Athletics @ Kansas City Royals
8/19/2026, 7:40:00 PM ET · Kauffman Stadium
| Athletics | 7 |
| Kansas City Royals | 9 |
FINAL11,579 attendance
Athletics
49–77 · last 5: 2–3
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08-18 | @ KC | L 3–4 | 7 |
| 08-17 | @ KC | L 5–9 | 14 |
| 08-16 | vs TEX | W 5–2 | 7 |
| 08-15 | vs TEX | L 3–5 | 8 |
| 08-14 | vs TEX | W 8–3 | 11 |
Kansas City Royals
53–74 · last 5: 4–1
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08-18 | vs ATH | W 4–3 | 7 |
| 08-17 | vs ATH | W 9–5 | 14 |
| 08-16 | @ LAA | W 3–0 | 3 |
| 08-15 | @ LAA | L 0–1 | 1 |
| 08-14 | @ LAA | W 7–6 | 13 |
Pitch tracking
| Pitcher | Pitch | # | Velo | Spin | Str% | Whiff | BBE | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lange | Slider | 5 | 87.4 | 2299 | 80% | 3 | 0 | — |
| Sinker | 3 | 95.3 | 2150 | 67% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Changeup | 2 | 90.6 | 1950 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 82.7 | |
| Craig Kimbrel | 4-Seam Fastball | 9 | 93.7 | 2275 | 56% | 1 | 2 | 101.7 |
| Sweeper | 2 | 85.5 | 2543 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Changeup | 1 | 89.2 | 1699 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Knuckle Curve | 1 | 84 | 2524 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Drew Rom | 4-Seam Fastball | 15 | 90.8 | 2275 | 67% | 0 | 5 | 103.5 |
| Sinker | 6 | 91.3 | 2256 | 33% | 0 | 1 | 101.1 | |
| Sweeper | 4 | 81.3 | 2544 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Split-Finger | 1 | 86.7 | 1404 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Elvis Alvarado | Sinker | 8 | 97.8 | 2398 | 63% | 0 | 2 | 84 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1 | 98.4 | 2485 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 88.7 | |
| Slider | 1 | 88.2 | 2063 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Hayden Juenger | Cutter | 8 | 90.8 | 2324 | 88% | 0 | 2 | 96.5 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 4 | 95.2 | 2337 | 25% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Slider | 2 | 87.1 | 2348 | 50% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Changeup | 2 | 89.2 | 2402 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Jeffrey Springs | 4-Seam Fastball | 35 | 90.5 | 2094 | 63% | 1 | 7 | 90.7 |
| Changeup | 26 | 78.5 | 1352 | 62% | 4 | 8 | 76.4 | |
| Slider | 18 | 84.7 | 2230 | 61% | 1 | 4 | 88.8 | |
| Cutter | 3 | 86.9 | 2177 | 67% | 0 | 1 | 78.9 | |
| Sweeper | 3 | 79.6 | 2166 | 33% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Scott Blewett | Cutter | 3 | 89 | 2269 | 100% | 1 | 0 | — |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2 | 95.4 | 2363 | 50% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Slider | 1 | 85.5 | 2221 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Sinker | 1 | 95.3 | 2290 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 102 | |
| Seth Lugo | Sweeper | 18 | 80 | 2910 | 78% | 0 | 5 | 81.9 |
| Sinker | 15 | 92.1 | 2356 | 60% | 0 | 7 | 91.6 | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 15 | 91.9 | 2316 | 67% | 2 | 4 | 92.1 | |
| Cutter | 13 | 89.8 | 2314 | 62% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Curveball | 13 | 77.6 | 3173 | 62% | 2 | 3 | 81.2 | |
| Changeup | 12 | 85.8 | 1684 | 50% | 1 | 3 | 90.9 | |
| Slider | 7 | 83.9 | 2736 | 57% | 1 | 1 | 104 | |
| Slow Curve | 3 | 67.8 | 2430 | 33% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Steven Cruz | 4-Seam Fastball | 11 | 98.1 | 2236 | 82% | 0 | 4 | 86 |
| Cutter | 5 | 92.9 | 2081 | 40% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Slider | 1 | 87.2 | 2155 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 76.2 |