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August 19, 2026 · AL Cent

Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals

August 19, 2026Kauffman StadiumClear 82°F · 2 mph, L To R
AWAY
Oakland Athletics
49-78
7
vs
HOME
Kansas City Royals
54-74
9

Game Highlights

Published August 19, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T1 Jeff McNeil Jeff McNeil doubles (16) on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Henry Bolte scores. ATH 1, KC 0
T1 Zack Gelof Zack Gelof singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tyler Tolbert. Jeff McNeil scores. ATH 2, KC 0
B4 Salvador Perez Salvador Perez doubles (18) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. ATH 2, KC 1
T5 Henry Bolte Henry Bolte singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tyler Tolbert. Donovan Walton scores. Max Muncy to 3rd. Henry Bolte to 2nd. ATH 3, KC 1
T5 Jeff McNeil Jeff McNeil singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Max Muncy scores. Henry Bolte to 3rd. ATH 4, KC 1
T5 Zack Gelof Zack Gelof grounds into a force out, fielded by second baseman Nick Loftin. Henry Bolte scores. Jeff McNeil out at 2nd. Zack Gelof to 1st. ATH 5, KC 1
B6 Vinnie Pasquantino Vinnie Pasquantino homers (7) on a fly ball to right field. ATH 5, KC 2
B8 Vinnie Pasquantino Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Maikel Garcia scores. ATH 5, KC 3
B8 Kyle Isbel Kyle Isbel singles on a ground ball to left fielder Zack Gelof. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Tyler Tolbert to 2nd. ATH 5, KC 4
B8 Isaac Collins Isaac Collins out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Henry Bolte. Salvador Perez scores. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd. Kyle Isbel to 2nd. ATH 5, KC 5
B8 John Rave John Rave doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Tyler Tolbert scores. Kyle Isbel scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. ATH 5, KC 8
B8 Maikel Garcia Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler. John Rave scores. ATH 5, KC 9
T9 Max Muncy Max Muncy homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Donovan Walton scores. ATH 7, KC 9

Box score

  123456789 R
ATH 200030002 7
KC 000101070 9

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Athletics AWAY 7

Jeffrey Springs started for Athletics, leaving with a 5–2 lead. Out of the bullpen, Drew Rom took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Jeffrey Springs Starter 5.2 85 2 1
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Jeffrey Springs threw
    CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 68% 3.4 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 35 41% 1 11 3 13 7
    Changeup 26 31% 4 1 3 10 8
    Slider 18 21% 1 3 3 7 4
    Cutter 3 4% 0 1 0 1 1
    Sweeper 3 4% 0 0 1 2 0
  • Scott Blewett Long 0.1 7 0 1 HLD inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Elvis Alvarado Setup 1.0 10 0 0 HLD
  • Hayden Juenger Middle 0.0 16 3 0
  • Drew Rom Setup 1.0 26 4 0 L inherited 2, all 2 scored
Royals HOME 9

Seth Lugo started for Royals, leaving trailing 1–5. Out of the bullpen, Steven Cruz took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Seth Lugo Starter 6.0 96 5 3
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Seth Lugo threw
    CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 50% 3.7 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 15 16% 2 3 1 5 4
    Sinker 15 16% 0 1 1 6 7
    Curveball 15 16% 2 1 2 5 5
    Sweeper 14 15% 0 5 3 4 2
    Cutter 13 14% 1 4 3 5 0
    Changeup 12 13% 1 0 2 6 3
    Slider 9 9% 1 1 2 3 2
    Slow Curve 3 3% 0 1 0 2 0
  • Alex Lange Middle 1.0 10 0 2
  • Craig Kimbrel Middle 1.0 13 0 1 W
  • Steven Cruz Middle 1.0 17 2 0

Where the game turned

3 runs Bottom 8th · off Rom
  • Rave 2B (3)

Batting lines

AWAY · ATH
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Henry Bolte CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 .270 .341 .371 .712
Jeff McNeil 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .264 .318 .362 .680 2B
Zack Gelof LF 4 0 1 2 0 1 .273 .332 .488 .820 SB
Lawrence Butler RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 .214 .305 .355 .660
Tommy White 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .283 .330 .613
Carlos Cortes DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .330 .404 .734
Jonah Heim C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .210 .272 .390 .662
Donovan Walton SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 .280 .364 .434 .798
Max Muncy 3B 4 2 2 2 0 1 .219 .288 .380 .668 HR (6)
HOME · KC
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Isaac Collins LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 .226 .325 .348 .673
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 .284 .360 .455 .815
John Rave RF 3 1 1 3 0 0 .207 .270 .431 .701 2B
Maikel Garcia 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .266 .321 .379 .700 3B
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 4 3 3 2 1 0 .243 .327 .367 .694 HR (7)
Salvador Perez DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 .215 .261 .365 .626 2B
Carter Jensen C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .221 .303 .401 .704
Tyler Tolbert 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .313 .374 .458 .832
Kyle Isbel CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .229 .279 .332 .611
Nick Loftin 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .230 .322 .368 .690
Jac Caglianone RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .279 .332 .495 .827

Pitching lines

AWAY · ATH
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Jeffrey Springs 5.2 5 2 2 3 1 1 85 6.02
Scott Blewett 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.93 HLD
Elvis Alvarado 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.50 HLD
Hayden Juenger 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 0 16 7.98
Drew Rom 1.0 3 4 4 2 0 0 26 7.00 L
HOME · KC
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Seth Lugo 6.0 9 5 5 0 3 0 96 4.71
Alex Lange 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 5.98
Craig Kimbrel 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.38 W
Steven Cruz 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 17 4.37

Manager comparison

AWAY · ATH
Mark Kotsay
Mark Kotsay
Lineup 4.3 R Bunts 2.2 R IBBs 3.3 R
HOME · KC
Matt Quatraro
Matt Quatraro
Lineup 4.6 R Bunts 3.1 R IBBs 2.5 R

Recent form

AWAY · ATH
3-7 L6 -34 run diff
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HOME · KC
3-7 L4 -11 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.

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