Kansas City Royals
12 - 17 .414
F
April 28, 2026, 9:40 PM
Sutter Health Park
Sutter Health Park
400 Ballpark Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95691
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Athletics
15 - 14 .517| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| ATH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
W: Nick Mears
(W, 2-1)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
L: Justin Sterner
(L, 1-3)
1.0 IP, 2 ER, 0 K, 0 BB
S: Lucas Erceg
(S, 7)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, K, BB
Top Performers
Civale
5.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 K, BB
Bubic
5.0 IP, ER, 6 K, 4 BB
Perez, S
2-5 | HR, RBI, R
Kansas City Royals Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maikel Garcia 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| 3 | Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| Michael Massey 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | |
| 4 | Salvador Perez C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 |
| 5 | Jac Caglianone RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 |
| 6 | Lane Thomas LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .236 |
| a- Carter Jensen PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | |
| Starling Marte LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | |
| 7 | Isaac Collins DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 |
| 8 | Nick Loftin 2B-1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| 9 | Kyle Isbel CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | .240 |
a-Struck out for Thomas, L in the 9th.
BATTING
2B Pasquantino (3, Civale).
3B Garcia, M (1, Civale).
HR Perez, S (5, 6th inning off Harris, H, 0 on, 1 out) Witt Jr. (2, 10th inning off Sterner, 2 on, 1 out).
TB Garcia, M 4 Isbel Pasquantino 2 Perez, S 5 Thomas, L Witt Jr. 4.
RBI Perez, S (10) Witt Jr. 3 (15).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Witt Jr. Perez, S Loftin.
Team RISP 2-for-6.
Team LOB 7.
BASERUNNING
SB Thomas, L (3, 2nd base off Civale/Langeliers) Witt Jr. (10, 2nd base off Civale/Langeliers).
CS Thomas, L (1, 3rd base by Barlow, S/Langeliers).
FIELDING
DP (Massey-Witt Jr.-Loftin).
Kansas City Royals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Bubic | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 96 | 58 | 38 | 3.74 |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4.50 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0.79 |
| Matt Strahm | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 4.22 |
| Nick Mears(W, 2-1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2.45 |
| Lucas Erceg(S, 7) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4.38 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 192 | 119 | 73 | 4.48 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
HBP Isbel (by Barlow, S) Cortes (by Bubic).
ABS Challenge Perez, S (Ball-Confirmed) McNeil (Strike-Confirmed) Kurtz (Strike-Confirmed) Butler, L (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes Bubic 96-58 Schreiber 13-8 Lynch IV 20-11 Strahm 26-17 Mears 14-11 Erceg 23-14 Civale 87-60 Harris, H 22-9 Barlow, S 11-7 Leiter Jr. 9-7 Perkins 12-8 Sterner 12-7.
Groundouts-flyouts Bubic 5-4 Schreiber 1-0 Lynch IV 1-2 Strahm 0-1 Mears 0-1 Erceg 1-0 Civale 4-4 Harris, H 1-0 Barlow, S 1-1 Leiter Jr. 0-0 Perkins 0-1 Sterner 1-1.
Batters faced Bubic 24 Schreiber 2 Lynch IV 4 Strahm 6 Mears 3 Erceg 5 Civale 20 Harris, H 5 Barlow, S 4 Leiter Jr. 3 Perkins 3 Sterner 5.
Inherited runners-scored Schreiber 1-0 Barlow, S 2-0.
Umpires HP: Sean Barber. 1B: John Libka. 2B: D.J. Reyburn. 3B: James Hoye.
Weather 74 degrees, Clear.
Wind 3 mph, In From LF.
First pitch 6:41 PM.
T 3:14.
Att 9,274.
Venue Sutter Health Park.
April 28, 2026