speier pitching.  Olson doubled to right.  Barreto pinch-running for Olson.  McCarthy pitching.  Canha grounded into fielder's choice, pitcher McCarthy to second baseman Merrifield to third baseman Dozier, Barreto out.  Grossman was intentionally walked.  Davis singled to center, Canha scored, Grossman to second.  Profar flied out to left fielder Gordon.  Murphy grounded into fielder's choice, second baseman Merrifield unassisted, Davis out.

Royals ninth.  Laureano in as center fielder.  Pinder in as right fielder.  Canha in as first baseman.  Neuse in as second baseman.  Hendriks pitching.  Viloria struck out.  Phillips homered to right on a 2-0 count.  Merrifield safe at second on fielding error by center fielder Laureano.  Mondesi doubled to left, Merrifield scored.  Soler flied out to right fielder Pinder, Mondesi to third.  Dozier fouled out to catcher Murphy.

 The A's are 17-7 against the Royals since 2016, their second-best record against any AL opponent in that span (21-6 vs. Tigers). The A's held the Royals to just seven runs in a four-game set in Oakland last season with the Royals slashing just .169/.200/.308 in the series.

 Kansas City was swept by Houston over the weekend, getting outscored 22-5 in the three-game series. Since scoring 27 runs in a four-game set with Detroit from August 8-11, the Royals have averaged just 3.67 runs across 30 games, second-fewest in MLB ahead of the Blue Jays (3.46).

 The A's are winners of six straight and 11 of their last 13, averaging 7.30 runs across those 13 games. The A's are 39-19 since the All-Star break, best in MLB, after going 42-23 after the break last year, also best in MLB.

 Jorge Soler has a .404 on-base percentage since the All-Star break, best of any Royal (minimum 50 PA). His OBP before the break was just .307 -- that .097 improvement is the largest in MLB this season among qualifiers.

 Marcus Semien is slashing .407/.467/.889 in his last six games with four home runs, three walks and eight RBI. He has plated at least one run in all six games and leads MLB in runs scored in September with 17.

 Seth Brown has played 16 career games and owns a slash line of .385/.439/.596. The only other qualifying A's player in the live-ball era to match or exceed that slash line through 16 career games was Manny Jimenez in 1962 (.395/.480/.651).

HP - Bucknor, 1B - Additon, 2B - Reyburn, 3B - Gibson

The Kansas City Royals continue baseball's toughest finishing schedule Monday night against the team with the easiest wrap-up slate when they open a week-long trip with a three-game series against the Oakland Athletics.
The Royals (55-95) flew into Oakland on Sunday night just as the Kansas City Chiefs were flying out following a 28-10 thumping of the Raiders in an NFL matchup.

A's take on Royals in Oakland

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)  There was plenty of blame to go around after Oakland's stunning loss to Kansas City, one that prevented the Athletics from adding on to their lead in the AL wild-card race.
A costly error in the ninth inning by center fielder Ramon Laureano. Manager Bob Melvin's decision to lift hot-hitting first baseman Matt Olson for a pinch-runner an inning earlier.

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OAK	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics on September 17, 2019

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