ATH 2, KC 6 | Aug 20, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, August 20, 2026•Kauffman Stadium•80°F, Sunny

ATH

Athletics

Royals

Final

WIN

Connor Thomas

LOSS

Gage Jump

The Royals defeated the Athletics 6-2.

★Salvador Perez3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Michael Massey3-for-4, 1 RBI

★Bobby Witt Jr.3-for-4, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 3: Isaac Collins singles on a line drive to left fielder Zack Gelof. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Salvador Perez scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd.

Weather: 80°F, SunnyWind: 3 mph, In From RFFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 2:58Att: 11,867Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Cory Blaser

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94.6%B

10 missed calls

+5.3% ATH

+0.24 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinATH Win

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

Game 824074 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Athletics

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Henry BolteCF	5	0	1	0	0	2	.269/.339/.367	108.4	.191	.176
Jeff McNeil1B	5	0	0	0	0	0	.261/.313/.357	91	.162	.152
Zack GelofLF	4	0	0	0	1	1	.269/.330/.481	97.5	.224	.256
Lawrence ButlerDH	3	1	2	0	1	0	.218/.309/.358	73.3	.393	.361
Max Muncy3B	2	1	0	0	2	1	.216/.292/.376	83	.014	.015
Carlos CortesRF	3	0	2	0	1	0	.260/.336/.407	101.1	.640	.609
Brian ServenC	4	0	1	1	0	2	.205/.225/.436	99	.398	.445
Donovan Walton2B	3	0	1	1	1	0	.281/.367/.438	100.9	.229	.220
Darell HernaizSS	3	0	1	0	1	0	.236/.317/.283	101.1	.411	.379
Bench
Gage JumpP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Taylor RashiP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	32	2	8	2	7	6	-	-	-	-

2B:Walton

TB:9

RBI:Walton; Serven

CS:Butler

GIDP:McNeil; Bolte

Team LOB:10

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Nick Loftin3B	4	0	1	1	1	1	.231/.323/.374	102.6	.511

Pitching

Athletics

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Gage JumpL	4.0	8	5	5	3	3	1	86-55	91.8	4.83
Taylor Rashi	2.0	3	1	1	2	1	0	43-25	86.7	7.94
Scott Blewett	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	26-16	89.7	2.60
Totals	8.0	13	6	6	5	6	1	155-96	-	-

IBB:Jump

Pitches-strikes:Jump 86-55; Rashi 43-25; Blewett 26-16

Groundouts-flyouts:Jump 5-4; Rashi 1-4; Blewett 2-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Randy Dobnak	4.0	6	0	0	4	4	0	96-57	87.3	1.58

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Bobby Witt Jr. homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 104.3 mph💣 402 ftLA: 31°

Bot 3 • KC

0-3

Isaac Collins singles on a line drive to left fielder Zack Gelof. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Salvador Perez scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd.

EV: 86.2 mph286 ftLA: 19°

Bot 4 • KC

0-4

Nick Loftin triples (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte, deflected by right fielder Carlos Cortes. Michael Massey scores.

EV: 102.6 mph231 ftLA: 10°

0-5

Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Henry Bolte. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. John Rave to 2nd.

EV: 96.4 mph37 ftLA: -2°

Top 5 • ATH

2-5

Donovan Walton grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Salvador Perez. Max Muncy scores. Carlos Cortes to 3rd. Brian Serven to 2nd.

EV: 69.6 mph3 ftLA: -47°

1-5

Brian Serven singles on a line drive to center fielder Tyler Tolbert. Lawrence Butler scores. Max Muncy to 3rd. Carlos Cortes to 2nd.

EV: 92.2 mph272 ftLA: 19°

Bot 5 • KC

2-6

Michael Massey doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Carlos Cortes. Isaac Collins scores.

EV: 102.4 mph308 ftLA: 21°

Inherited runners-scored:Thomas 3-1; Kimbrel 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Dobnak 96-57; Duran 23-8; Thomas 20-14; Kimbrel 12-7; Schreiber 13-9; Pearson 6-4

Groundouts-flyouts:Dobnak 4-2; Duran 1-0; Thomas 1-2; Kimbrel 0-2; Schreiber 1-2; Pearson 3-0

Bench
Maikel Garcia3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	.269/.324/.385	73.5	.957	.861
Randy DobnakP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Carlos DuranP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Connor ThomasP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Craig KimbrelP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
John SchreiberP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Nate PearsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-