Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Final Score

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AthleticsOAK

2–6

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Average

OAKKC

Batting

4.37

R/G

4.18

0.244

AVG

0.245

0.318

OBP

0.313

0.402

SLG

0.395

0.719

OPS

0.708

1.20

HR/G

1.00

8.29

H/G

8.18

153

128

Pitching

5.50

ERA

4.79

1.51

WHIP

1.41

8.53

K/9

7.51

4.05

BB/9

3.76

5.41

RA/G

4.67

0.270

OPP AVG

0.259

1065

938

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (KC)	Total	OAK ML	KC ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	8	+116	-124
FFanDuel	-1.5	8.5	+118	-126
BBetMGM	-1.5	8	+110	-135
CCaesars	-1.5	8	+115	-125
BBetOnline	-1.5	8	+113	-125
BBetRivers	-1	8	+118	-136
BBetus	-1.5	8	+116	-127
BBovada	-1.5	8	+110	-132
FFanatics	-1.5	8	+110	-130
LLowVig	-1.5	8	+113	-125
MMyBookie	-1.5	8	+111	-130

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Aug 20, 2026

6:10 PM UTC

Gametime weather

Mainly clear

Wind 3 mph

79°

Lineups

OAK

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
OAK	20th	30th
KC	22nd	27th

Matchup

OAKKC

49-78Record54-74
38.6%Win %42.2%
23-40Home record32-30
26-38Road record22-44
3-7Last 105-5
-3Streak4
-181Run diff-104
17-16Division18-22
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

OAKStatKC

2Runs6
8Hits12
2Errors0
0Home runs1
2RBI6
0Stolen bases1
6K (bat)6
6K (pit)6
5BB (pit)7

Player Stats

OAK — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Henry BolteCF	5	0	1	0	0
Jeff McNeil2B	5	0	0	0	0
Zack Gelof3B	4	0	0	0	1
Brian ServenC	4	0	1	1	0
Carlos CortesRF	3	0	2	0	1
Darell HernaizSS	3	0	1	0	1
Donovan Walton2B	3	0	1	1	1
Lawrence ButlerRF	3	1	2	0	1
Max Muncy3B	2	1	0	0	2

OAK — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Gage JumpSP	4.0	8	5	5	3	3
Taylor RashiRP	2.0	3	1	1	2	1
Scott BlewettRP	2.0	1	0	0	0	2

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Salvador PerezDH	5	1	3	0	1	0
John RaveRF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Luke MaileC	4	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Loftin3B	4	0	1	0	1	1
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	3	2	1	1	1
Michael Massey2B	4	1	3	0	1	0
Isaac CollinsLF	3	1	1	0	2	1
Tyler TolbertSS	3	0	0	0	0	1
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	3	0	1	0	0	1
Maikel Garcia3B	1	0	1	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Randy DobnakSP	4.0	6	0	0	4	4
Connor ThomasRP	1.2	1	0	0	0	2
Nate PearsonRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Craig KimbrelRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
John SchreiberRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Carlos DuranSP	0.1	1	2	2	3	0

Scoring Summary

90 events · 7 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Bolte singled to center.
0-0
Top
McNeil grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, Bolte out at second.
0-0
Top
Gelof walked.
0-0
Top
Butler singled to left, Gelof to second.
0-0
Top
Muncy struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Loftin flied out to center.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. homered to left center (402 feet).
0-1
Bottom
Garcia doubled to left.
0-1
Bottom
Perez safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Hernaiz, Garcia out at home on runner's fielder's choice.
0-1
Bottom
Pasquantino popped out to shortstop.
0-1

Inning 2 Top

Top
Loftin at third base.
0-1
Top
Rave in right field.
0-1
Top
Cortes singled to left.
0-1
Top
Serven struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Walton walked, Cortes to second.
0-1
Top
Hernaiz reached on infield single to shortstop, Walton to second, Cortes to third.
0-1
Top
Bolte struck out looking.
0-1
Top
McNeil grounded out to first.
0-1

