Athletics vs Royals

Final · Thu Aug 20 · 2:10 PM ET · Kauffman Stadium

AthleticsAthletics49-79

FinalAug 20, 2026

Kansas City RoyalsRoyals55-74

TVNBC Sports CAStreamMLB.TVRoyals.TV

Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

ATH+116

KC−124

Run line

ATH +1.5−191

KC −1.5+157

Total O/U

Over 8−115

Under 8−105

Run line: Royals −1.5 covered.
Total O/U: push at 8 (8 runs).

Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Athletics 6-2 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Aug 20, 2026 to move to 55-74.

The Royals have won 5 straight.

Score by inning

Athletics and Kansas City Royals, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
ATH	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
KC	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	x	6

W: Thomas (1-1) · L: Jump (5-8)

Scoring plays

Bottom 1

KCHome runWitt Jr. homered to left center (402 feet).0-1

Bottom 3

KCSingleCollins singled to left, Perez scored and Witt Jr. scored, Pasquantino to third.0-3

Bottom 4

KCTripleLoftin tripled to center, Massey scored.0-4
KCSinglePerez singled to center, Witt Jr. scored, Rave to second.0-5

Top 5

ATHSingleServen singled to center, Butler scored, Cortes to second, Muncy to third.1-5
ATHGroundoutWalton grounded out to second, Muncy scored, Serven to second, Cortes to third.2-5

Bottom 5

KCDoubleMassey doubled to right, Collins scored.2-6

Team stats

ATHKC

Hits: 8; 13
Home Runs: 0; 1
Runs Batted In: 2; 6
Walks: 7; 5
Strikeouts: 6; 6
Runners Left On Base: 21; 23
Errors: 1; 0

Player stats

Athletics · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Henry Bolte CF	1-5	5	0	1	0	0	2	27	.269	.339	.367
Jeff McNeil 1B	0-5	5	0	0	0	0	0	16	.261	.313	.357
Zack Gelof LF	0-4	4	0	0	0	1	1	23	.269	.330	.481
Lawrence Butler DH	2-3	3	1	2	0	1	0	12	.218	.309	.358
Max Muncy 3B	0-2	2	1	0	0	2	1	21	.216	.292	.376
Carlos Cortes RF	2-3	3	0	2	0	1	0	19	.260	.336	.407
Brian Serven C	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	2	15	.205	.225	.436
Donovan Walton 2B	1-3	3	0	1	1	1	0	18	.281	.367	.438
Darell Hernaiz SS	1-3	3	0	1	0	1	0	19	.236	.317	.283

Athletics · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Gage Jump P	4.0	8	5	5	3	3	1	86-55	4.83	86
Taylor Rashi P	2.0	3	1	1	2	1	0	43-25	7.94	43
Scott Blewett P	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	26-16	2.60	26

Royals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Nick Loftin 3B	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	21	.231	.323	.374
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	3-4	4	3	3	1	1	1	0	19	.288	.364	.465
Maikel Garcia 3B	1-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.269	.324	.385
John Rave RF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	.194	.254	.403
Salvador Perez 1B	3-5	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	16	.219	.265	.368
Vinnie Pasquantino DH	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	15	.244	.329	.367
Isaac Collins LF	1-3	3	1	1	2	0	1	1	20	.227	.326	.348
Tyler Tolbert CF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	.303	.369	.444
Michael Massey 2B	3-4	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	14	.278	.311	.447
Luke Maile C	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	15	.200	.231	.360

Royals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Randy Dobnak P	4.0	6	0	0	4	4	96-57	1.58	96
Carlos Duran P	0.1	1	2	2	3	0	23-8	13.50	23
Connor Thomas P	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	20-14	15.00	20
Craig Kimbrel P	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	12-7	4.26	12
John Schreiber P	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	13-9	3.52	13
Nate Pearson P	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	6-4	2.64	6

Game info

VenueKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Attendance11,867

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Cory Blaser · First Base Umpire: John Bacon · Second Base Umpire: Andy Fletcher · Third Base Umpire: Alex Tosi

TVNBC Sports CA · local

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