ATH 6, KC 7 | Feb 27, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Friday, February 27, 2026•Surprise Stadium•88°F, Sunny

ATH

Athletics

Royals

Final

WIN

Daniel Lynch IV

LOSS

Brady Basso

SAVE

Dennis Colleran Jr.

The Royals edged the Athletics 7-6 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Max Muncy3 RBI

★Bobby Witt Jr.3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Nick Loftin doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Cade Marlowe. Connor Kaiser scores. Luca Tresh scores. Peyton Wilson to 3rd.

Weather: 88°F, SunnyWind: 3 mph, VariesFirst pitch: 8:05 PM UTCT: 2:43Att: 4,785Venue: Surprise Stadium

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94.7%B

9 missed calls

+13.3% ATH

No run favor

Win Probability

KC WinATH Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATH	2	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	6	12	0
KC	0	4	1	0	0	0	2

Game 831946 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Athletics

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Leo De VriesSS	2	0	2	0	0	0	.333/.400/.333	101	-	-
Euribiel AngelesDH	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	95.9	-	-
Bryan LavastidaC	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.200/.000	102	-	-
Cade MarloweLF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.222/.222/.222	104.9	-	-
Brett Harris3B	2	0	1	0	0	1	.333/.500/.500	89.4	-	-
Michael Stefanic2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.167/.000	93.8	-	-
Junior PerezCF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286/.375/.286	75.7	-	-
Tommy White1B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.571/.625/.571	-	-	-
Clark ElliottRF	1	0	1	0	0	0	.143/.250/.143	104.8	-	-
Bench
Jacob WilsonSS	3	1	1	2	0	1	.286/.286/.714	105.8	-	-
Tyler SoderstromDH	3	1	1	0	0	1	.400/.455/.400
Totals	37	6	12	6	4	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Wilson (4th off Estévez, 1 on, 1 out); Muncy (5th off Neris, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Muncy; Cortes; Harris

TB:21

RBI:Muncy 3; Hernaiz; Wilson 2

SB:Vries; Bolte

GIDP:Bolte; Clarke

Team LOB:8

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Kameron MisnerRF	1	0	0	0	1	0	.125/.364/.375	81.5	-

Pitching

Athletics

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jeffrey Springs	1.2	3	4	4	2	0	1	39-17	86.7	21.60
Geoff Hartlieb	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3-3	86.5	13.50
Michael Kelly	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	19-9	90.4	4.50
Jamie Arnold	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	18-8	91.5	0.00
Elvis AlvaradoH	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	23-14	94	0.00
Kenya HugginsH	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	8-6	91.8	0.00
Brady BassoLBS	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	0	23-13	89.8	9.00
Wander Suero	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14-9	85.7	4.50
Totals	8.0	10	7	7	7	5	1	147-79	-	-

HBP:Perez (by Arnold)

Inherited runners-scored:Huggins 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Springs 39-17; Hartlieb 3-3; Kelly 19-9; Arnold 18-8; Alvarado 23-14; Huggins 8-6; Basso 23-13; Suero 14-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Springs 2-3; Hartlieb 1-0; Kelly 0-2; Arnold 0-0; Alvarado 1-2; Huggins 1-0; Basso 1-2; Suero 1-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Bailey Falter	1.2	3	2	2	1	3	0	44-27	88.4	4.91

Top 1 • ATH

2-0

Max Muncy doubles (2) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Tyler Soderstrom scores. Austin Wynns scores.

EV: 105.4 mph378 ftLA: 22°

Bot 2 • KC

2-1

Josh Rojas grounds into a force out, first baseman Joey Meneses to shortstop Jacob Wilson. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Jonathan India to 3rd. Kyle Isbel out at 2nd. Josh Rojas to 1st.

EV: 100.1 mph56 ftLA: 1°

2-4

Bobby Witt Jr. homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Jonathan India scores. Josh Rojas scores.

EV: 103.4 mph💣 346 ftLA: 38°

Top 3 • ATH

3-4

Darell Hernaiz grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Carlos Cortes scores.

EV: 103.4 mph13 ftLA: -10°

Bot 3 • KC

3-5

Josh Rojas singles on a line drive to right fielder Henry Bolte. Jonathan India scores. Josh Rojas out at 2nd, catcher Austin Wynns to shortstop Jacob Wilson. Kyle Isbel to 3rd.

EV: 102.5 mph59 ftLA: 1°

Top 4 • ATH

5-5

Jacob Wilson homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Joey Meneses scores.

EV: 105.8 mph💣 429 ftLA: 26°

Top 5 • ATH

6-5

Max Muncy homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 109.8 mph💣 432 ftLA: 36°

Bot 7 • KC

6-7

Nick Loftin doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Cade Marlowe. Connor Kaiser scores. Luca Tresh scores. Peyton Wilson to 3rd.

EV: 87.5 mph204 ftLA: 14°

WP:Falter

Inherited runners-scored:Patteson 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Falter 44-27; Patteson 9-4; Mears 13-9; Estévez 16-10; Neris 12-6; Sanchez 15-7; IV 12-9; Zobac 16-11; Jr. 9-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Falter 0-2; Patteson 0-1; Mears 3-0; Estévez 1-2; Neris 1-1; Sanchez 1-0; IV 1-1; Zobac 2-0; Jr. 1-1

Bench
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	2	1	2	3	1	0	.462/.500/.923	107.2	-	-
Maikel Garcia3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.385/.429/.385	105.4	-	-
Salvador PerezC	2	0	0	0	0	0	.250/.308/.583	84.6	-	-
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	95.9	-	-
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	3	1	1	0	0	0	.231/.286/.308	104.1	-	-
Jonathan IndiaDH	1	2	0	0	2	1	.000/.400/.000	89.8	-	-
Kyle IsbelCF	2	0	2	0	1	0	.250/.400/.250	106	-	-
Josh Rojas2B	3	1	1	2	0	0	.400/.455/1.100	102.5	-	-
Drew WatersRF	2	0	1	0	0	0	.250/.333/.250	71.2	-	-
Bailey FalterP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hunter PattesonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Nick MearsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Carlos EstévezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Héctor NerisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Aaron SanchezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Daniel Lynch IVP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Steven ZobacP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Dennis Colleran Jr.P							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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