April 29, 2026 · AL West
Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
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Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Salvador Perez | Salvador Perez lines into a force out, shortstop Jacob Wilson to second baseman Jeff McNeil. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Carter Jensen out at 2nd. Salvador Perez to 1st. | KC 1, ATH 0 |
| B2 | Jeff McNeil | Jeff McNeil doubles (6) on a line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. Jacob Wilson scores. | KC 1, ATH 1 |
| B4 | Lawrence Butler | Lawrence Butler homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. Jacob Wilson scores. Jeff McNeil scores. | KC 1, ATH 4 |
| B6 | Nick Kurtz | Nick Kurtz doubles (4) on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Darell Hernaiz scores. | KC 1, ATH 5 |
| T9 | Michael Massey | Michael Massey out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Zack Gelof. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. | KC 2, ATH 5 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| ATH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
2
Michael Wacha started for Royals, leaving trailing 1–4. Out of the bullpen, Luinder Avila took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Michael Wacha
Starter
5.0
105
4
5
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Michael Wacha threw
CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 64% 4.2 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Changeup 27 26% 4 2 4 14 3 Four-Seam Fastball 24 23% 2 3 4 10 5 Cutter 19 18% 2 4 7 4 2 Sinker 16 15% 2 1 4 8 1 Slider 12 11% 1 0 4 3 4 Curveball 7 7% 1 1 2 2 1 - Luinder Avila Long 1.0 20 1 2
- Alex Lange Middle 1.0 15 0 0
- Mason Black Middle 1.0 20 0 0
Athletics
HOME
5
Luis Severino started for Athletics, leaving with a 5–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Joel Kuhnel took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Luis Severino
Starter
7.0
103
1
8
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Luis Severino threw
CSW 29% 1st-pitch strike 65% 4.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 29 28% 6 7 7 6 3 Sweeper 26 25% 2 7 5 6 6 Sinker 20 19% 1 4 5 6 4 Cutter 13 13% 1 0 7 4 1 Changeup 10 10% 1 0 2 7 0 Slider 5 5% 0 1 0 3 1 - Joel Kuhnel Reliever 1.2 31 1 0
- Mark Leiter Jr. Middle 0.1 11 0 1 SV inherited 1, stranded 1
Where the game turned
3 runs
- Butler HR (3)
Batting lines
AWAY · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .331 | .389 | .720 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 | .366 | .441 | .807 | |
| Carter Jensen C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .267 | .354 | .500 | .854 | |
| Salvador Perez 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .198 | .230 | .353 | .583 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .224 | .245 | .388 | .633 | |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .213 | .337 | .307 | .644 | SB |
| Jac Caglianone DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .241 | .327 | .391 | .718 | |
| Lane Thomas RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .246 | .386 | .316 | .702 | |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .354 | .458 | .812 |
HOME · ATH
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Kurtz 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .243 | .422 | .427 | .849 | 2B |
| Shea Langeliers C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .314 | .371 | .562 | .933 | |
| Carlos Cortes LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .400 | .473 | .692 | 1.165 | |
| Brent Rooker DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .206 | .222 | .428 | |
| Jacob Wilson SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .285 | .294 | .390 | .684 | 2B |
| Jeff McNeil 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .289 | .369 | .389 | .758 | 2B |
| Zack Gelof CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 | .250 | .355 | .605 | |
| Lawrence Butler RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .187 | .260 | .308 | .568 | HR (3) |
| Darell Hernaiz 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .300 | .286 | .586 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 105 | 3.13 | L |
| Luinder Avila | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9.00 | |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7.11 | |
| Mason Black | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.00 |
HOME · ATH
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Severino | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 103 | 4.46 | W |
| Joel Kuhnel | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2.70 | |
| Mark Leiter Jr. | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6.23 | SV |
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.