The Royals defeated the Athletics by a score of 2-0 – Thu, Mar 16 @ 03:05 PM CDT

#[Athletics](/r/OaklandAthletics) [@](http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2017_ipad/684/oakkc_684.jpg) [Royals](/r/KCRoyals) – Thu, Mar 16

###Game Status: Final – Score: 2-0 Royals

###Links & Info
* [MLB Gameday](https://www.mlb.com/gameday/719090/)
* [Game Graphs](http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2023-03-16&team=Royals&dh=0&season=2023)
* [Savant Gamefeed](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed?gamePk=719090)

||Athletics Batters|AB|R|H|RBI|BB|K|LOB|AVG|OBP|SLG|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1|[Allen, N](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=669397) – SS|3|0|1|0|0|1|0|.400|.520|.500|
||[Capel](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=668843) – RF|1|0|0|0|1|0|1|.269|.406|.577|
|2|[Ruiz, E](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=665923) – CF|3|0|1|0|0|1|1|.250|.324|.438|
||[Wade](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=642180) – SS|1|0|0|0|1|1|1|.261|.393|.391|
|3|[Laureano](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=657656) – RF|2|0|1|0|2|1|0|.207|.303|.241|
||1-[Deichmann](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=656364) – LF|1|0|0|0|0|0|1|.000|.250|.000|
|4|[Rooker](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=667670) – DH|1|0|0|0|1|0|0|.375|.559|.583|
||a-[Noda](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=676116) – DH|3|0|0|0|0|2|5|.161|.325|.355|
|5|[Smith, K](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=675656) – 3B|3|0|1|0|1|2|3|.367|.424|.633|
||[Escorche](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=683536) – 3B|1|0|0|0|0|1|1|.000|.000|.000|
|6|[Pache](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=665506) – LF|3|0|1|0|0|1|4|.355|.375|.516|
||[Soderstrom](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=691016) – C|1|0|0|0|0|0|3|.292|.346|.583|
|7|[McCann](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=668832) – C|2|0|0|0|0|1|1|.167|.231|.333|
||[Guldberg](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=680671) – CF|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|.500|.750|1.000|
|8|[Garcia, Der](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=660650) – 1B|3|0|0|0|0|2|3|.130|.192|.130|
|9|[Reyes, P](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=622569) – 2B|2|0|0|0|0|1|0|.190|.261|.381|
||[Eierman](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=663369) – 2B|2|0|0|0|0|1|3|.000|.000|.000|
||Totals|32|0|5|0|6|15|27||||

|Athletics|
|:–|
|a-Struck out for Rooker in the 5th. 1-Ran for Laureano in the 7th.|
|BATTING: **2B**: Allen, N (2, Bubic); Smith, K (2, Sisk); Ruiz, E (3, Weiss); Laureano (1, Del Rosario). **TB**: Allen, N 2; Laureano 2; Pache; Ruiz, E 2; Smith, K 2. **Runners left in scoring position, 2 out**: Garcia, Der; Soderstrom 2; Eierman; Pache 2; Noda. **Team RISP**: 0-for-9. **Team LOB**: 14. |

||Royals Batters|AB|R|H|RBI|BB|K|LOB|AVG|OBP|SLG|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1|[Bradley Jr.](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=598265) – CF|3|1|2|1|0|1|0|.333|.333|.400|
||[Tolbert](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=686475) – CF|1|0|0|0|0|0|1|.182|.174|.455|
|2|[Dozier](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=641531) – 3B|2|0|0|0|1|0|1|.286|.355|.464|
||[Gonzalez](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=678648) – 3B|1|0|0|0|0|0|1|.000|.000|.000|
|3|[Beaty](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=607461) – 1B|3|0|1|0|0|1|3|.400|.423|.760|
||[Alexander](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=680769) – 1B|1|0|0|0|0|1|1|.529|.600|1.059|
|4|[Reyes, F](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=614177) – DH|3|0|3|1|0|0|0|.429|.500|.750|
||a-[Porter](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=682515) – DH|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|.353|.476|.471|
|5|[Massey](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=686681) – 2B|3|0|0|0|0|1|4|.333|.345|.741|
||[Castellano, A](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=613546) – SS|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|.091|.154|.091|
|6|[Olivares](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=658668) – RF|2|0|0|0|0|0|2|.250|.318|.450|
||[Negret](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=676002) – RF|2|0|0|0|0|0|0|.000|.000|.000|
|7|[Isbel](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=664728) – LF|3|0|0|0|0|1|1|.407|.484|.519|
||[Bates](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=687614) – LF|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|.250|.294|.625|
|8|[Fermin](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=666023) – C|2|1|1|0|0|0|0|.316|.409|.632|
||[Reetz](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=656883) – C|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|.286|.412|.643|
|9|[Dungan](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=687867) – SS|2|0|1|0|0|0|1|.133|.318|.200|
||[Loftin](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=679845) – 2B|1|0|1|0|0|0|0|.150|.227|.400|
||Totals|32|2|9|2|1|5|15||||

