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Saturday, March 18, 2023

Oakland Tops Royals In Game 163 Matchup - Advance to ALCS

 


Bud Black and Steve Ontiveros faced off in this winner-take-all game. The A's got off to a very quick start in the first. Tony Phillips walked, Terry Steinbach tripled him in, then scored on a single by Jose Canseco. They made it 3-0 in the 2nd on Steinbach's 2-out RBI single. Meanwhile, Ontiveros was on a roll, retiring the first 8 batters over 3 scoreless innings. KC would not go quietly however, as Kevin Seitzer and George Brett hit back-to-back homeruns in the 4th. Frank White doubled, but Ontiveros escaped with the lead intact. Oakland got those runs right back on Dwayne Murphy's RBI double, and an RBI ground out. Willie Wilson singled in a run in the 5th, but once again, the A's got it right back, this time on a bases-loaded RBI fielder's choice. The Royals got the first 2 runners on in the 6th, bringing some action to the Oakland bullpen. However, Ontiveros wiggled out of the jam, then threw a scoreless 7th. Oakland added a run in the 7th on 2 walks, a sacrifice, and a ground out. Greg Cadaret retired George Brett to open the 8th, and Dennis Eckersley entered the game with 1 on and 1 out and retired the next 2 batters. Canseco singled in a run in the 8th to make it a 5-run lead. With the crowd on its feet, Eckersley threw a 1-2-3 9th to send the A's to the ALCS.


Oakland 8. Kansas City 0
W: Ontiveros (9-8)  L: Black (9-5)

Oct 5, 1987                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1987 Kansas City 89-74        0 0 0   2 1 0   0 0 0      3  6  1
1987 Oakland 90-73            2 1 0   2 1 0   1 1 -      8  8  2


  E-Quirk(7), Canseco(7), McGwire(12)
 2B-White, F(37), Davis, M(28), Jackson, R(16), Murphy(10)
 3B-Steinbach(3)
 HR- KC Seitzer(20) off Ontiveros(19) in the 4th with bases empty, 355 feet
     KC Brett(30) off Ontiveros(20) in the 4th with bases empty, 334 feet
 SB-Oak Davis(23) off Black(5) + Quirk(74), 4th
    Oak Canseco(17) off Farr(8) + Quirk(75), 7th
 CS- KC Wilson(29) by Ontiveros(6) and Steinbach(37), 5th
RBI- KC  - Brett(94), Seitzer(97), Wilson,W(36)
    Oak  - Canseco 2(113), Davis, M(69), Lansford(74), Murphy(51), Phillips(42), Steinbach 2(70)
IBB-Oak Lansford off Black
        McGwire off Farr
 SH-Griffin, A 2(11), Javier(8)
 WP-Black(7), Davis, J(3)
 PB-Steinbach (13)
Great-Murphy(12), Phillips(13)
Poor-Tartabull(37), Wilson,W(8)
LOB-Kansas City 6 Oakland 9

GWRBI-Steinbach


Game MVP:Terry Steinbach

Oakland Coliseum I    (03-18-2023 01:36:46)       Time 3:39, 66ø, Cloudy, Light Rain  Night Game



Oct 5, 1987            1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1987 Kansas City       0 0 0   2 1 0   0 0 0      3  6  1
1987 Oakland           2 1 0   2 1 0   1 1 -      8  8  2


Recap

Oak 1st: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and one walk.
Oak      Terry Steinbach tripled scoring Phillips to take the lead.  KC   0 Oak 1.
Oak      Jose Canseco singled scoring 1.  KC   0 Oak 2.
Oak 2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.
Oak      Terry Steinbach singled scoring Davis.  KC   0 Oak 3.
KC  4th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.
KC       Kevin Seitzer hit a solo HR(20).  KC   1 Oak 3.
KC       George Brett hit a solo HR(30).  KC   2 Oak 3.
Oak 4th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits, and an error.
Oak      Dwayne Murphy doubled scoring Davis.  KC   2 Oak 4.
Oak      Tony Phillips hit a grounder scoring 1.  KC   2 Oak 5.
KC  5th: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.
KC       Willie Wilson singled scoring Quirk.  KC   3 Oak 5.
Oak 5th: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.
Oak      Mike Davis hit a grounder scoring 1.  KC   3 Oak 6.
Oak 7th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 4 walks.
Oak      Carney Lansford hit a grounder scoring 1.  KC   3 Oak 7.
Oak 8th: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.
Oak      Jose Canseco singled scoring Phillips.  KC   3 Oak 8.

KC   George Brett: 2 for 4, HR.
Oak  Jose Canseco: 2 for 3, 2 RBI, 2 W.
Oak  Mike Davis: 2 for 3, double, 2 runs.
Oak  Tony Phillips: 0 for 2, 2 runs, 3 W.

Oak  Steve Ontiveros pitched 7 innings and picked up the win: 7 IP, 2 earned runs, 6 hits, 1 BB, 6 K. He's 9-8 on the year.
KC   Bud Black pitched 4.2 innings and took the loss: 4.2 IP, 6 earned runs, 7 hits, 4 BB, 3 K. He drops to 9-5 on the year.

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