Athletics @ Kansas City Royals

49-79, 26-39 Away

Final

55-74, 33-30 Home


ATH
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	2
1	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	-	6	12	0

C. Thomas1-1

1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

G. Jump5-8

4.0 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 3 K, 3 BB

AthleticsTop 1st
- R. Dobnak pitching for KC
  ATH
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Sinker 90
  2
  Foul Ball
  Sinker 90
  3
  Strike Swinging
  Sinker 90
  4
  Ball
  Changeup 84
  5
  Single
  Sinker 91
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- G. Jump pitching for ATH
  ATH
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
AthleticsTop 2nd
- R. Dobnak pitching for KC
  ATH
  KC
- Loftin at third base.
  0
  1
- Rave in right field.
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- G. Jump pitching for ATH
  ATH
  KC
- Tolbert stole second. Kansas City Royals challenged: call on the field was upheld.
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 3rd
- R. Dobnak pitching for KC
  ATH
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- G. Jump pitching for ATH
  ATH
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 4th
- R. Dobnak pitching for KC
  ATH
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- G. Jump pitching for ATH
  ATH
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 5th
- C. Duran pitching for KC
  ATH
  KC
- C. Thomas pitching for KC
  ATH
  KC
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- T. Rashi pitching for ATH
  ATH
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 6th
- C. Thomas pitching for KC
  ATH
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- T. Rashi pitching for ATH
  ATH
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 7th
- C. Thomas pitching for KC
  ATH
  KC
- C. Kimbrel pitching for KC
  ATH
  KC
- Butler caught stealing second, catcher to second.
  2
  6
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- S. Blewett pitching for ATH
  ATH
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 8th
- J. Schreiber pitching for KC
  ATH
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- S. Blewett pitching for ATH
  ATH
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
AthleticsTop 9th
- N. Pearson pitching for KC
  ATH
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Sinker	90
2 Foul Ball	Sinker	90
3 Strike Swinging	Sinker	90
4 Ball	Changeup	84
5 Single	Sinker	91

Royals roll at home, top the Athletics 6-2

1:05

Nick Loftin hits an RBI triple

0:35

Isaac Collins hits an RBI single

0:32

Athletics
5
Royals
9

Game 1

18/8

Athletics
3
Royals
4

Game 2

19/8

Athletics
7
Royals
9

Game 3

20/8

Athletics
2
Royals
6

Game 4

21/8

Kauffman Stadium

2:10 AM, 21 August 2026

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 11,867

Game Time:2:58

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Cory Blaser
First Base Umpire - John Bacon
Second Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher
Third Base Umpire - Alex Tosi

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	64	63	.504	-	W1
Texas	62	65	.488	2	L1
Seattle	60	68	.469	4.5	L1
Los Angeles	50	77	.394	14	L1
Athletics	49	79	.383	15.5	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	66	61	.520	-	L1
Minnesota	63	65	.492	3.5	W3
Cleveland	62	66	.484	4.5	W1
Detroit	61	66	.480	5	L2
Kansas City	55	74	.426	12	W5

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Royals' Maikel Garcia likely headed back to the IL with hamstring strain

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Nationals' Abrams day-to-day after spraining ankle on slide

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