Oakland Athletics @ Kansas City Royals Game Thread (7/16)
 

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<td>Final</td> <td> 1 </td> <td> 2 </td><td> 3 </td><td> 4 </td><td> 5 </td><td> 6 </td><td> 7 </td><td> 8 </td><td> 9 </td><td> R </td><td> H </td><td> E </td></tr>
<tr> <td> OAK (44-46) </td> <td> 1 </td> <td> 1 </td><td> 3 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 5 </td><td> 7 </td><td> 1 </td></tr>
<tr> <td> KC (39-50) </td> <td> 1 </td> <td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 7 </td><td> 2 </td></tr>
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Win, (8-6) Gio Gonzalez 7IP 1R 1ER 1BB 3K
Craig Breslow 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 2K
Michael Wuertz 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K

VS.

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Loss, (5-9) Zack Greinke 6IP 5R 2ER 4BB 3K
Kyle Farnsworth 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K
Robinson Tejeda 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K
Joakim Soria 1IP 0R 0ER 1BB 0K

Home Runs

none

Royals Prospects Today

AAA: Alex Gordon, (LF) 1/4, 1BB, 2K
AAA: Kila Ka'aihue, (1B) 0/4
AAA: Mike Moustakas, (3B) 0/4, 1BB, 1K
Adv. A: Christian Colon, (SS) 3/5 (1 triple)
Adv. A: Eric Hosmer, (1B) 2/5
Adv. A: Wil Myers, (DH) 1/4, 1K

Starting Lineups

OAK

1. Coco Crisp, CF
2. Daric Barton, 1B
3. Kurt Suzuki, C
4. Jack Cust, DH
5. Kevin Kouzmanoff, 3B
6. Mark Ellis, 2B
7. Gabe Gross, RF
8. Rajai Davis, LF
9. Cliff Pennington, SS

KC

1. Scott Podsednik, LF
2. Jason Kendall, C
3. David DeJesus, RF
4. Billy Butler, 1B
5. Jose Guillen, DH
6. Alberto Callaspo, 3B
7. Mike Aviles, 2B
8. Willie Bloomquist, CF
9. Yuniesky Betancourt, SS

BTW you should really add William Myers to the prospects list, that kid has a serious bat! Anyways thank god baseball is back, I've been real bored.

Myers is probably the best prospect in the whole organization.

The NW Arkansas Naturals' website can probably go down for maintenance for awhile. At least until Myers/Hosmer get there.

I'm going tomorrow night, and snag one of those cool retro caps.

I agree, Myers needs to be added!!

Sure, why not. I think he's only had one great season (this one) and he didn't start the year as a hot prospect but he'd probably be in the top 10 or top 15 right now.

Top 10 or 15? Someone would have to do a heck of a lot of convincing to me that he isn't top 3, if not #1. This is his only "great season" because this is his first season period. He played less than 25 games last year split between Rookie League and A-ball.

Dude is 19 years old and put up a .908 OPS in A-ball, was moved up to High-A already and hasn't missed a beat so far. The only flaw in his game is defense at Catcher, and he's athletic enough to move to the outfield no problem.

exactly, 3rd rounder, basically 1 year of experience. Everybody looks great in Burlington, its why I don't bother to even look or track how people are doing until Wilmington.

We have at least 2 prospects in Omaha, Hosmer, and several pitchers scattered throughout all levels who I'd rank higher. That isn't a knock on Wil, he's done terrific so far with what few AB's he's had.

Don't think this game is gonna start on time

1st inning
 

Top 1st

Crisp "doubles" to right *
Barton walks
Suzuki reaches on a 6-4 fielder's choice, Barton out at second, Crisp to third
Cust sacrifices (fly) to right, Crisp scores
Suzuki picked off 1-3, out at first

1 run, 1 hit

Bottom 1st

Podsednik doubles to left
Kendall hits an infield single to second, Podsednik to third
DeJesus grounds into a 4-6-3 double play, Podsednik scores
Butler grounds out to shortstop

1 run, 2 hits

* hit down the right-field line, called foul. Umpires reversed and decided to give Coco Crisp a double.

hahaha, what are the odds, this happened to us again?

I understand Crisp was probably going to be safe at second, but who knows, maybe he tries to stretch a triple and dies at third.

You cant, or at least shouldn't, reverse calls like this.

2nd inning
 

Top 2nd

Kouzmanoff doubles to center
Ellis reaches, Kouzmanoff scores on an Error by P
Gross flies out to left
Davis grounds into a 6-4-3 double play, Ellis out at second

1 run, 1 hit, 1 error

Bottom 2nd

Guillen flies out to right
Callaspo singles to left
Aviles reaches on a 1-6 fielder's choice, Callaspo out at second
Bloomquist singles to left, Aviles to second
Betancourt grounds out to shortstop

0 runs, 2 hits

So... this game's been terrible...

3rd inning
 

Top 3rd

Pennington walks
Crisp reaches on a 1-6 fielder's choice, Pennington safe at second on an Error by SS
Barton sacrifices (bunt) to first 3-4, Crisp to second, Pennington to third
Suzuki walks
Cust called out (infield fly)
Kouzmanoff singles to center, Suzuki to second, Crisp and Pennington scores
Ellis singles to center, Kouzmanoff to second, Suzuki scores, Kouzmanoff out at third 8-4

3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error

Bottom 3rd

Podsednik flies out to left
Kendall strikes out (swinging)
DeJesus strikes out (swinging)

0 runs, 0 hits