Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Final Score

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AthleticsOAK

5–9

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Average

OAKKC

Batting

4.35

R/G

4.10

0.244

AVG

0.242

0.318

OBP

0.310

0.402

SLG

0.393

0.720

OPS

0.703

1.20

HR/G

1.01

8.30

H/G

8.11

149

126

Pitching

5.45

ERA

4.78

1.50

WHIP

1.41

8.61

K/9

7.59

4.02

BB/9

3.78

5.37

RA/G

4.66

0.269

OPP AVG

0.260

1051

925

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (KC)	Total	OAK ML	KC ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	9	+168	-181
FFanDuel	-1.5	9	+166	-180
BBetMGM	-1.5	9	+155	-190
CCaesars	-1.5	9	+165	-180
BBetOnline	-1.5	9	+164	-182
BBetRivers	-1.5	9	+160	-182
BBetus	-1.5	9	+158	-180
BBovada	-1.5	9	+160	-195
FFanatics	-1.5	9	+155	-190
LLowVig	-1.5	9	+164	-182
MMyBookie	-1.5	9	+152	-180

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Aug 17, 2026

11:40 PM UTC

Gametime weather

Overcast

Wind 4 mph

88°

Lineups

OAK

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
OAK	20th	30th
KC	23rd	26th

Matchup

OAKKC

49-75Record51-74
39.5%Win %40.8%
23-40Home record29-30
26-35Road record22-44
4-6Last 103-7
1Streak1
-174Run diff-111
17-16Division18-22
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
OAK	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	5
KC	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	—	9

Team Stats

OAKStatKC

5Runs9
8Hits13
1Errors0
3Home runs1
4RBI9
0Stolen bases1
4K (bat)6
6K (pit)4
4BB (pit)3

Player Stats

OAK — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Zack Gelof3B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jeff McNeil2B	4	1	1	1	1	0
Brian ServenC	4	1	1	1	2	0
Carlos CortesRF	4	1	1	0	0	0
Henry BolteCF	3	0	1	0	0	0
Tommy White3B	3	1	1	1	1	1
Alika WilliamsSS	3	0	0	0	0	0
Donovan Walton2B	3	1	1	0	0	1
Lawrence ButlerRF	3	0	1	0	0	1
Jonah HeimC	1	0	0	0	0	0

OAK — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Mason BarnettRP	2.2	7	6	6	4	2
Hayden JuengerRP	2.1	0	0	0	0	0
Scott BlewettRP	2.0	3	1	1	0	3
Seth JohnsonRP	1.0	3	2	2	0	1

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Carter JensenC	5	1	1	0	0	0
Maikel Garcia3B	5	1	2	0	1	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	5	1	3	0	2	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	4	3	1	3	1
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Kyle IsbelCF	3	1	1	0	1	1
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	0	0	0	1
Michael Massey2B	3	1	1	0	0	1
Salvador PerezDH	3	0	1	0	2	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Michael WachaSP	5.0	6	4	4	0	3
Steven CruzRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Nate PearsonRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
Connor ThomasRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
John SchreiberRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Lucas ErcegRP	0.0	1	1	1	2	0

Scoring Summary

90 events · 11 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
McNeil homered to right (375 feet).
1-0
Top
Bolte singled to left.
1-0
Top
Butler popped out to second.
1-0
Top
Gelof singled to left, Bolte to second.
1-0
Top
Cortes grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Gelof out at second.
1-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen struck out swinging.
1-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. walked.
1-0
Bottom
Caglianone singled to left, Witt Jr. to second.
1-0
Bottom
Caglianone to second on wild pitch by Barnett, Witt Jr. to third on wild pitch by Barnett.
1-0
Bottom
Garcia singled to right, Witt Jr. scored, Garcia to second, Caglianone to third.
1-1
Bottom
Pasquantino flied out to shortstop.
1-1
Bottom
Perez singled to center, Caglianone scored and Garcia scored.
1-3
Bottom
Massey walked, Perez to second.
1-3
Bottom
Collins grounded out to second.
1-3

Inning 2 Top

Top
White struck out swinging.
1-3
Top
Walton flied out to right.
1-3
Top
Williams popped out to second.
1-3

