KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Oakland Athletics had the go-ahead run in the seventh inning thrown out at third base. Three walks in the eighth provided the Kansas City Royals with the eventual winner. As far as Bob Melvin was concerned, that was only part of the misery. The As twice squandered leads thanks to their three errors, and a balky bullpen and some poor base running contributed to a disheartening 4-3 defeat on Saturday. "That was a very poor game," the mild-mannered Oakland manager said afterward. "The way we started and the way we ended. A very bad game for us." Was there anything particularly bad? "I wish it was one thing," Melvin responded. "It was a very poor game." The Royals had rallied to tie the game on a sacrifice fly by Eric Hosmer in the seventh, and then loaded the bases on an error and a pair of walks by reliever Ryan Cook. Jarrod Dyson, hardly known for his power, showed bunt on his first pitch from Cook (1-2) before hitting a grounder deep behind second base. Shortstop Adam Rosales fielded it cleanly but didnt even bother with a throw as pinch runner Alcides Escobar scored the go-ahead run. It was Rosales whose error allowed the inning to continue. "Its going to stick with me for a little while," he said. Aaron Crow (6-3) worked the eighth and Greg Holland handled the ninth for his 20th save, wrapping up Kansas Citys first win in five tries against Oakland this season. "Theyve been grinder games. Their pitching staff is very, very good. Their starting rotation is very good," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "We just scrapped it. We scrapped it out." Mike Moustakas homered and Billy Butler drove in a run for the Royals, while Alex Gordon walked three times and reached on an error in his return to the lineup. Hed missed the last two games after a scary collision with the outfield wall Wednesday night against Cleveland. "Once I got the Adrenaline going and did some work, it felt pretty good," Gordon said. Josh Donaldson homered and drove in two runs to lead the As, who struck right away when Josh Reddick sent a single to centre for a 1-0 lead in the first inning. The Royals tried to get the run back in the bottom half when Miguel Tejada singled and reached second on a groundout. Moments later, Elliot Johnson hit a grounder toward third with two outs and appeared to be safe when the throw pulled first baseman Brandon Moss off the bag. Umpire Marty Foster ruled him out, though, and never wavered from his decision despite some rather animated objections from Yost and first base coach Rusty Kuntz. A bright sun and flat sky started to cause problems after that. The As had two aboard with one out in the third when Donaldson hit a high popup down the right-field line. Johnson chased it from second and outfielder David Lough sprinted in from right while Hosmer tried to camp under it from first base — all to no avail. The ball fell in fair territory, allowing John Jaso to score for a 2-0 lead. In the bottom half of the inning, Dyson led off with a weak pop foul behind the plate, but Jaso couldnt locate the ball in the sun after discarding his mask. The As catcher comically had to cover his head with his glove while the ball plopped onto the field next to him. Dyson followed with a single to right, and after a stolen base and errant pickoff throw, he scampered home from third on Butlers groundout to get the Royals within 2-1. Moustakas added his two-out homer in the fourth to tie the game, and Donaldsons solo shot leading off the sixth restored Oaklands one-run cushion. The Royals knotted the game again when they loaded the bases with one out in the seventh and Hosmer hit a sacrifice fly to centre. Jarrod Parker wound up going 6 1-3 innings for the As after leaving his last start with tightness in his right hamstring, but it was the bullpen that let his team down. "I think we played good baseball," Rosales said. "We just couldnt finish it, thats all." 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A six-month-old Al-Jazeera America report alleging several NFL players use of performance-enhancing drugs has sparked the latest public spat between the NFL and NFLPA.The NFL wants to interview Pittsburgh Steelers?linebacker James Harrison, retired quarterback Peyton Manning, Green Bay Packers linebackers Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers and free-agent linebacker Mike Neal, who were linked to the report.But the NFL Players Association contends theres no evidence to merit an investigation and sent a letter on behalf of the four active players to the NFL stating that fact.Charlie Sly, the Indiana pharmacist who made the accusations to Al-Jazeera, has recanted his statements about the players, including Manning, who was central to the report.NFLPA assistant executive director of external affairs George Atallah said the league has not provided additional information beyond the report to substantiate the claims. We believe if there was something concrete, they would have shown us [already], Atallah said Tuesday.Citing shared responsibility by both sides to explore allegations that could impact the integrity of competition, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said the league has reviewed records and conducted multiple interviews on the matter. We have made no such conclusions but the report merits a review, including interviews with the players named, McCarthy said. The NFL hasnt shared documents with the NFLPA while it remains in the phase of gathering more information.Atallah told NBC Sports Radios ProFootballTalk Live that the NFL has notified the NFLPA that Major League Baseball and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency are also looking into the matter. Free-agent catcher Taylor Teagarden, who was also linked to the report, is serving an 80-game suspension for violating baseballs drug policy.The sticking point: While the NFLPA awaits facts, the NFL is trying to determine whether the allegations are indeed factual, which it believes is sufficient reasoning for a review.dddddddddddd While the NFLPA has cited numerous times that Sly has changed his story, the league wants to know whether he was telling the truth originally or had motives to recant.Atallah recognizes both sides probably define grounds for an investigation differently: We happen to be right; they happen to be wrong, he said.At the center of the probe is Harrison, who said on Instagram this week that hes willing to be interviewed on his terms: at his house, before training camp, with commissioner Roger Goodell present. Harrison has denied he took a drug called Delta-2, which Sly lists in the report. 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Interviews like this typically include lawyers from both sides in a more formal setting.Failure to cooperate with a league investigation could result in a suspension for the players.The next step, according to Atallah, is making a recommendation to players on how to proceed, but the NFLPA needs more information before doing so.After the contentious Deflategate investigation involving quarterback Tom Brady thats still floating in the U.S. Court of Appeals system nearly 18 months after allegations surfaced, the union wont take the league for their word in this case.They have proved to have a terrible track record when it comes to investigations, Atallah said. ' ' '