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Oakland Athletics at Kansas City Royals

OAK 5 — 9 KC
Final — 2026-08-17
MVP: Bobby Witt Jr. 3-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB
Game Recap: Read the full recap →

Kansas City Royals defeated Oakland Athletics 9-5. Bobby Witt Jr. led the way with 3-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB. Michael Wacha earned the win and Mason Barnett took the loss. Steven Cruz recorded the save.

123456789 RHE
OAK 100030001 581
KC 32100102x 9130
WP Michael Wacha (6-8)
LP Mason Barnett (1-4)
SV Steven Cruz (5)

Scoring Plays

Top 1: McNeil homered to right (375 feet). (1-0)
Bot 1: Garcia singled to right, Witt Jr. scored, Garcia to second, Caglianone to third. (1-1)
Bot 1: Perez singled to center, Caglianone scored and Garcia scored. (1-3)
Bot 2: Witt Jr. homered to left center (390 feet), Isbel scored. (1-5)
Bot 3: Isbel singled to center, Massey scored, Collins to third. (1-6)
Top 5: White homered to left center (401 feet). (2-6)
Top 5: Serven homered to left (386 feet), Walton scored. (4-6)
Bot 6: Caglianone singled to right, Witt Jr. scored. (4-7)
Bot 8: Witt Jr. doubled to left, Jensen scored. (4-8)
Bot 8: Caglianone singled to right, Witt Jr. scored. (4-9)
Top 9: Heim grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Cortes scored, Walton out at second, White to third. (5-9)

OAK — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
McNeil 1B4110011000 .259.314.356.670
Bolte CF3010000010 .268.341.372.713
Butler RF3010000100 .210.301.353.654
Gelof DH4010000020 .276.331.496.827
Cortes LF4110000000 .260.336.412.748
White 3B3110011110 .267.295.347.642
Walton 2B3111000100 .277.365.438.803
Williams SS3000000000 .266.304.396.700
Serven C4110012000 .200.222.457.679
Heim PH1000000000 .215.276.400.676

KC — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Jensen C5111000010 .219.297.401.698
Witt SS4431013100 .286.359.461.820
Caglianone RF5130002000 .276.327.492.819
Garcia 3B5120001010 .264.321.374.695
Pasquantino 1B4011000000 .232.318.347.665
Perez DH3010002010 .215.261.365.626
Massey 2B3110000110 .272.303.441.744
Collins LF3000000110 .227.325.350.675
Isbel CF3110001110 .232.284.338.622

OAK — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Barnett 2.2766421 83-45 7.081.63L, 1-4
Juenger 2.1000000 21-14 6.141.70
Blewett 2.0311030 28-22 3.001.47
Johnson 1.0322010 15-13 7.292.00

KC — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Wacha 5.0644033 79-49 3.581.15W, 6-8
Thomas 1.0100010 11-8 18.413.00
Schreiber 1.0000000 9-8 3.601.36
Pearson 1.0000100 18-10 2.731.21
Erceg 0.0111200 14-6 6.231.89
Cruz 1.0000000 8-5 4.081.19S, 5

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri (12,438)

Umpires: Home Plate Umpire: Jansen Visconti, First Base Umpire: Andy Fletcher, Second Base Umpire: Alex Tosi, Third Base Umpire: Cory Blaser

Broadcast: RYTV | NSCA

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