Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
Starting pitchers
Lineups
- 1 Maikel Garcia 3B
- 2 Bobby Witt Jr. SS
- 3 Vinnie Pasquantino 1B
- 4 Salvador Perez C
- 5 Jac Caglianone RF
- 6 Lane Thomas LF
- 7 Isaac Collins DH
- 8 Nick Loftin 2B
- 9 Kyle Isbel CF
- 1 Jacob Wilson SS
- 2 Shea Langeliers C
- 3 Nick Kurtz 1B
- 4 Brent Rooker DH
- 5 Colby Thomas RF
- 6 Tyler Soderstrom LF
- 7 Zack Gelof CF
- 8 Darell Hernaiz 3B
- 9 Jeff McNeil 2B
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| ATH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Manager comparison
Both managers grade C / C- entering this matchup.
Recent form
Season series: 1-2 with KC listed first across 3 prior meetings.
Tactical analysis
RunsLeft separates manager decisions from player execution from game variance. Each card below is the same three-number framework that drives the share cards on the SPA replay page.
- Manager lineup cost +0.13 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 3.11 vs actual lineup 2.97
- Player execution +1.03 R/G Players exceeded the lineup's 2.97 projection by 1.03 (scored 4)
- Game variance +0.89 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation
Lineup spots out of order vs season production
- Manager lineup cost +0.09 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 4.03 vs actual lineup 3.93
- Player execution −2.93 R/G Players fell 2.93 short of the lineup's 3.93 projection (scored 1)
- Game variance −3.03 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation
Kurtz 0-for-4 batting 3rd
Optimal lineups projected 3.1 – 4.0 — actual was 4 – 1.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. Tactical analysis comes from a per-game Monte Carlo: 10,000 simulated games against the opposing starter's ERA, both for the actual lineup the manager wrote and for the optimal arrangement of those nine players. The three numbers — manager cost, player execution, game variance — separate which part of the result was the lineup, the players, or the dice.