Athletics
49 - 76 .392
F
August 17, 2026, 7:40 PM
Kauffman Stadium
Kauffman Stadium
One Royal Way, Kansas City, MO, 64129
9
Kansas City Royals
52 - 74 .413| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| KAN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 0 |
W: Michael Wacha
(W, 6-8)
5.0 IP, 4 ER, 3 K, 0 BB
L: Mason Barnett
(L, 1-4)
2.2 IP, 6 ER, 2 K, 4 BB
S: Steven Cruz
(S, 5)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB
Top Performers
Witt Jr.
3-4 | HR, 2B, BB
Caglianone
3-5 | 2 RBI, R
White
1-3 | HR, BB, K
Athletics Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff McNeil 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| 2 | Henry Bolte CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 |
| 3 | Lawrence Butler RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .210 |
| 4 | Zack Gelof DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .276 |
| 5 | Carlos Cortes LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| 6 | Tommy White 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .267 |
| 7 | Donovan Walton 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .277 |
| 8 | Alika Williams SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| a- Jonah Heim PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 | |
| 9 | Brian Serven C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .244 |
a-Grounded into a double play for Williams in the 9th.
BATTING
2B Walton (11, Wacha).
HR McNeil (6, 1st inning off Wacha, 0 on, 0 out) White (2, 5th inning off Wacha, 0 on, 0 out) Serven (3, 5th inning off Wacha, 1 on, 1 out).
TB Bolte Butler, L Cortes Gelof McNeil 4 Serven 4 Walton 2 White 4.
RBI McNeil (40) Serven 2 (7) White (3).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Serven Gelof.
GIDP Cortes 2 Heim.
Team RISP 1-for-6.
Team LOB 4.
FIELDING
E Serven (1, catcher interference).
DP (White-Walton-McNeil).
Athletics Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Barnett(L, 1-4) | 2.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 83 | 45 | 38 | 7.08 |
| Hayden Juenger | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 6.14 |
| Scott Blewett | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 3.00 |
| Seth Johnson | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7.29 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 147 | 94 | 53 | 5.49 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Barnett 2 Erceg.
HBP Bolte (by Pearson).
ABS Challenge Walton (Strike-Overturned to Ball) Serven (Ball-Confirmed) Jensen 2 (Ball-Confirmed, Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Barnett 83-45 Juenger 21-14 Blewett 28-22 Johnson, S 15-13 Wacha 79-49 Thomas 11-8 Schreiber 9-8 Pearson 18-10 Erceg 14-6 Cruz 8-5.
Groundouts-flyouts Barnett 3-2 Juenger 1-4 Blewett 2-1 Johnson, S 1-0 Wacha 6-3 Thomas 1-0 Schreiber 2-1 Pearson 2-1 Erceg 0-0 Cruz 2-0.
Batters faced Barnett 18 Juenger 8 Blewett 9 Johnson, S 5 Wacha 20 Thomas 3 Schreiber 3 Pearson 5 Erceg 3 Cruz 2.
Inherited runners-scored Juenger 2-0 Cruz 3-1.
Umpires HP: Jansen Visconti. 1B: Andy Fletcher. 2B: Alex Tosi. 3B: Cory Blaser.
Weather 85 degrees, Clear.
Wind 4 mph, L To R.
First pitch 6:40 PM.
T 2:45.
Att 12,438.
Venue Kauffman Stadium.
August 17, 2026