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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 6–2 on Thursday, August 20, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Athletics 2 64-98
at Kansas City Royals 6 69-93

Line score

Team
Athletics 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Kansas City Royals 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 6 13 0
  • W: Connor Thomas (1-1)
  • L: Gage Jump (5-8)

Home runs

  • Kansas City Royals: Bobby Witt Jr. (16)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Kansas City Royals Bobby Witt Jr. homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field. 0–1
Bottom 3rd Kansas City Royals Isaac Collins singles on a line drive to left fielder Zack Gelof. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Salvador Perez scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd. 0–3
Bottom 4th Kansas City Royals Nick Loftin triples (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte, deflected by right fielder Carlos Cortes. Michael Massey scores. 0–4
Bottom 4th Kansas City Royals Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Henry Bolte. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. John Rave to 2nd. 0–5
Top 5th Athletics Brian Serven singles on a line drive to center fielder Tyler Tolbert. Lawrence Butler scores. Max Muncy to 3rd. Carlos Cortes to 2nd. 1–5
Top 5th Athletics Donovan Walton grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Salvador Perez. Max Muncy scores. Carlos Cortes to 3rd. Brian Serven to 2nd. 2–5
Bottom 5th Kansas City Royals Michael Massey doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Carlos Cortes. Isaac Collins scores. 2–6

Box score

Athletics

Batter
Henry Bolte CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .269
Jeff McNeil 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .261
Zack Gelof LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .269
Lawrence Butler DH 3 1 2 0 1 0 .218
Max Muncy 3B 2 1 0 0 2 1 .216
Carlos Cortes RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .260
Brian Serven C 4 0 1 1 0 2 .205
Donovan Walton 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .281
Darell Hernaiz SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .236
Totals 32 2 8 2 7 6
Pitcher
Gage Jump (L, 5-8) 4.0 8 5 5 3 3 1 86 4.83
Taylor Rashi 2.0 3 1 1 2 1 0 43 7.94
Scott Blewett 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 26 2.60

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Nick Loftin 3B 4 0 1 1 1 1 .231
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 3 3 1 1 0 .288
Maikel Garcia 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .269
John Rave RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .194
Salvador Perez 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 .219
Vinnie Pasquantino DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 .244
Isaac Collins LF 3 1 1 2 1 1 .227
Tyler Tolbert CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .303
Michael Massey 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 .278
Luke Maile C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .200
Totals 35 6 13 6 5 6
Pitcher
Randy Dobnak 4.0 6 0 0 4 4 0 96 1.58
Carlos Duran 0.1 1 2 2 3 0 0 23 13.50
Connor Thomas (W, 1-1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 15.00
Craig Kimbrel 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.26
John Schreiber 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.52
Nate Pearson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.64

Game info

Weather
80 degrees, Sunny
Wind
3 mph, In From RF
First pitch
1:10 PM
Time of game
2:58
Attendance
11,867
Umpires
Home Plate: Cory Blaser, First Base: John Bacon, Second Base: Andy Fletcher, Third Base: Alex Tosi

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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