Athletics vs. Kansas City Royals

Aug 18, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

H. Harriswin: Kansas City Royals logo

C. Duran

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY – The Royals didn’t really have much going offensively throughout Tuesday night in a fairly quiet game overall. Their best opportunity came in the eighth inning with the bases loaded and two outs. Maikel Garcia’s hard-hit liner went directly to right fielder Lawrence Butler’s glove. When the opportunity...

Scoring Summary

ATHKC

1
Tommy White singles on a ground ball to left fielder Nick Loftin. Zack Gelof scores. Jeff McNeil out at home on the throw, left fielder Nick Loftin to catcher Carter Jensen. Jonah Heim to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]
10
6
Jeff McNeil singles on a line drive to left fielder Nick Loftin. Henry Bolte scores. Zack Gelof to 2nd. [1 run]
20
6
Max Muncy walks. Zack Gelof scores. Jeff McNeil to 3rd. Lawrence Butler to 2nd. [1 run]
30
7
Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Jac Caglianone scores. [1 run]
31
9
Tyler Tolbert singles on a ground ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes. John Rave scores. Michael Massey scores. Carter Jensen to 2nd. [2 runs]
33
9
Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a fly ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Carter Jensen scores. Tyler Tolbert to 2nd. [1 run]
34

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Henry BolteCF	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.267
2Zack GelofDH	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	.273
3Jeff McNeil1B	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.262
4Jonah HeimC	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.213
5Tommy White3B	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.267
6Lawrence ButlerRF	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	.211
7Max MuncyLF	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.213
Carlos CortesPH-LF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.259
8Alika Williams2B	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262
Donovan WaltonPH-2B	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	4	.273
9Darell HernaizSS	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.234

TOTAL	5	31	3	3	3	5	0	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Brady BassoLHP	2.1	2	0	0	1	0	32	3.91
Jack PerkinsRHP	3.2	1	0	0	4	1	53	6.96
Drew RomLHP	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	8	3.38
Luis MedinaRHP	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	24	3.51
Hogan HarrisLHP	0.2	3	3	2	0	1	30	3.79
Elvis AlvaradoRHP	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	2	4.62
TOTAL	8.1	9	4	3	6	5	149	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Nick LoftinLF	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	.232
Isaac CollinsPH-LF	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.226
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	3	0	1	1	1	0	.287
3Jac CaglianoneRF	2	4	1	0	1	0	1	.278
4Maikel Garcia3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	5	.264
5Vinnie Pasquantino1B	2	4	0	1	0	0	1	.236
6Salvador PerezDH	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	.214
John RavePR	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200
7Michael Massey2B	1	3	1	0	0	1	2	.272
8Carter JensenC	1	2	1	0	0	2	2	.220
9Kyle IsbelCF	0	3	0	0	1	0	2	.229
Tyler TolbertPH	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	.312
TOTAL	9	31	4	4	6	5	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	4.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	45	2.83
Mason BlackRHP	3.0	2	2	2	1	3	0	51	3.77
Alex LangeRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	6.10
Carlos DuranRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	12	0.00


TOTAL	9.0	5	3	3	3	5	0	119	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningATHKC

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Henry Bolte flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. [1 out]
00
WALK — Zack Gelof walks.
00
SINGLE — Jeff McNeil singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Zack Gelof to 2nd.
00
WALK — Jonah Heim walks. Zack Gelof to 3rd. Jeff McNeil to 2nd.
00
SINGLE — Tommy White singles on a ground ball to left fielder Nick Loftin. Zack Gelof scores. Jeff McNeil out at home on the throw, left fielder Nick Loftin to catcher Carter Jensen. Jonah Heim to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]
10
GROUNDOUT — Lawrence Butler grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Nick Loftin called out on strikes. [1 out]
10
LINEOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. lines out sharply to center fielder Henry Bolte. [2 outs]
10
LINEOUT — Jac Caglianone lines out sharply to shortstop Darell Hernaiz. [3 outs]
10

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9th inning

Team Stats

ATH

3Runs4

5Hits9

1Errors0

.161Batting Avg.290

31At Bats31

0Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs0

3Runs-Batted-In4

5Walks5

0Stolen Bases0

3Strikeouts6

6Left on Base8

5Total Bases11

Game Details

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 · 7:40 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 12,009 (31.7%)

weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: KC -158

over/under: 9