The Kansas City Royals beat the Athletics 4-3 on Aug 18, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium.
Final · Kauffman Stadium
Top performers
- Jeff McNeil went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Athletics.
- Jack Perkins pitched 3.2 innings for the Athletics, allowing 0 earned runs with 4 strikeouts.
- Tyler Tolbert went 1-for-1 with 2 RBI for the Royals.
- Daniel Lynch IV pitched 4.0 innings for the Royals, allowing 1 earned run with 1 strikeouts.
Athletics box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff McNeil | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darell Hernaiz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy White | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Henry Bolte | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonah Heim | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lawrence Butler | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alika Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Walton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Max Muncy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Zack Gelof | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carlos Cortes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 31 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Perkins | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Brady Basso | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luis Medina | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Hogan Harris | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Alvarado | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 8.1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jac Caglianone | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Isbel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Massey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Loftin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Carter Jensen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Isaac Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Tolbert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 31 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lynch IV | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mason Black | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Before and after
- Athletics · 2026 season · Previous Aug 17, 2026: ATH 5, KC 9 · Next Aug 19, 2026: ATH 7, KC 9
- Royals · 2026 season · Previous Aug 17, 2026: ATH 5, KC 9 · Next Aug 19, 2026: ATH 7, KC 9