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Collins flied out to right.
0-1
Bottom
Tolbert walked.
0-1
Bottom
Tolbert stole second. Kansas City Royals challenged: call on the field was upheld.
0-1
Bottom
Massey grounded out to second, Tolbert to third.
0-1
Bottom
Maile struck out swinging.
0-1

Inning 3 Top

Top
Gelof flied out to left.
0-1
Top
Butler grounded out to shortstop.
0-1
Top
Muncy walked.
0-1
Top
Cortes singled to right, Muncy to second.
0-1
Top
Serven struck out swinging.
0-1

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Loftin grounded out to third.
0-1
Bottom
Witt Jr. singled to right.
0-1
Bottom
Rave struck out swinging.
0-1
Bottom
Perez singled to right, Witt Jr. to third.
0-1
Bottom
Pasquantino walked, Perez to second.
0-1
Bottom
Collins singled to left, Perez scored and Witt Jr. scored, Pasquantino to third.
0-3
Bottom
Tolbert lined out to center.
0-3

Inning 4 Top

Top
Walton doubled to right.
0-3
Top
Hernaiz walked.
0-3
Top
Bolte grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, Hernaiz out at second, Walton to third.
0-3
Top
McNeil popped out to shortstop.
0-3

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Massey singled to left.
0-3
Bottom
Maile struck out looking.
0-3
Bottom
Loftin tripled to center, Massey scored.
0-4
Bottom
Witt Jr. intentionally walked.
0-4
Bottom
Rave bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, Witt Jr. to second, Loftin out at home.
0-4
Bottom
Perez singled to center, Witt Jr. scored, Rave to second.
0-5
Bottom
Pasquantino grounded out to second.
0-5

Inning 5 Top

Top
Duran relieved Dobnak
0-5
Top
Gelof grounded out to third.
0-5
Top
Butler walked.
0-5
Top
Muncy walked, Butler to second.
0-5
Top
Cortes walked, Muncy to second, Butler to third.
0-5
Top
Serven singled to center, Butler scored, Cortes to second, Muncy to third.
1-5
Top
Thomas relieved Duran
1-5
Top
Walton grounded out to second, Muncy scored, Serven to second, Cortes to third.
2-5
Top
Hernaiz lined out to second.
2-5

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Rashi relieved Jump
2-5
Bottom
Collins walked.
2-5
Bottom
Tolbert flied out to right.
2-5
Bottom
Massey doubled to right, Collins scored.
2-6
Bottom
Maile lined out to center.
2-6
Bottom
Loftin walked.
2-6
Bottom
Witt Jr. lined out to center.
2-6

Inning 6 Top

Top
Bolte struck out swinging.
2-6
Top
McNeil fouled out to third.
2-6
Top
Gelof struck out swinging.
2-6

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Rave grounded out to second.
2-6
Bottom
Perez singled to left.
2-6
Bottom
Pasquantino singled to center, Perez to second.
2-6
Bottom
Collins struck out swinging.
2-6
Bottom
Tolbert flied out to center.
2-6

Inning 7 Top

Top
Butler singled to left.
2-6
Top
Kimbrel relieved Thomas
2-6
Top
Muncy flied out to second.
2-6
Top
Cortes flied out to left.
2-6
Top
Butler caught stealing second, catcher to second.
2-6

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Blewett relieved Rashi
2-6
Bottom
Massey singled to right.
2-6
Bottom
Maile grounded into double play, third to second to first, Massey out at second.
2-6
Bottom
Loftin struck out looking.
2-6

Inning 8 Top

Top
Schreiber relieved Kimbrel
2-6
Top
Serven lined out to center.
2-6
Top
Walton flied out to right.
2-6
Top
Hernaiz grounded out to third.
2-6

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Witt Jr. safe at first on fielding error by third baseman Muncy.
2-6
Bottom
Rave struck out swinging.
2-6
Bottom
Perez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Witt Jr. out at second.
2-6

Inning 9 Top

Top
Pearson relieved Schreiber
2-6
Top
Bolte grounded out to third.
2-6
Top
McNeil grounded out to second.
2-6
Top
Gelof grounded out to third.
2-6

Athletics vs Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Athletics 6-2 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Thursday, August 20, 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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