<Tr> <Td> Kansas City Royals </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="24"> WP: Jason Frasor (1--0) LP: Dan Otero (0--1) Home runs: OAK: Brandon Moss 2 (2) KC: None </Td> </Tr> <P> The one - game playoff was touted as a duel between the Royals' James Shields and the Athletics' Jon Lester, but neither starting pitcher would earn a decision in the game . Oakland's Brandon Moss homered early off of Shields with Coco Crisp on base, giving the Athletics a 2--0 advantage; Kansas City halved the lead in the bottom of the first when Billy Butler singled to score Nori Aoki . Lorenzo Cain and Eric Hosmer had RBI hits for the Royals in the third inning, vaulting Kansas City to a 3--2 lead . In this third inning, Oakland catcher Geovany Soto left the game with a thumb injury sustained in a play at the plate . Soto had started the game because he would be more adept at controlling the running game of the Royals . This would come back to haunt the Athletics later in the game . The fourth and fifth innings were scoreless, but a big sixth inning gave Oakland a large lead . Sam Fuld singled to lead off the inning, and Shields was relieved by Yordano Ventura after walking Josh Donaldson . Ventura's first batter, Moss, belted a three - run home run to give the Athletics a 5 - 3 lead . After Ventura was relieved by Kelvin Herrera, Derek Norris and Crisp singled in two additional runs . </P> <P> Both Oakland and Kansas City batted fruitlessly in the seventh inning, and Royals relief pitcher Wade Davis recorded three straight outs in the top of the eighth . In the bottom of the eighth, with Kansas City six outs away from having their season ended, the Royals manufactured a productive inning of their own . Alcides Escobar singled, and then stole second base with Nori Aoki at the plate . Lorenzo Cain singled, scoring Escobar . Cain stole second base himself with Eric Hosmer batting; Hosmer was then walked, at which point starting pitcher Jon Lester was relieved by Luke Gregerson . Nerves seemed to get the better of Gregerson, who allowed Billy Butler to single and score Cain, and then allowed Hosmer to score from third base on a wild pitch . After walking Alex Gordon Gregerson struck out the next two batters to preserve the Athletics' lead, but the Royals had crept to within one run . </P>

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