Lester pitches into 7th, earns win in A's debut

Jon Lester won his Oakland debut while pitching into the seventh inning and Jonny Gomes got two hits during an eight-run burst in his return to the Athletics as they beat the Kansas City Royals 8-3 Saturday.
Aug 3, 2014, 01:00 am - Associated Press
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J. Lester
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J. Lester11-7

6.2 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 3 K, 1 BB
J. Vargas
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J. Vargas8-5

4.1 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 5 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

KCOAK
3rdS Perez hit sacrifice fly to center, A Escobar scored, N Aoki to third.10
5thA Callaspo singled to center, J Gomes scored, S Vogt to third.11
5thJ Reddick singled to right, S Vogt scored, A Callaspo to third.12
5thN Punto singled to right, A Callaspo scored, J Reddick to second.13
5thJ Lowrie reached on force attempt, fielding error by M Moustakas at third, J Reddick scored, N Punto to third, S Fuld to second.14
5thJ Donaldson walked, E Sogard scored, S Fuld to third, J Lowrie to second.15
5thJ Gomes singled to left, S Fuld and J Lowrie scored, J Donaldson to second, J Donaldson scored, J Gomes to third on error by left fielder A Gordon.18
7thN Aoki singled to left, L Cain scored, N Aoki to second advancing on throw.28
7thC Colon singled to center, N Aoki scored.38
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