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Isbel walked.
1-3
Bottom
Jensen flied out to right.
1-3
Bottom
Isbel to second on wild pitch by Barnett.
1-3
Bottom
Witt Jr. homered to left center (390 feet), Isbel scored.
1-5
Bottom
Caglianone grounded out to second.
1-5
Bottom
Garcia reached on infield single to shortstop.
1-5
Bottom
Garcia caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
1-5

Inning 3 Top

Top
Serven flied out to center.
1-5
Top
McNeil grounded out to second.
1-5
Top
Bolte struck out swinging.
1-5

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Pasquantino grounded out to first.
1-5
Bottom
Perez struck out swinging.
1-5
Bottom
Massey singled to right.
1-5
Bottom
Collins walked, Massey to second.
1-5
Bottom
Isbel singled to center, Massey scored, Collins to third.
1-6
Bottom
Juenger relieved Barnett
1-6
Bottom
Jensen flied out to center.
1-6

Inning 4 Top

Top
Butler grounded out to second.
1-6
Top
Gelof struck out swinging.
1-6
Top
Cortes grounded out to second.
1-6

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Witt Jr. flied out to center.
1-6
Bottom
Caglianone lined out to right.
1-6
Bottom
Garcia flied out to center.
1-6

Inning 5 Top

Top
White homered to left center (401 feet).
2-6
Top
Walton doubled to left.
2-6
Top
Williams flied out to right, Walton to third.
2-6
Top
Serven homered to left (386 feet), Walton scored.
4-6
Top
McNeil grounded out to first.
4-6
Top
Bolte grounded out to second.
4-6

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Pasquantino flied out to right.
4-6
Bottom
Perez reached first base on catcher's interference. Kansas City Royals challenged: call on the field was overturned.
4-6
Bottom
Massey lined out to center.
4-6
Bottom
Collins grounded out to second.
4-6

Inning 6 Top

Top
Thomas relieved Wacha
4-6
Top
Butler reached on infield single to shortstop.
4-6
Top
Gelof struck out swinging.
4-6
Top
Cortes grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Butler out at second.
4-6

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Blewett relieved Juenger
4-6
Bottom
Isbel grounded out to first.
4-6
Bottom
Jensen flied out to center.
4-6
Bottom
Witt Jr. singled to left.
4-6
Bottom
Witt Jr. stole second.
4-6
Bottom
Caglianone singled to right, Witt Jr. scored.
4-7
Bottom
Garcia struck out swinging.
4-7

Inning 7 Top

Top
Schreiber relieved Thomas
4-7
Top
White grounded out to shortstop.
4-7
Top
Walton flied out to center.
4-7
Top
Williams grounded out to shortstop.
4-7

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Pasquantino doubled to left.
4-7
Bottom
Perez grounded out to shortstop.
4-7
Bottom
Massey struck out swinging.
4-7
Bottom
Collins struck out swinging.
4-7

Inning 8 Top

Top
Pearson relieved Schreiber
4-7
Top
Serven grounded out to third.
4-7
Top
McNeil flied out to center.
4-7
Top
Bolte hit by pitch.
4-7
Top
Butler walked, Bolte to second.
4-7
Top
Gelof grounded out to shortstop.
4-7

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Johnson relieved Blewett
4-7
Bottom
Isbel struck out looking.
4-7
Bottom
Jensen doubled to left.
4-7
Bottom
Witt Jr. doubled to left, Jensen scored.
4-8
Bottom
Caglianone singled to right, Witt Jr. scored.
4-9
Bottom
Garcia grounded into double play, third to second to first, Caglianone out at second.
4-9

Inning 9 Top

Top
Erceg relieved Pearson
4-9
Top
Cortes singled to center.
4-9
Top
Cortes to second on wild pitch by Erceg.
4-9
Top
White walked.
4-9
Top
Walton walked, White to second, Cortes to third. Kansas City Royals challenged: call on the field was upheld.
4-9
Top
Cruz relieved Erceg
4-9
Top
Heim hit for Williams
4-9
Top
Heim grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Cortes scored, Walton out at second, White to third.
5-9
Top
Serven grounded out to second.
5-9

Athletics vs Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Athletics 9-5 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Monday, August 17, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Odds

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