|Royals|
|:–|
|a-Flied out for Reyes, F in the 8th.|
|BATTING: **2B**: Reyes, F (3, Waldichuk); Fermin (3, Waldichuk); Loftin (2, Oller). **TB**: Beaty; Bradley Jr. 2; Dungan; Fermin 2; Loftin 2; Reyes, F 4. **RBI**: Bradley Jr. (2); Reyes, F (9). **2-out RBI**: Reyes, F. **Runners left in scoring position, 2 out**: Isbel; Massey; Alexander; Beaty 2. **Team RISP**: 2-for-11. **Team LOB**: 7. |

|Athletics Pitchers|IP|H|R|ER|BB|K|HR|P-S|ERA|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|[Waldichuk](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=686610) (L, 0-3)|4.1|6|2|2|1|3|0|29-24|9.58|
|[Garcia, R](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=670329)|0.2|2|0|0|0|0|0|4-4|1.42|
|[Oller](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=670124)|3.0|1|0|0|0|2|0|14-14|1.42|
|Totals|8.0|9|2|2|1|5|0|||

|Royals Pitchers|IP|H|R|ER|BB|K|HR|P-S|ERA|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|[Bubic](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=663460)|2.0|1|0|0|2|4|0|25-17|0.00|
|[Clarke](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=664199)|1.0|0|0|0|0|2|0|7-7|4.50|
|[Sisk](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=681895)|1.0|1|0|0|0|0|0|5-4|2.25|
|[Weiss](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=680802) (W, 2-0)|2.0|2|0|0|1|5|0|23-18|2.25|
|[Del Rosario](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=672529) (H, 1)|1.0|1|0|0|2|1|0|13-6|13.50|
|[Cruz](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=674444) (H, 1)|1.0|0|0|0|0|1|0|6-5|0.00|
|[Wallace](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=686608) (S, 1)|1.0|0|0|0|1|2|0|11-7|0.00|
|Totals|9.0|5|0|0|6|15|0|||

|Game Info|
|:–|
|HBP: McCann (by Sisk); Garcia, Der (by Weiss); Guldberg (by Cruz).|
|Groundouts-flyouts: Waldichuk 3-5; Garcia, R 1-1; Oller 1-5; Bubic 1-0; Clarke 0-0; Sisk 0-3; Weiss 1-0; Del Rosario 0-0; Cruz 1-1; Wallace 1-0.|
|Batters faced: Waldichuk 19; Garcia, R 4; Oller 10; Bubic 9; Clarke 3; Sisk 5; Weiss 10; Del Rosario 6; Cruz 4; Wallace 4.|
|Inherited runners-scored: Garcia, R 1-1.|
|Umpires: HP: Malachi Moore. 1B: Quinn Wolcott. 2B: Matthew Brown. 3B: Brian Walsh. |
|Weather: 67 degrees, Cloudy.|
|Wind: 10 mph, Varies.|
|First pitch: 1:07 PM.|
|T: 2:30.|
|Att: 6,098.|
|Venue: Surprise Stadium.|
|March 16, 2023|

|Inning|Scoring Play|Score|
|:–|:–|:–|
|Bottom 5|Jackie Bradley Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Esteury Ruiz. Freddy Fermin scores.|1-0 KC|
|Bottom 5|Franmil Reyes singles on a ground ball to third baseman Kevin Smith. Jackie Bradley Jr. scores. Matt Beaty to 2nd.|2-0 KC|

|Team|Highlight|
|:–|:–|
|[OAK](/r/OaklandAthletics)|[Ken Waldichuk’s three K’s (00:00:19)](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2022/2022-03/16/3844ef6c-ff17e222-fe21235e-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
|[KC](/r/KCRoyals)|[Kris Bubic strikes out four (00:00:39)](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-03/16/e0ce6fa5-4b67b501-1a84b0e9-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
|[OAK](/r/OaklandAthletics)|[Jackie Bradley Jr.’s RBI single (00:00:13)](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-03/16/9c8e62f4-7697bcba-8908f04f-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|
|[KC](/r/KCRoyals)|[Franmil Reyes’ RBI single (00:00:14)](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-03/16/be041e14-f34019ca-394c9ace-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4)|

||1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9||R|H|E|LOB|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|Athletics|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0||0|5|0|14|
|Royals|0|0|0|0|2|0|0|0|||2|9|0|7|

###Decisions
* Winner: [Ryan Weiss](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=680802) (2-0, 2.25)
* Loser: [Ken Waldichuk](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=686610) (0-3, 9.58)
* Save: [Jacob Wallace](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=686608) (1, 0.00)

###Division Scoreboard
TB 2 @ MIN 0 – Final

CWS 1 @ CLE 5 – Final

PHI 6 @ DET 1 – Top 6, 2 Outs

**Next Royals Game**: Fri, Mar 17, 03:10 PM CDT @ Angels

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