Athletics @ Kansas City Royals

49-75, 26-35 Away

9th,0 outs

51-74, 29-30 Home


ATH
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	8	1
3	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	-	9	13	0

L. Erceg

0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

T. White

1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K

AthleticsTop 9th
- L. Erceg pitching for KC
  ATH
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  3
  Foul Ball
  Sinker 97
  2
  Foul Ball
  Sinker 97
  1
  Ball
  Slider 85
- Cortes to second on wild pitch by Erceg.
  4
  9
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- S. Johnson pitching for ATH
  ATH
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 8th
- N. Pearson pitching for KC
  ATH
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- S. Blewett pitching for ATH
  ATH
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 7th
- J. Schreiber pitching for KC
  ATH
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- S. Blewett pitching for ATH
  ATH
  KC
- Witt Jr. stole second.
  4
  6
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 6th
- C. Thomas pitching for KC
  ATH
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- H. Juenger pitching for ATH
  ATH
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
AthleticsTop 5th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  ATH
  KC
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- H. Juenger pitching for ATH
  ATH
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 4th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  ATH
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- H. Juenger pitching for ATH
  ATH
  KC
- M. Barnett pitching for ATH
  ATH
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 3rd
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  ATH
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- M. Barnett pitching for ATH
  ATH
  KC
- Garcia caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  1
  5
- Isbel to second on wild pitch by Barnett.
  1
  3
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 2nd
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  ATH
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- M. Barnett pitching for ATH
  ATH
  KC
- Caglianone to second on wild pitch by Barnett, Witt Jr. to third on wild pitch by Barnett.
  1
  0
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 1st
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  ATH
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
3 Foul Ball	Sinker	97
2 Foul Ball	Sinker	97
1 Ball	Slider	85

Regular Season Series

ATH leads 2-1

Royals
4
Athletics
1

Game 1

4/28

Royals
2
Athletics
5

Game 2

4/29

Royals
3
Athletics
6

Game 3

4/30

Athletics
Royals

Game 4

MLB.TV

Athletics
Royals

Game 5

8/18

MLB.TV

Athletics
Royals

Game 6

8/19

MLB.TV

Athletics
Royals

Game 7

8/20

MLB.TV

Kauffman Stadium

7:40 PM, August 17, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Current Weather

Kansas City, Missouri

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jansen Visconti
First Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher
Second Base Umpire - Alex Tosi
Third Base Umpire - Cory Blaser

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	63	62	.504	-	L2
Texas	61	64	.488	2	L1
Seattle	59	66	.472	4	W2
Athletics	49	75	.395	13.5	W1
Los Angeles	49	76	.392	14	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	65	58	.528	-	W3
Detroit	60	64	.484	5.5	L3
Minnesota	60	65	.480	6	L3
Cleveland	60	65	.480	6	L1
Kansas City	51	74	.408	15	W1

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