Kansas City Royals
August 18, 2026
Final
ATH
49-77
4
KC
53-74
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
W
Carlos Duran (1-0)
L
Hogan Harris (3-2)
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Bolte CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .710 |
| Zack Gelof DH | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .825 |
| Jeff McNeil 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .674 |
| Jonah Heim C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .213 | .671 |
| Tommy White 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .267 | .637 |
| Lawrence Butler RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .211 | .656 |
| Max Muncy LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .646 |
| Carlos Cortes LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .745 |
| Alika Williams 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .690 |
| Donovan Walton 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .273 | .793 |
| Darell Hernaiz SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 | .594 |
BATTING
TB: Bolte; Butler, L; McNeil 2; White.
RBI: McNeil (41); Muncy (22); White (4).
2-out RBI: Muncy.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Walton 2; Hernaiz; Butler, L.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING
E: Heim (4, catcher interference).
DP: 3 (Hernaiz-Williams-McNeil; Williams-Hernaiz-McNeil; Medina-Hernaiz-McNeil).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Basso | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.91 |
| Jack Perkins | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.96 |
| Drew Rom | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 |
| Luis Medina | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.51 |
| Hogan Harris | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.79 |
| Elvis Alvarado | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.62 |
PITCHING
WP: Perkins; Medina; Duran, C.
HBP: Witt Jr. (by Perkins).
ABS Challenge: Garcia, M (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Massey (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Jensen (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Heim 2 (Ball-Confirmed, Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: Basso 32-23; Perkins 53-34; Rom 8-6; Medina 24-11; Harris, H 30-17; Alvarado 2-2; Lynch IV 45-27; Black 51-30; Lange 11-9; Duran, C 12-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Basso 1-3; Perkins 2-2; Rom 0-0; Medina 3-0; Harris, H 0-1; Alvarado 0-0; Lynch IV 4-4; Black 5-2; Lange 2-0; Duran, C 2-0.
Batters faced: Basso 9; Perkins 11; Rom 3; Medina 6; Harris, H 7; Alvarado 2; Lynch IV 15; Black 14; Lange 3; Duran, C 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Perkins 1-0; Medina 1-0; Harris, H 2-0; Alvarado 2-1.
Ejections: Athletics manager Mark Kotsay ejected by 1B umpire Alex Tosi (9th).
Umpires: HP: Andy Fletcher. 1B: Alex Tosi. 2B: Cory Blaser. 3B: Jansen Visconti.
Weather: 86 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 6:40 PM.
T: 2:42.
Att: 12,009.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.