5/7/2011
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Royals | 4 | 7 | 0 |
W – Joakim Soria (2-0)L – Brandon McCarthy (1-3)
Athletics Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coco Crisp CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .691 | 0.06 |
| Daric Barton 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .196 | .600 | -0.14 |
| David DeJesus RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .631 | -0.06 |
| Josh Willingham LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 | .708 | -0.17 |
| Mark Ellis 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .184 | .484 | — |
| Hideki Matsui DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .698 | 0.02 |
| Kurt Suzuki C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .663 | 0.01 |
| Andy LaRoche 2B-3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .271 | .662 | -0.16 |
| Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .195 | .550 | -0.05 |
| Ryan Sweeney PH-LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .350 | .922 | 0.05 |
| Cliff Pennington SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .230 | .594 | 0.22 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | — | — | -0.23 |
Batting
2B Coco Crisp (7), Hideki Matsui 2 (9)
3B David DeJesus (1)
HR Cliff Pennington (2)
RBI Cliff Pennington 3 (11)
Royals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Getz 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .614 | -0.09 |
| Melky Cabrera CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .284 | .755 | 0.03 |
| Alex Gordon LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .875 | 0.03 |
| Billy Butler DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .845 | 0.04 |
| Jarrod Dyson PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .503 | — |
| Jeff Francoeur RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .302 | .931 | 0.17 |
| Eric Hosmer 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .700 | -0.00 |
| Mike Aviles 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .847 | 0.00 |
| Matt Treanor C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .197 | .649 | 0.04 |
| Alcides Escobar SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .546 | 0.06 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 0.27 |
Batting
RBI Melky Cabrera (21), Alex Gordon (23), Billy Butler (14), Mike Aviles (25)
Baserunning
SB Alex Gordon (3)
Athletics Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon McCarthy(L, 1-3) | 8.1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 3.26 | -0.27 |
| Team Totals | 8.1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 34 | — | -0.27 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Brandon McCarthy 107-72
Royals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Hochevar | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 4.91 | 0.36 |
| Aaron Crow(BS, 1) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1.10 | -0.28 |
| Joakim Soria(W, 2-0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3.95 | 0.14 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 35 | — | 0.23 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Luke Hochevar 94-58, Aaron Crow 18-13, Joakim Soria 15-9
Athletics Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coco Crisp CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .691 | 0.06 |
| Daric Barton 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .196 | .600 | -0.14 |
| David DeJesus RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .631 | -0.06 |
| Josh Willingham LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 | .708 | -0.17 |
| Mark Ellis 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .184 | .484 | — |
| Hideki Matsui DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .698 | 0.02 |
| Kurt Suzuki C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .663 | 0.01 |
| Andy LaRoche 2B-3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .271 | .662 | -0.16 |
| Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .195 | .550 | -0.05 |
| Ryan Sweeney PH-LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .350 | .922 | 0.05 |
| Cliff Pennington SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .230 | .594 | 0.22 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | — | — | -0.23 |
Batting
2B Coco Crisp (7), Hideki Matsui 2 (9)
3B David DeJesus (1)
HR Cliff Pennington (2)
RBI Cliff Pennington 3 (11)
Athletics Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon McCarthy(L, 1-3) | 8.1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 3.26 | -0.27 |
| Team Totals | 8.1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 34 | — | -0.27 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Brandon McCarthy 107-72

