Athletics vs Kansas City Royals

Aug 18, 2026

7:40 PM (Eastern Time)

MLB

Final

Athletics

Kansas City Royals

Box Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Athletics	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	5	1
Kansas City Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	4	9	0

Hits ATH 5 · KC 9

Errors ATH 1 · KC 0

Away Batting

Athletics

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
CFHenry Bolte	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.267
DHZack Gelof	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	.273
1BJeff McNeil	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	.262
CJonah Heim	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.213
3BTommy White	4	0	1	1	0	1	2	.267
RFLawrence Butler	3	0	1	0	1	1	2	.211
LFMax Muncy	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	.213
LFCarlos Cortes	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.259
2BAlika Williams	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262
2BDonovan Walton	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	.273
SSDarell Hernaiz	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.234
Totals	31	3	5	3	5	3	12	—

Away Pitching

Athletics

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P‑S	ERA
Brady Basso	2.1	2	0	0	0	1	32-23	3.91
Jack Perkins	3.2	1	0	0	1	4	53-34	6.96
Drew Rom (H, 3)	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	8-6	3.38
Luis Medina (H, 7)	1.1	0	0	0	3	0	24-11	3.51
Hogan Harris (L, 3-2)(BS, 6)	0.2	3	3	2	1	0	30-17	3.79
Elvis Alvarado	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	2-2	4.62
Totals	8.2	9	4	3	5	6	—	—

Home Batting

Kansas City Royals

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
LFNick Loftin	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.232
LFIsaac Collins	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	.226
SSBobby Witt Jr.	3	0	1	1	1	1	0	.287
RFJac Caglianone 2B	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.278
3BMaikel Garcia	4	0	1	0	0	1	5	.264
1BVinnie Pasquantino 2B	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	.236
DHSalvador Perez	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.214
PRJohn Rave	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200
2BMichael Massey	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	.272
CCarter Jensen	2	1	1	0	2	0	2	.220
CFKyle Isbel	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.229
PHTyler Tolbert	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	.312
Totals	31	4	9	4	5	6	18	—

Home Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P‑S	ERA
Daniel Lynch IV	4.0	2	1	1	2	1	45-27	2.83
Mason Black	3.0	2	2	2	3	1	51-30	3.77
Alex Lange	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	11-9	6.10
Carlos Duran (W, 1-0)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	12-8	0.00
Totals	9.0	5	3	3	5	3	—	—

Scoring Plays

Inn	Score (A-H)	Play
T1	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.
T6	2–0	Jeff McNeil singles on a line drive to left fielder Nick Loftin. Henry Bolte scores. Zack Gelof to 2nd.
T6	3–0	Max Muncy walks. Zack Gelof scores. Jeff McNeil to 3rd. Lawrence Butler to 2nd.
B7	3–1	Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Jac Caglianone scores.
B9	3–3	Tyler Tolbert singles on a ground ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes. John Rave scores. Michael Massey scores. Carter Jensen to 2nd.
B9	3–4	Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a fly ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Carter Jensen scores. Tyler Tolbert to 2nd.

Game Details

Kauffman Stadium

Probable Starting Pitchers

Brady Basso

Athletics Away

ERA

0.00

WHIP

1.286

K/9

11.57

BB/9

3.86

2.3

Last 3 Starts ERA 5.06 WHIP —

Daniel Lynch IV

Kansas City Royals Home

ERA

13.50

WHIP

2.000

K/9

11.25

BB/9

4.50

4.0

Last 3 Starts ERA 2.67 WHIP —

Betting Odds

Team	Moneyline	Run Line	Total
Athletics	+143	+1.5 (-150)	O 9 (-108)
Kansas City Royals	-156	-1.5 (+135)	U 9 (-104)

Closing line · Aug 18

Weather & Conditions

Temp88°F

Wind 6 mphSE · crossL

Gusts8 mph

Humidity55%

Precip10%

SkyPartially cloudy

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