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Kansas City Royals vs Athletics · MLB

Kansas City Royals

54-74

9 – 7

Final

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Athletics

49-78

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City · Missouri

Summary

The Athletics came up just short, 9-7 against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in front of 11,579. The Royals scored seven times in the 8th. The Royals are now 54-74 and the Athletics 49-78.

Overview Player stats Standings

Overview

Starts: 11:40 PM UTC · Aug 19
Event: MLB USA
Ground: Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City · Missouri
Crowd: 11,579
Match officials: Alex Tosi (Home Plate Umpire), Cory Blaser (First Base Umpire), Jansen Visconti (Second Base Umpire), Andy Fletcher (Third Base Umpire)

On TV

Channels named for United States. The feed names none elsewhere.

USMLB.TVStreaming · National
USRoyals.TVStreaming · Home
USNBC Sports CATV · Away

Period by period

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
Royals	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	7		9
Athletics	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	7

Player stats

Kansas City Royals

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Nick Loftin 3B	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	.230	.322	.368
Isaac Collins LF	0-1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	.226	.325	.348
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	0-4	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	17	.284	.360	.455
Jac Caglianone RF	1-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	.279	.332	.495
John Rave RF	1-3	3	1	1	3	0	0	0	10	.207	.270	.431
Maikel Garcia 3B	2-5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	17	.266	.321	.379
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B	3-4	4	3	3	2	1	1	0	25	.243	.327	.367
Salvador Perez DH	1-3	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	13	.215	.261	.365
Carter Jensen C	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	15	.221	.303	.401
Tyler Tolbert SS	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	13	.313	.374	.458
Kyle Isbel CF	1-4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	9	.229	.279	.332
Team	11-33	33	9	11	9	1	6	2	144

Player	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Seth Lugo SP	6.0	9	5	5	3	0	96-60	4.71	96
Alex Lange RP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	10-8	5.98	10
Craig Kimbrel RP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	13-6	4.38	13
Steven Cruz RP	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	17-12	4.37	17
Team	9.0	11	7	7	6	1	136-86		136

Athletics

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Henry Bolte CF	2-5	5	2	2	1	0	1	18	.270	.341	.371
Jeff McNeil 2B	2-4	4	1	2	2	0	0	10	.264	.318	.362
Zack Gelof 3B	1-4	4	0	1	2	0	1	16	.273	.332	.488
Lawrence Butler RF	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	2	20	.214	.305	.355
Tommy White 1B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	13	.257	.283	.330
Carlos Cortes RF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	14	.255	.330	.404
Jonah Heim C	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	25	.210	.272	.390
Donovan Walton 2B	2-4	4	2	2	0	0	0	11	.280	.364	.434
Max Muncy 3B	2-4	4	2	2	2	1	1	9	.219	.288	.380
Team	11-37	37	7	11	7	1	6	136

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Jeffrey Springs SP	5.2	5	2	2	3	1	1	85-52	6.02	85
Scott Blewett RP	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	7-6	2.93	7
Elvis Alvarado RP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-6	4.50	10
Hayden Juenger RP	0.0	2	3	3	1	0	0	16-9	7.98	16
Drew Rom RP	1.0	3	4	4	2	0	0	26-12	7.00	26
Team	8.0	11	9	9	6	2	1	144-85		144

Standings

2026 American League West Standings
#	Team	W	L	PCT
1	Houston	81	81	.500
2	Texas	80	82	.494
3	Seattle	76	86	.469
4	Athletics	64	98	.395
5	Los Angeles	62	100	.383

2026 American League Central Standings
#	Team	W	L	PCT
1	Cleveland	85	77	.525
2	Chicago	84	78	.519
3	Minnesota	77	85	.475
4	Detroit	76	86	.469
5	Kansas City	69	93	.426

MLB table

#	Team	W	L	PCT
1	Rays	98	64	.605
2	Guardians	85	77	.525
3	Astros	81	81	.500
4	Yankees	93	68	.578
5	Red Sox	87	75	.537
6	White Sox	84	78	.519
7	Rangers	80	82	.494
8	Orioles	79	82	.491
···
13	Royals	69	93	.426
14	Athletics	64	98	.395

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