Athletics @ Kansas City Royals
8/17/2026, 7:40:00 PM ET · Kauffman Stadium
| Athletics | 5 |
| Kansas City Royals | 9 |
FINAL12,438 attendance
Athletics
49–75 · last 5: 2–3
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08-16 | vs TEX | W 5–2 | 7 |
| 08-15 | vs TEX | L 3–5 | 8 |
| 08-14 | vs TEX | W 8–3 | 11 |
| 08-12 | vs TB | L 4–8 | 12 |
| 08-11 | vs TB | L 4–12 | 16 |
Kansas City Royals
51–74 · last 5: 2–3
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08-16 | @ LAA | W 3–0 | 3 |
| 08-15 | @ LAA | L 0–1 | 1 |
| 08-14 | @ LAA | W 7–6 | 13 |
| 08-12 | @ LAD | L 2–4 | 6 |
| 08-11 | @ LAD | L 4–5 | 9 |
Pitch tracking
| Pitcher | Pitch | # | Velo | Spin | Str% | Whiff | BBE | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Thomas | Sinker | 3 | 91.9 | 2367 | 67% | 0 | 1 | 78.4 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 3 | 91.8 | 2389 | 67% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Cutter | 3 | 87.5 | 2819 | 100% | 1 | 1 | 99.5 | |
| Sweeper | 1 | 84.6 | 3047 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Changeup | 1 | 86.1 | 1312 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Hayden Juenger | Cutter | 8 | 91.7 | 2447 | 63% | 1 | 4 | 85.3 |
| Changeup | 7 | 88.7 | 2331 | 71% | 0 | 3 | 94.8 | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 6 | 94.9 | 2368 | 67% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| John Schreiber | 4-Seam Fastball | 4 | 94.2 | 2196 | 100% | 0 | 2 | 86.6 |
| Sweeper | 4 | 82.6 | 2593 | 75% | 0 | 1 | 71 | |
| Sinker | 1 | 93.6 | 2157 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Lucas Erceg | Sinker | 8 | 97.5 | 1943 | 50% | 0 | 0 | — |
| Slider | 2 | 85.5 | 2209 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2 | 95.9 | 2167 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 100.4 | |
| Changeup | 1 | 88.1 | 1733 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Cutter | 1 | 96.2 | 2366 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Mason Barnett | 4-Seam Fastball | 52 | 94.7 | 2141 | 60% | 3 | 9 | 95.2 |
| Changeup | 12 | 84.3 | 956 | 33% | 2 | 1 | 68.2 | |
| Slider | 8 | 87.3 | 2520 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 93.8 | |
| Sweeper | 6 | 83.8 | 2603 | 83% | 1 | 1 | 76.2 | |
| Curveball | 5 | 78 | 2681 | 20% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Michael Wacha | Changeup | 20 | 79.7 | 1473 | 90% | 5 | 4 | 87.8 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 17 | 92.4 | 2111 | 41% | 0 | 3 | 101.8 | |
| Cutter | 14 | 88.9 | 2120 | 71% | 1 | 3 | 87 | |
| Sinker | 12 | 92.2 | 2045 | 75% | 0 | 5 | 90.9 | |
| Curveball | 8 | 74.4 | 2318 | 50% | 1 | 2 | 97.3 | |
| Slider | 8 | 83.1 | 2093 | 13% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Nate Pearson | Slider | 7 | 89.8 | 2518 | 71% | 1 | 2 | 79.5 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 6 | 97.6 | 2292 | 33% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Sinker | 3 | 96.3 | 2196 | 67% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Changeup | 1 | 85.4 | 1652 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Curveball | 1 | 80.4 | 2630 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 98.1 | |
| Scott Blewett | Cutter | 12 | 88.8 | 2280 | 83% | 1 | 4 | 91.2 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 10 | 94.9 | 2275 | 70% | 0 | 1 | 97.6 | |
| Slider | 4 | 85.6 | 2248 | 75% | 2 | 0 | — | |
| Sinker | 1 | 94.2 | 2160 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Split-Finger | 1 | 86.3 | 1065 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 90.4 | |
| Seth Johnson | 4-Seam Fastball | 7 | 99 | 2391 | 71% | 1 | 0 | — |
| Slider | 5 | 88.4 | 2553 | 100% | 0 | 2 | 99.2 | |
| Sinker | 2 | 95.9 | 2021 | 100% | 0 | 2 | 96.2 | |
| Curveball | 1 | 84.3 | 2723 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Steven Cruz | 4-Seam Fastball | 6 | 98.4 | 2116 | 67% | 0 | 2 | 91.4 |
| Cutter | 2 | 94.7 | 2145 | 50% | 0 | 0 | — |