Kansas City Royals
August 17, 2026
Final
ATH
49-76
9
KC
52-74
| 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 | 2 | x | 9 | 13 | 0 |
W
Michael Wacha (6-8)
L
Mason Barnett (1-4)
SV
Steven Cruz (5)
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff McNeil 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .670 |
| Henry Bolte CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .268 | .713 |
| Lawrence Butler RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .210 | .654 |
| Zack Gelof DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .276 | .827 |
| Carlos Cortes LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .260 | .748 |
| Tommy White 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .642 |
| Donovan Walton 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .803 |
| Alika Williams SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 | .700 |
| Jonah Heim PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .215 | .676 |
| Brian Serven C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .679 |
BATTING
2B: Walton (11, Wacha).
HR: McNeil (6, 1st inning off Wacha, 0 on, 0 out); White (2, 5th inning off Wacha, 0 on, 0 out); Serven (3, 5th inning off Wacha, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Bolte; Butler, L; Cortes; Gelof; McNeil 4; Serven 4; Walton 2; White 4.
RBI: McNeil (40); Serven 2 (7); White (3).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Serven; Gelof.
GIDP: Cortes 2; Heim.
Team RISP: 1-for-6.
Team LOB: 4.
FIELDING
E: Serven (1, catcher interference).
DP: (White-Walton-McNeil).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Barnett | 2.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7.08 |
| Hayden Juenger | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.14 |
| Scott Blewett | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Seth Johnson | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.29 |
PITCHING
WP: Barnett 2; Erceg.
HBP: Bolte (by Pearson).
ABS Challenge: Walton (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Serven (Ball-Confirmed); Jensen 2 (Ball-Confirmed, Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: Barnett 83-45; Juenger 21-14; Blewett 28-22; Johnson, S 15-13; Wacha 79-49; Thomas 11-8; Schreiber 9-8; Pearson 18-10; Erceg 14-6; Cruz 8-5.
Groundouts-flyouts: Barnett 3-2; Juenger 1-4; Blewett 2-1; Johnson, S 1-0; Wacha 6-3; Thomas 1-0; Schreiber 2-1; Pearson 2-1; Erceg 0-0; Cruz 2-0.
Batters faced: Barnett 18; Juenger 8; Blewett 9; Johnson, S 5; Wacha 20; Thomas 3; Schreiber 3; Pearson 5; Erceg 3; Cruz 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Juenger 2-0; Cruz 3-1.
Umpires: HP: Jansen Visconti. 1B: Andy Fletcher. 2B: Alex Tosi. 3B: Cory Blaser.
Weather: 85 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 4 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 6:40 PM.
T: 2:45.
Att: 12,438.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.