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Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals

Oakland
Athletics
88 - 74
Jon Lester (16-11) ERA: 2.62
Kansas City
Royals
89 - 73
James Shields (14-8) ERA: 3.30
September 30, 2014, 8:07 PM EDT
 | Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium
Power Ranking
Oakland 30
Kansas City 18
Smart Chart
  • OAK
  • 3.61
  • 5.70
  • 0.00
  • 7.31
  • 3.07
  • 9.04
  • 4.29
  •  
  • Offense
  • Defense
  • Team ERA
  • Offensive Hits
  • Offensive Walks
  • Defensive Hits
  • Defensive Walks
  • KC
  • 4.17
  • 5.30
  • 0.00
  • 8.18
  • 2.54
  • 8.81
  • 3.41
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Oakland Athletics at Kansas City Royals

The Oakland Athletics' Jon Lester will put his dominant career record against the Kansas City Royals on the line on Tuesday night as the teams battle in the AL's Wild Card Game.

Lester has faced the Royals 13 times in his career, going 9-3 with a 1.84 ERA over those 88 innings of work.

Team Record
Oakland Athletics
All Last 10 vs Div vs AL vs NL
Record88-745-538-3875-6713-7
Home48-333-318-1940-318-2
Away40-412-220-1935-365-5
Fave82-515-533-2769-4513-6
Dog6-210-05-106-200-1
O/U76-76-104-5-137-36-365-72-511-4-5
vs LHP24-251-210-1721-233-2
vs RHP64-494-328-2154-4410-5
Team Record
Kansas City Royals
All Last 10 vs Div vs AL vs NL
Record89-736-439-3774-6815-5
Home42-391-218-1935-367-3
Away47-345-221-1839-328-2
Fave57-403-426-2347-3710-3
Dog30-322-012-1425-305-2
O/U73-81-86-439-35-265-70-78-11-1
vs LHP24-211-19-817-187-3
vs RHP65-525-330-2957-508-2
Pitchers Last 3 Starts
Oakland Athletics
Jon Lester (16-11) ERA: 2.62
Date OPP SU Score O/U IP Money
Sep 24, 2014LAAL4-5O7-100
Sep 19, 2014PHIW3-1U735
Sep 14, 2014SEAW4-0U664
Kansas City Royals
James Shields (14-8) ERA: 3.30
Date OPP SU Score O/U IP Money
Sep 25, 2014CHWW6-3O672
Sep 20, 2014DETL2-3U6.2-100
Sep 15, 2014CHWW4-3P742
Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent
Oakland Athletics
Jon Lester (16-11) ERA: 2.62
Date Score Winner IP Hits Runs Earned Runs Walks Strikeouts Decision
Aug 12, 201411-3OAK663329Win
Aug 2, 20148-3OAK6.293313Win
Jul 20, 20146-0BOS840028Win
Aug 8, 20135-1KC753124Loss
Aug 24, 20124-3BOS763346Win
Kansas City Royals
James Shields (14-8) ERA: 3.30
Date Score Winner IP Hits Runs Earned Runs Walks Strikeouts Decision
Aug 14, 20147-3KC673315No Decision
Aug 3, 20144-2KC842202Win
May 17, 20132-1OAK862219Loss
Jul 31, 20128-0TB9300011Win
Jul 27, 201113-4OAK412101022Loss
Head to Head Detail
Search MLB DatabaseTeamsRuns ScoredLineTotalO/UPitcher
Aug 14, 2014OAK3-1117OverJeff Samardzija (R)
KC7James Shields (R)
Aug 13, 2014OAK0-1027UnderScott Kazmir (L)
KC3Jason Vargas (L)
Aug 12, 2014OAK111327OverJon Lester (L)
KC3Jeremy Guthrie (R)
Aug 11, 2014OAK2-1077UnderSonny Gray (R)
KC3Yordano Ventura (R)
Aug 3, 2014KC4-1627UnderJames Shields (R)
OAK2Scott Kazmir (L)
Aug 2, 2014KC3-1686.5OverJason Vargas (L)
OAK8Jon Lester (L)
Aug 1, 2014KC1-2257.5UnderJeremy Guthrie (R)
OAK0Sonny Gray (R)
Jul 7, 2013OAK101189OverA.J. Griffin (R)
KC4Luis Mendoza (R)
Jul 6, 2013OAK3-1098.5UnderJarrod Parker (R)
KC4Ervin Santana (R)
Jul 5, 2013OAK61089PushTommy Milone (L)
KC3Wade Davis (R)
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Injuries
Oakland Athletics
  • No Injuries
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
  • No Injuries
Last 5 Games
Oakland Athletics
Date OPP Score SU Line Total Starter IP Location Opp. Starter
Sep 28, 2014TEX4-0W-1878.5Sonny Gray9ANick Martinez
Sep 27, 2014TEX4-5L-1907.5Jeff Samardzija7AScott Baker
Sep 26, 2014TEX6-2W-1688Scott Kazmir7ANick Tepesch
Sep 25, 2014TEX1-2L-1438.5Jason Hammel6AColby Lewis
Sep 24, 2014LAA4-5L-1857.5Jon Lester7HHector Santiago
Kansas City Royals
Date OPP Score SU Line Total Starter IP Location Opp. Starter
Sep 28, 2014CHW6-4W-1857.5Yordano Ventura4AChris Bassitt
Sep 27, 2014CHW4-5L-1588.5Danny Duffy2AJohn Danks
Sep 26, 2014CHW3-1W-1458Jeremy Guthrie7AHector Noesi
Sep 25, 2014CHW6-3W-1377James Shields6AJose Quintana
Sep 24, 2014CLE4-6L-1206.5Jason Vargas4ATrevor Bauer
Stats Comparison
Oakland Athletics
Kansas City Royals

Runs Scored

3.61 4.17

Runs Allowed

5.70 5.30

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

3.89 4.81

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

5.95 5.32

Starter ERA

2.62 3.30
Stats Comparison
Oakland Athletics
Kansas City Royals

Offensive Hits

7.31 8.18

Hits Allowed

9.04 8.81

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

3 13

Offensive Walks

3.07 2.54

Defensive Walks

4.29 3.41

Wins Last 10 Games

5 6
Supergrid
Stat Rank Stat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense3.61305.3028
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense3.89275.3226
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense4.17235.7029
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense4.8195.9530
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