A’s drop opener 4-1 to Royals in extra innings

TL;DR

The Athletics lost 4-1 to the Royals in extra innings after a strong start from Aaron Civale. Bobby Witt Jr. hit a three-run homer in the tenth to secure the victory for Kansas City.

Key points

Athletics lost 4-1 to Royals in extra innings
Aaron Civale pitched five scoreless innings
Bobby Witt Jr. hit a three-run homer in the tenth
Zack Gelof scored the A's only run in the second inning
Tyler Soderstrom left the game due to injury

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Athletics starting pitcher Aaron Civale (45) threw five scoreless innings tonight against the Royals in West Sacramento. | Dennis Lee-Imagn Images The Athletics returned home after a successful 4-2 road trip to start a three-game series with the Kansas City Royals. Taking the mound for the A’s tonight was 30-year-old righty Aaron Civale who matched up against 28-year-old lefty Kris Bubic for the Royals. The A’s got on the board first in the second inning when Zack Gelof singled and Jacob Wilson drove him home with a base hit to center. In the top of the fifth Tyler Soderstrom dove for a ball it into the corner and landed hard, wincing as he got up to retrieve the ball. He did not come back out for the sixth inning. Speaking of not coming out for the sixth, Aaron Civale’s night was done after five. He finished his day with 5.0 innings, zero earned runs, five hits, three strikeouts and one walk. He gave way to Hogan Harris who promptly gave up a solo homer to Salvador Perez to tie the game. Harris didn’t make it out of the sixth. After the Perez homer, Harris walked Lane Thomas and . That sent him to the showers, replaced by , who threw two pitches and then picked Thomas off trying to steal third to end the Royals half of the inning. . replaced Barlow in the top of the eighth inning and thanks to a great grab by Jacob Wilson, he tossed a 1-2-3 inning. After hitting a monster foul ball, Rooker struck out to lead off the inning. Thomas singled and moved to third on base hit. walked to load the bases, but lined out to end the inning. The score remained tied at 1-1 headed to the ninth inning. Jack Perkins entered the game to shut down the Royals in the ninth. He slammed the door with a three-up, three-down inning giving the A’s a chance to win it in the bottom of the inning. They did not, and the teams moved into the tenth. entered the game to pitch the start of extras. With a ghost runner on second, Jason Isbel tried to move the runner over but instead beat out the throw to put runners on first and second. Then hit a three-run homer to give the Royals a 4-1 lead and clear the bases. But the A’s were not done. , former A’s reliever, came in to pitch the tenth. Kurtz was the placed runner. Cortes walked and Gelof beat out swinging bunt to load the bases with two outs. That brought Darell Hernaiz up. Unfortunately, he lined out to the second baseman to end the rally and the game.

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What were the key plays in the Athletics vs. Royals game?

Key plays included Aaron Civale's five scoreless innings and Bobby Witt Jr.'s three-run homer in the tenth inning.

How did the Athletics score their only run against the Royals?

The Athletics scored their only run in the second inning when Jacob Wilson drove in Zack Gelof with a base hit.

What happened to Tyler Soderstrom during the game?

Tyler Soderstrom left the game after the fifth inning due to an injury sustained while diving for a ball.

A’s drop opener 4-1 to Royals in extra innings

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