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Athletics at Kansas City Royals

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Regular Season Final

Final score

The Kansas City Royals beat the Athletics 9–5 on Monday, August 17, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Athletics 5 64-98
at Kansas City Royals 9 69-93

Line score

Team
Athletics 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 5 8 1
Kansas City Royals 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 9 13 0
  • W: Michael Wacha (6-8)
  • L: Mason Barnett (1-4)
  • S: Steven Cruz

Home runs

  • Athletics: Jeff McNeil (6), Tommy White (2), Brian Serven (3)
  • Kansas City Royals: Bobby Witt Jr. (15)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Athletics Jeff McNeil homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. 1–0
Bottom 1st Kansas City Royals Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. Maikel Garcia to 2nd. 1–1
Bottom 1st Kansas City Royals Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. Jac Caglianone scores. Maikel Garcia scores. 1–3
Bottom 2nd Kansas City Royals Bobby Witt Jr. homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. Kyle Isbel scores. 1–5
Bottom 3rd Kansas City Royals Kyle Isbel singles on a line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. Michael Massey scores. Isaac Collins to 3rd. 1–6
Top 5th Athletics Tommy White homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. 2–6
Top 5th Athletics Brian Serven homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Donovan Walton scores. 4–6
Bottom 6th Kansas City Royals Jac Caglianone singles on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. 4–7
Bottom 8th Kansas City Royals Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (26) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Carter Jensen scores. 4–8
Bottom 8th Kansas City Royals Jac Caglianone singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. 4–9
Top 9th Athletics Jonah Heim grounds into a double play, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Carlos Cortes scores. Tommy White to 3rd. Donovan Walton out at 2nd. Jonah Heim out at 1st. 5–9

Box score

Athletics

Batter
Jeff McNeil 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .259
Henry Bolte CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .268
Lawrence Butler RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .210
Zack Gelof DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 .276
Carlos Cortes LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .260
Tommy White 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .267
Donovan Walton 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .277
Alika Williams SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .266
Jonah Heim PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .215
Brian Serven C 4 1 1 2 0 0 .200
Totals 32 5 8 4 3 4
Pitcher
Mason Barnett (L, 1-4) 2.2 7 6 6 4 2 1 83 7.08
Hayden Juenger 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 6.14
Scott Blewett 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 28 3.00
Seth Johnson 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 15 7.29

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen C 5 1 1 0 0 1 .219
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 4 3 3 1 0 .286
Jac Caglianone RF 5 1 3 2 0 0 .276
Maikel Garcia 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .264
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .232
Salvador Perez DH 3 0 1 2 0 1 .215
Michael Massey 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .272
Isaac Collins LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .227
Kyle Isbel CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .232
Totals 35 9 13 9 4 6
Pitcher
Michael Wacha (W, 6-8) 5.0 6 4 4 0 3 3 79 3.58
Connor Thomas (H, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 18.41
John Schreiber (H, 12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.60
Nate Pearson (H, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 2.73
Lucas Erceg 0.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 14 6.23
Steven Cruz (S, 5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.08

Game info

Weather
85 degrees, Clear
Wind
4 mph, L To R
First pitch
6:40 PM
Time of game
2:45
Attendance
12,438
Umpires
Home Plate: Jansen Visconti, First Base: Andy Fletcher, Second Base: Alex Tosi, Third Base: Cory Blaser

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

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Matchup Status Details
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San Diego Padres 1 at New York Mets 2 Final Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 1 at Boston Red Sox 11 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 2 at Minnesota Twins 4 Final Game page
Chicago White Sox 5 at Chicago Cubs 7 Final (10) Game page
Los Angeles Dodgers 11 at Colorado Rockies 5 Final Game page

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