April 28, 2026 · AL West
Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
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Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B2 | Jacob Wilson | Jacob Wilson singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Zack Gelof scores. | KC 0, ATH 1 |
| T6 | Salvador Perez | Salvador Perez homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. | KC 1, ATH 1 |
| T10 | Bobby Witt Jr. | Bobby Witt Jr. homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. Nick Loftin scores. Kyle Isbel scores. | KC 4, ATH 1 |
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 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Royals
AWAY
4
Kris Bubic started for Royals, leaving trailing 0–1.
workload · innings pitched
-
Kris Bubic
Starter
5.0
96
1
6
Pitch-by-pitch: what Kris Bubic threw
CSW 28% 1st-pitch strike 46% 4.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 40 42% 6 7 8 15 4 Changeup 21 22% 5 1 4 6 5 Slider 12 13% 1 3 1 7 0 Sweeper 12 13% 1 2 2 4 3 Sinker 11 11% 0 1 3 6 1 - John Schreiber Middle 1.0 13 0 0 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Daniel Lynch IV Setup 1.0 20 0 0
- Matt Strahm Setup 1.0 26 0 2
- Nick Mears Reliever 1.0 14 0 2 W
- Lucas Erceg Closer 1.0 23 0 1 SV
Athletics
HOME
1
Aaron Civale started for Athletics, leaving with a 1–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, Justin Sterner took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Aaron Civale
Starter
5.0
87
0
3
Pitch-by-pitch: what Aaron Civale threw
CSW 28% 1st-pitch strike 57% 4.1 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Cutter 27 31% 1 7 6 7 6 Curveball 22 25% 4 5 5 4 4 Four-Seam Fastball 15 17% 1 0 5 4 5 Sinker 14 16% 1 5 3 5 0 Slider 6 7% 0 0 1 5 0 Splitter 3 3% 0 0 0 2 1 - Hogan Harris Setup 0.2 22 1 1 BS
- Scott Barlow Setup 1.1 11 0 1 inherited 2, stranded 2
- Mark Leiter Jr. Middle 1.0 9 0 1
- Jack Perkins Middle 1.0 12 0 1
- Justin Sterner Setup 1.0 12 3 0 L
Where the game turned
3 runs
- Jr. HR (3)
Batting lines
AWAY · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .342 | .404 | .746 | 3B |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .362 | .439 | .801 | HR (2), SB |
| Michael Massey 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .265 | .413 | .678 | |
| Salvador Perez C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .229 | .357 | .586 | HR (5) |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .330 | .405 | .735 | |
| Isaac Collins DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .341 | .319 | .660 | |
| Nick Loftin 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .382 | .379 | .761 | |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 | .355 | .464 | .819 | |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .276 | .324 | .600 | 2B |
| Lane Thomas LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .236 | .373 | .309 | .682 | SB |
| Carter Jensen PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .347 | .506 | .853 |
HOME · ATH
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Wilson SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .275 | .279 | .375 | .654 | |
| Shea Langeliers C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .370 | .573 | .943 | 2B |
| Nick Kurtz 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .232 | .415 | .414 | .829 | |
| Brent Rooker DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .120 | .220 | .240 | .460 | |
| Lawrence Butler PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .184 | .260 | .276 | .536 | |
| Carlos Cortes LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .387 | .457 | .694 | 1.151 | |
| Zack Gelof CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .276 | .393 | .669 | SB |
| Darell Hernaiz 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .194 | .306 | .290 | .596 | |
| Jeff McNeil 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .276 | .354 | .368 | .722 | |
| Colby Thomas RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .375 | .286 | .661 | |
| Tyler Soderstrom LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 | .298 | .404 | .702 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Bubic | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 96 | 3.74 | |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4.50 | |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.79 | |
| Matt Strahm | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 4.22 | |
| Nick Mears | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2.45 | W |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4.38 | SV |
HOME · ATH
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Civale | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 3.23 | |
| Hogan Harris | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2.65 | BS |
| Scott Barlow | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3.38 | |
| Mark Leiter Jr. | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6.39 | |
| Jack Perkins | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2.92 | |
| Justin Sterner | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4.02 | L |
Manager comparison
AWAY · KC
Lineup 3.1 R
Bunts 1.6 R
IBBs 1.5 R
HOME · ATH
Lineup 3.3 R
Bunts 1.3 R
IBBs 1.6 R
Recent form
AWAY · KC
5-5
W1
+7 run diff
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HOME · ATH
5-5
L2
-13 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.