Game Thread: AL Wild Card Game: Oakland Athletics @ Kansas City Royals

[Cobiemonster]

8:07pm EST on TBS

Here are the rosters for the game:

A's:

Royals

I like how the A's set up their roster a little bit better - I think the Royals have too many starting pitchers on the roster when they probably won't use them all

 

[navamind]

Pulling for the A's to win the WS, but I'd root for the Royals if they win. Can't wait!

 

[Wazmankg]

Go get em Royals and then go whoop them Angels and we'll see you in the ALCS.

 

[Clayton]

Its a shame this is only one game. Royals are going to be nervous imo. I like the As here

 

[HammerDown]

Pulling for the A's to win the WS, but I'd root for the Royals if they win. Can't wait!

Same for me! I'd much rather see these two teams play someone I don't like. If the Royals win, I'm all in on their bandwagon. went to a game at the K back in '99 so that qualifies me, right?

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Kinda questioning the 4 starting pitchers for the Royals as well..

I guess if all goes to plan they only need Herrea, Davis and Holland anyways.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Duffy, Ventura, and Guthrie all are available from the bullpen tonight. Holy bullpens, batman.

 

[Howie115]

Starting lineups announced a bit ago...

OAKLAND
Coco Crisp, CF
Sam Fuld, LF
Josh Donaldson, 3B
Brandon Moss, DH
Josh Reddick, RF
Jed Lowrie, SS
Stephen Vogt, 1B
Geovanny Soto, C
Eric Sogard, 2B
LHP Jon Lester

KANSAS CITY
Alcides Escobar, SS
Nori Aoki, RF
Lorenzo Cain, CF
Eric Hosmer, 1B
Billy Butler, DH
Alex Gordon, LF
Salvador Perez, C
Omar Infante, 2B
Mike Moustakas, 3B
RHP James Shields

 

[BigRedMoe]

Its a shame this is only one game. Royals are going to be nervous imo. I like the As here

As a life long Royals fan.... I feel like I might throw up before the game. 29 years is a long time.

 

[BigRedMoe]

Same for me! I'd much rather see these two teams play someone I don't like. If the Royals win, I'm all in on their bandwagon. went to a game at the K back in '99 so that qualifies me, right?

Yes, we will accept you.

 

[BeaverShaver]

LETS GO OAKLAND!!!!!!!

Sitting at work counting the minutes until I can "Leave work early to go deal with a few things..."

Nice to see KC in the playoffs, but I wish they weren't playing Oakland, would rather see these teams in a 5 or 7 game series.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

No Dunn tonight?

Hmmm...

 

[Clayton]

Cardinals beat the Pirates like 8-1 the first game they played last year, IIRC, and those teams were pretty evenly matched. I'm guessing its really hard to put up with the 'no playoffs in forever' pressure and go out and win a game

 

[HammerDown]

Here we go!

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Cardinals beat the Pirates like 8-1 the first game they played last year, IIRC, and those teams were pretty evenly matched. I'm guessing its really hard to put up with the 'no playoffs in forever' pressure and go out and win a game

You realize the pirates won a wild card game before that right?

You know the same one the royals are in?

 

[bksballer89]

Lol

 

[Number7]

Wow. What a shot.

 

[hokiehi21]

welp

 

[apachef4]

Brandon Moss 2-run homer. Damn it.

 

[hokiehi21]

No Dunn tonight?

Hmmm...

He's 7-for-35 against Shields with 16 strikeouts. Has drawn 5 walks against him tho. One career dinger.