Athletics @ Kansas City Royals
8/20/2026, 2:10:00 PM ET · Kauffman Stadium
| Athletics | 2 |
| Kansas City Royals | 6 |
FINAL11,867 attendance
Athletics
49–78 · last 5: 1–4
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08-19 | @ KC | L 7–9 | 16 |
| 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 |
Kansas City Royals
54–74 · last 5: 4–1
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08-19 | vs ATH | W 9–7 | 16 |
| 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 |
Pitch tracking
| Pitcher | Pitch | # | Velo | Spin | Str% | Whiff | BBE | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Duran | 4-Seam Fastball | 11 | 95.6 | 2201 | 45% | 0 | 1 | 92.2 |
| Sinker | 7 | 94.1 | 2224 | 29% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Slider | 5 | 87 | 2659 | 20% | 0 | 1 | 64.1 | |
| Connor Thomas | Sweeper | 5 | 82.2 | 2894 | 80% | 0 | 2 | 65.7 |
| Cutter | 5 | 86.2 | 2830 | 60% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 4 | 91.7 | 2491 | 50% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Changeup | 4 | 85.6 | 1370 | 75% | 2 | 1 | 87 | |
| Sinker | 2 | 90.5 | 2381 | 100% | 1 | 1 | 69.6 | |
| Craig Kimbrel | 4-Seam Fastball | 7 | 93.5 | 2200 | 71% | 0 | 2 | 87.1 |
| Knuckle Curve | 2 | 84 | 2491 | 50% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Sinker | 1 | 93 | 1959 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Changeup | 1 | 88.7 | 1615 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Sweeper | 1 | 85.5 | 2621 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Gage Jump | 4-Seam Fastball | 35 | 95.9 | 2339 | 71% | 0 | 8 | 86 |
| Sinker | 18 | 95.8 | 2261 | 50% | 2 | 2 | 89.6 | |
| Slider | 13 | 86.7 | 2405 | 92% | 2 | 5 | 66.9 | |
| Changeup | 8 | 87.1 | 1204 | 25% | 0 | 1 | 74.1 | |
| Sweeper | 8 | 83 | 2529 | 63% | 0 | 1 | 91 | |
| Curveball | 4 | 81.1 | 2634 | 50% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| John Schreiber | Sinker | 4 | 93.7 | 2168 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 67.3 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 4 | 93.8 | 2223 | 75% | 0 | 1 | 79.6 | |
| Cutter | 3 | 89.8 | 2395 | 100% | 2 | 0 | — | |
| Sweeper | 2 | 83.2 | 2609 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 99 | |
| Nate Pearson | 4-Seam Fastball | 3 | 97.7 | 2259 | 67% | 0 | 1 | 91 |
| Sinker | 3 | 97.4 | 2092 | 67% | 0 | 2 | 92.9 | |
| Randy Dobnak | Sinker | 38 | 91.3 | 1929 | 63% | 3 | 5 | 93.5 |
| Sweeper | 23 | 82.7 | 2356 | 65% | 3 | 2 | 96.5 | |
| Changeup | 14 | 84.3 | 1527 | 50% | 3 | 2 | 73.8 | |
| Slider | 12 | 83.2 | 2220 | 58% | 2 | 1 | 68.8 | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 9 | 91.9 | 1997 | 44% | 1 | 2 | 82.5 | |
| Scott Blewett | Cutter | 10 | 89.1 | 2329 | 70% | 3 | 1 | 78.2 |
| Slider | 7 | 84 | 2084 | 71% | 1 | 1 | 94.7 | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 5 | 95 | 2264 | 40% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Sinker | 4 | 94.2 | 2025 | 50% | 0 | 2 | 76.6 | |
| Taylor Rashi | 4-Seam Fastball | 23 | 89.7 | 2188 | 65% | 0 | 4 | 97.7 |
| Slider | 9 | 85.5 | 2162 | 67% | 1 | 2 | 80.8 | |
| Split-Finger | 7 | 84.7 | 1370 | 29% | 0 | 1 | 98.4 | |
| Curveball | 4 | 75.4 | 2146 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 102.4 |