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Kansas City Royals at Athletics

Sutter Health Park, Sacramento Regular Season Final

Final score

The Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 5–2 on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 2 69-93
at Athletics 5 64-98

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 1
Athletics 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 5 11 0
  • W: Luis Severino (2-2)
  • L: Michael Wacha (2-2)
  • S: Mark Leiter Jr.

Home runs

  • Athletics: Lawrence Butler (3)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Kansas City Royals Salvador Perez lines into a force out, shortstop Jacob Wilson to second baseman Jeff McNeil. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Carter Jensen out at 2nd. Salvador Perez to 1st. 1–0
Bottom 2nd Athletics Jeff McNeil doubles (6) on a line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. Jacob Wilson scores. 1–1
Bottom 4th Athletics Lawrence Butler homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. Jacob Wilson scores. Jeff McNeil scores. 1–4
Bottom 6th Athletics Nick Kurtz doubles (4) on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Darell Hernaiz scores. 1–5
Top 9th Kansas City Royals Michael Massey out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Zack Gelof. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. 2–5

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Maikel Garcia 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 2 2 0 0 1 .297
Carter Jensen C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .267
Salvador Perez 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .198
Michael Massey 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 .224
Isaac Collins LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .213
Jac Caglianone DH 3 0 0 0 1 3 .241
Lane Thomas RF 2 0 1 0 1 1 .246
Kyle Isbel CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .292
Totals 29 2 6 2 4 9
Pitcher
Michael Wacha (L, 2-2) 5.0 8 4 4 4 5 1 105 3.13
Luinder Avila 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 20 9.00
Alex Lange 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 7.11
Mason Black 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 0.00

Athletics

Batter
Nick Kurtz 1B 4 0 2 1 1 2 .243
Shea Langeliers C 4 0 1 0 1 0 .314
Carlos Cortes LF 3 0 2 0 1 1 .400
Brent Rooker DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .111
Jacob Wilson SS 3 2 2 0 1 0 .285
Jeff McNeil 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .289
Zack Gelof CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .226
Lawrence Butler RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 .187
Darell Hernaiz 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .200
Totals 32 5 11 5 5 7
Pitcher
Luis Severino (W, 2-2) 7.0 4 1 1 2 8 0 103 4.46
Joel Kuhnel 1.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 31 2.70
Mark Leiter Jr. (S, 3) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 6.23

Game info

Weather
80 degrees, Clear
Wind
5 mph, R To L
First pitch
6:41 PM
Time of game
2:32
Attendance
9,399
Umpires
Home Plate: John Libka, First Base: D.J. Reyburn, Second Base: James Hoye, Third Base: Sean Barber

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Kansas City Royals 4 at Athletics 1 Final (10) Game page
Kansas City Royals 2 at Athletics 5 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 3 at Athletics 6 Final Game page
Athletics 5 at Kansas City Royals 9 Final Game page
Athletics 3 at Kansas City Royals 4 Final Game page
Athletics 7 at Kansas City Royals 9 Final Game page
Athletics 2 at Kansas City Royals 6 Final Game page

Other MLB games on Apr 29

Matchup Status Details
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Los Angeles Angels 2 at Chicago White Sox 3 Final (10) Game page
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New York Yankees 0 at Texas Rangers 3 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 Final Game page
Miami Marlins 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 5 at San Diego Padres 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 Final Game page
Colorado Rockies 13 at Cincinnati Reds 2 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 14 at New York Mets 2 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 3 at Atlanta Braves 4 Final Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 6 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 Final Game page

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