ATH 5, KC 9 | Aug 17, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Monday, August 17, 2026•Kauffman Stadium•85°F, Clear

ATH

Athletics

Royals

Final

WIN

Michael Wacha

LOSS

Mason Barnett

SAVE

Steven Cruz

The Royals defeated the Athletics 9-5.

★Jac Caglianone3-for-5, 2 RBI

★Bobby Witt Jr.3-for-4, 3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (26) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Carter Jensen scores.

Weather: 85°F, ClearWind: 4 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 2:45Att: 12,438Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Jansen Visconti

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94.0%B

9 missed calls

+12.9% 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	3	0	0	0	1	5	8	1
KC	3	2	1	0	0	1	0

Game 824077 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Athletics

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jeff McNeil1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	.259/.314/.356	102.1	.338	.546
Henry BolteCF	3	0	1	0	0	1	.268/.341/.372	99.7	.531	.484
Lawrence ButlerRF	3	0	1	0	1	0	.210/.301/.353	99.5	.373	.350
Zack GelofDH	4	0	1	0	0	2	.276/.331/.496	103.5	.367	.375
Carlos CortesLF	4	1	1	0	0	0	.260/.336/.412	100.4	.221	.210
Tommy White3B	3	1	1	1	1	1	.267/.295/.347	103.3	.458	.710
Donovan Walton2B	3	1	1	0	1	0	.277/.365/.438	98.9	.159	.272
Jonah HeimPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.215/.276/.400	88.1	.264	.288
Brian ServenC	4	1	1	2	0	0	.200/.222/.457	100.6	.246	.301
Bench
Alika WilliamsSS	3	0	0	0	0	0	.266/.304/.396	95	.113	.151
Mason BarnettP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	32	5	8	4	3	4	-	-	-	-

HR:McNeil (1st off Wacha, 0 on, 0 out); White (5th off Wacha, 0 on, 0 out); Serven (5th off Wacha, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Walton

TB:18

RBI:White; McNeil; Serven 2

GIDP:Heim; Cortes 2

Team LOB:4

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carter JensenC	5	1	1	0	0	1	.219/.297/.401	101.5	.222

Pitching

Athletics

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Mason BarnettL	2.2	7	6	6	4	2	1	83-45	90.7	7.08
Hayden Juenger	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21-14	91.6	6.14
Scott Blewett	2.0	3	1	1	0	3	0	28-22	90.6	3.00
Seth Johnson	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	15-13	94.1	7.29
Totals	8.0	13	9	9	4	6	1	147-94	-	-

WP:Barnett 2

Inherited runners-scored:Juenger 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Barnett 83-45; Juenger 21-14; Blewett 28-22; Johnson 15-13

Groundouts-flyouts:Barnett 3-2; Juenger 1-6; Blewett 2-1; Johnson 1-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael WachaW	5.0	6	4	4	0	3	3	79-49	85.8	3.58

Game Notes

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B5Replay review: Royals challenged (hit by pitch), call on the field was overturned: Salvador Perez reaches on catcher interference by Brian Serven. Salvador Perez to 1st.

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B5Royals challenged (hit by pitch), call on the field was overturned: Salvador Perez reaches on catcher interference by Brian Serven. Salvador Perez to 1st.

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T9Replay review: Carter Jensen challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Donovan Walton walks. Carlos Cortes to 3rd. Tommy White to 2nd.

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B1Wild pitch by Mason Barnett

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B2Wild pitch by Mason Barnett

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T9Wild pitch by Lucas Erceg

Top 1 • ATH

1-0

Jeff McNeil homers (6) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 102.1 mph💣 375 ftLA: 29°

Bot 1 • KC

1-1

Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. Maikel Garcia to 2nd.

EV: 91.4 mph240 ftLA: 13°

1-3

Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. Jac Caglianone scores. Maikel Garcia scores.

EV: 76.2 mph223 ftLA: 19°

Bot 2 • KC

1-5

Bobby Witt Jr. homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. Kyle Isbel scores.

EV: 106.6 mph💣 390 ftLA: 22°

Bot 3 • KC

1-6

Kyle Isbel singles on a line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. Michael Massey scores. Isaac Collins to 3rd.

EV: 90.1 mph273 ftLA: 16°

Top 5 • ATH

4-6

Brian Serven homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Donovan Walton scores.

EV: 98.3 mph💣 386 ftLA: 34°

2-6

Tommy White homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 103.3 mph💣 401 ftLA: 24°

Bot 6 • KC

4-7

Jac Caglianone singles on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 85.1 mph205 ftLA: 13°

Bot 8 • KC

4-8

Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (26) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Carter Jensen scores.

EV: 107.3 mph321 ftLA: 13°

4-9

Jac Caglianone singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 96.9 mph103 ftLA: 5°

Top 9 • ATH

5-9

Jonah Heim grounds into a double play, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Carlos Cortes scores. Tommy White to 3rd. Donovan Walton out at 2nd. Jonah Heim out at 1st.

EV: 88.1 mph36 ftLA: -1°

WP:Erceg

HBP:Bolte (by Pearson)

Inherited runners-scored:Cruz 3-1

Pitches-strikes:Wacha 79-49; Thomas 11-8; Schreiber 9-8; Pearson 18-10; Erceg 14-6; Cruz 8-5

Groundouts-flyouts:Wacha 6-5; Thomas 1-0; Schreiber 2-1; Pearson 2-1; Erceg 0-0; Cruz 2-0

Bench
Michael WachaP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Connor ThomasP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
John SchreiberP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Nate PearsonP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Lucas ErcegP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Steven CruzP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-