ATH 3, KC 4 | Aug 18, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, August 18, 2026•Kauffman Stadium•86°F, Partly Cloudy

ATH

Athletics

Royals

Final

WIN

Carlos Duran

LOSS

Hogan Harris

The Royals edged the Athletics 4-3 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

Key Moment

Bot 9: Tyler Tolbert singles on a ground ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes. John Rave scores. Michael Massey scores. Carter Jensen to 2nd.

Weather: 86°F, Partly CloudyWind: 4 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 2:42Att: 12,009Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Andy Fletcher

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95.7%A

6 missed calls

+14.4% ATH

No run favor

Win Probability

KC WinATH Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATH	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	5	1
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Game 824075 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Athletics

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Henry BolteCF	4	1	1	0	0	0	.267/.340/.370	104.5	.245	.232
Zack GelofDH	2	2	0	0	2	0	.273/.333/.492	88	.020	.022
Jeff McNeil1B	4	0	2	1	0	0	.262/.316/.358	99	.537	.517
Jonah HeimC	3	0	0	0	1	0	.213/.276/.395	96.3	.159	.179
Tommy White3B	4	0	1	1	0	1	.267/.294/.343	106.2	.226	.205
Lawrence ButlerRF	3	0	1	0	1	1	.211/.303/.353	96.3	.275	.250
Carlos CortesLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.259/.335/.410	69.9	.039	.035
Donovan Walton2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.273/.361/.432	93.3	.043	.074
Darell HernaizSS	4	0	0	0	0	0	.234/.312/.282	99.7	.191	.174
Bench
Max MuncyLF	2	0	0	1	1	0	.213/.284/.362	102.9	.062	.107
Alika Williams2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.262/.300/.390
Totals	31	3	5	3	5	3	-	-	-	-

TB:5

RBI:White; McNeil; Muncy

Team LOB:6

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Isaac CollinsLF	1	0	0	0	1	0	.226/.326/.349	96.3	.331

Pitching

Athletics

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brady Basso	2.1	2	0	0	0	1	32-23	89.3	3.91
Jack Perkins	3.2	1	0	0	1	4	53-34	90.2	6.96
Drew RomH	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	8-6	90.9	3.38
Luis MedinaH	1.1	0	0	0	3	0	24-11	91.9	3.51
Hogan HarrisLBS	0.2	3	3	2	1	0	30-17	88.5	3.79
Elvis Alvarado	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	2-2	99.1	4.62
Totals	8.2	9	4	3	5	6	149-93	-	-

WP:Perkins; Medina

HBP:Jr. (by Perkins)

Inherited runners-scored:Perkins 1-0; Medina 1-0; Harris 2-0; Alvarado 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Basso 32-23; Perkins 53-34; Rom 8-6; Medina 24-11; Harris 30-17; Alvarado 2-2

Groundouts-flyouts:Basso 1-5; Perkins 2-2; Rom 0-0; Medina 3-0; Harris 0-2; Alvarado 0-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Daniel Lynch IV	4.0	2	1	1	2	1	0	45-27	89.2	2.83

Game Notes

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B5Replay review: Michael Massey challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Michael Massey walks.

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B8Replay review: Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Jac Caglianone singles on a ground ball to second baseman Donovan Walton. Isaac Collins to 3rd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.

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B9Salvador Perez reaches on catcher interference by Jonah Heim. Salvador Perez to 1st.

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B5Wild pitch by Jack Perkins

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B8Wild pitch by Luis Medina

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T9Wild pitch by Carlos Duran

Top 1 • ATH

1-0

Tommy White singles on a ground ball to left fielder Nick Loftin. Zack Gelof scores. Jeff McNeil out at home on the throw, left fielder Nick Loftin to catcher Carter Jensen. Jonah Heim to 2nd.

EV: 106.2 mph49 ftLA: -1°

Top 6 • ATH

3-0

Max Muncy walks. Zack Gelof scores. Jeff McNeil to 3rd. Lawrence Butler to 2nd.

2-0

Jeff McNeil singles on a line drive to left fielder Nick Loftin. Henry Bolte scores. Zack Gelof to 2nd.

EV: 92.0 mph215 ftLA: 12°

Bot 7 • KC

3-1

Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Jac Caglianone scores.

EV: 103.3 mph226 ftLA: 11°

Bot 9 • KC

3-3

Tyler Tolbert singles on a ground ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes. John Rave scores. Michael Massey scores. Carter Jensen to 2nd.

EV: 88.2 mph27 ftLA: -3°

3-4

Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a fly ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Carter Jensen scores. Tyler Tolbert to 2nd.

EV: 66.2 mph218 ftLA: 28°

Bench
Nick LoftinLF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.232/.321/.371	91.1	.029	.035
Salvador PerezDH	3	0	0	0	0	0	.214/.259/.363	96.5	.059	.100
Kyle IsbelCF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.229/.280/.333	90.1	.041	.042
Daniel Lynch IVP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Mason BlackP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Alex LangeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Carlos DuranP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-