ATH 7, KC 9 | Aug 19, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, August 19, 2026•Kauffman Stadium•82°F, Clear

ATH

Athletics

Royals

Final

WIN

Craig Kimbrel

LOSS

Drew Rom

The Royals defeated the Athletics 9-7.

★John Rave3 RBI

★Vinnie Pasquantino3-for-4, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Max Muncy homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Donovan Walton scores.

Weather: 82°F, ClearWind: 2 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 2:29Att: 11,579Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Alex Tosi

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93.5%B

10 missed calls

+21.5% ATH

+0.40 runs ATH

Win Probability

KC WinATH Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATH	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	7	11	0
KC	0	0	0	1	0	1	0

Game 824076 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Athletics

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Henry BolteCF	5	2	2	1	0	1	.270/.341/.371	110	.285	.257
Jeff McNeil2B	4	1	2	2	0	0	.264/.318/.362	105.8	.475	.450
Zack GelofLF	4	0	1	2	0	1	.273/.332/.488	102.9	.218	.213
Lawrence ButlerRF	4	0	2	0	0	2	.214/.305/.355	104.9	.759	.699
Tommy White1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.257/.283/.330	104.1	.200	.233
Carlos CortesDH	4	0	0	0	0	1	.255/.330/.404	89.3	.312	.298
Jonah HeimC	4	0	0	0	0	0	.210/.272/.390	101.8	.253	.258
Donovan WaltonSS	4	2	2	0	0	0	.280/.364/.434	101.7	.295	.302
Max Muncy3B	4	2	2	2	0	1	.219/.288/.380	105.2	.687	.906
Bench
Jeffrey SpringsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Scott BlewettP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	37	7	11	7	0	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Muncy (9th off Cruz, 2 on, 2 out)

2B:McNeil

TB:15

RBI:Gelof 2; McNeil 2; Muncy 2; Bolte

SB:Gelof

Team LOB:3

Kansas City Royals

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Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Isaac CollinsLF	1	0	0	1	0	0	.226/.325/.348	102	.014

Pitching

Athletics

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jeffrey Springs	5.2	5	2	2	3	1	1	85-52	85.1	6.02
Scott BlewettH	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	7-6	91.2	2.93
Elvis AlvaradoH	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-6	96.9	4.50
Hayden Juenger	0.0	2	3	3	1	0	0	16-9	91.2	7.98
Drew RomLBS	1.0	3	4	4	2	0	0	26-12	89.3	7.00
Totals	8.0	11	9	9	6	2	1	144-85	-	-

HBP:Caglianone (by Springs)

IBB:Rom

Inherited runners-scored:Blewett 1-0; Rom 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Springs 85-52; Blewett 7-6; Alvarado 10-6; Juenger 16-9; Rom 26-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Springs 6-9; Blewett 0-0; Alvarado 1-2; Juenger 0-0; Rom 0-3

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Seth Lugo	6.0	9	5	5	0	3	0	96-60	85.4	4.71

Top 1 • ATH

2-0

Zack Gelof singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tyler Tolbert. Jeff McNeil scores.

EV: 102.9 mph69 ftLA: 3°

1-0

Jeff McNeil doubles (16) on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Henry Bolte scores.

EV: 105.8 mph86 ftLA: 3°

Bot 4 • KC

2-1

Salvador Perez doubles (18) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. Vinnie Pasquantino scores.

EV: 109.2 mph332 ftLA: 16°

Top 5 • ATH

5-1

Zack Gelof grounds into a force out, fielded by second baseman Nick Loftin. Henry Bolte scores. Jeff McNeil out at 2nd. Zack Gelof to 1st.

EV: 55.2 mph10 ftLA: -17°

4-1

Jeff McNeil singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Max Muncy scores. Henry Bolte to 3rd.

EV: 88.6 mph250 ftLA: 16°

3-1

Henry Bolte singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tyler Tolbert. Donovan Walton scores. Max Muncy to 3rd. Henry Bolte to 2nd.

EV: 104.0 mph31 ftLA: -4°

Bot 6 • KC

5-2

Vinnie Pasquantino homers (7) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 105.9 mph💣 427 ftLA: 24°

Bot 8 • KC

5-3

Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Maikel Garcia scores.

EV: 108.9 mph370 ftLA: 19°

5-4

Kyle Isbel singles on a ground ball to left fielder Zack Gelof. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Tyler Tolbert to 2nd.

EV: 101.1 mph16 ftLA: -8°

5-5

Isaac Collins out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Henry Bolte. Salvador Perez scores. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd. Kyle Isbel to 2nd.

EV: 102.0 mph399 ftLA: 23°

5-8

John Rave doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Tyler Tolbert scores. Kyle Isbel scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 106.5 mph203 ftLA: 10°

5-9

Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler. John Rave scores.

EV: 96.0 mph90 ftLA: 3°

Top 9 • ATH

7-9

Max Muncy homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Donovan Walton scores.

EV: 105.2 mph💣 414 ftLA: 24°

Bench
Nick Loftin2B	2	0	0	0	1	0	.230/.322/.368	79.7	.239	.230
Jac CaglianoneRF	1	0	1	0	0	0	.279/.332/.495	75.3	.360	.324
Seth LugoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Alex LangeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Craig KimbrelP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Steven CruzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-