August 20, 2026 · AL Cent
Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Bobby Witt Jr. | Bobby Witt Jr. homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field. | ATH 0, KC 1 |
| B3 | Isaac Collins | Isaac Collins singles on a line drive to left fielder Zack Gelof. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Salvador Perez scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd. | ATH 0, KC 3 |
| B4 | Nick Loftin | Nick Loftin triples (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte, deflected by right fielder Carlos Cortes. Michael Massey scores. | ATH 0, KC 4 |
| B4 | Salvador Perez | Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Henry Bolte. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. John Rave to 2nd. | ATH 0, KC 5 |
| T5 | Brian Serven | Brian Serven singles on a line drive to center fielder Tyler Tolbert. Lawrence Butler scores. Max Muncy to 3rd. Carlos Cortes to 2nd. | ATH 1, KC 5 |
| T5 | Donovan Walton | Donovan Walton grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Salvador Perez. Max Muncy scores. Carlos Cortes to 3rd. Brian Serven to 2nd. | ATH 2, KC 5 |
| B5 | Michael Massey | Michael Massey doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Carlos Cortes. Isaac Collins scores. | ATH 2, KC 6 |
Box score
| 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 | 0 | 6 |
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
2
Gage Jump started for Athletics, leaving trailing 0–5. Out of the bullpen, Taylor Rashi took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Gage Jump
Starter
4.0
86
5
3
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Gage Jump threw
CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 48% 3.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 35 41% 0 7 10 10 8 Sinker 18 21% 2 3 2 9 2 Slider 13 15% 2 4 1 1 5 Changeup 8 9% 0 0 1 6 1 Sweeper 8 9% 0 1 3 3 1 Curveball 4 5% 0 1 1 2 0 - Taylor Rashi Middle 2.0 43 1 1
- Scott Blewett Long 2.0 26 0 2
Royals
HOME
6
Randy Dobnak started for Royals, leaving with a 3–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, Carlos Duran took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Randy Dobnak
Starter
4.0
96
0
4
Pitch-by-pitch: what Randy Dobnak threw
CSW 28% 1st-pitch strike 50% 4.8 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 39 41% 3 7 10 14 5 Sweeper 23 24% 3 7 3 8 2 Changeup 13 14% 2 1 1 7 2 Slider 13 14% 3 0 4 5 1 Four-Seam Fastball 8 8% 1 0 0 5 2 - Carlos Duran Middle 0.1 23 2 0
- Connor Thomas Middle 1.2 20 0 2 W inherited 3, 1 scored
- Craig Kimbrel Middle 1.0 12 0 0 inherited 1, stranded 1
- John Schreiber Setup 1.0 13 0 0
- Nate Pearson Middle 1.0 6 0 0
Where the game turned
1 run
- Jr. HR (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · ATH
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Bolte CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .269 | .339 | .367 | .706 | |
| Jeff McNeil 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .313 | .357 | .670 | |
| Zack Gelof LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .269 | .330 | .481 | .811 | |
| Lawrence Butler DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .218 | .309 | .358 | .667 | |
| Max Muncy 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .216 | .292 | .376 | .668 | |
| Carlos Cortes RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .260 | .336 | .407 | .743 | |
| Brian Serven C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .205 | .225 | .436 | .661 | |
| Donovan Walton 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .281 | .367 | .438 | .805 | 2B |
| Darell Hernaiz SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .236 | .317 | .283 | .600 |
HOME · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Loftin 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .231 | .323 | .374 | .697 | 3B |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .362 | .463 | .825 | HR (16) |
| John Rave RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .194 | .254 | .403 | .657 | |
| Salvador Perez 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .265 | .368 | .633 | |
| Vinnie Pasquantino DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 | .329 | .367 | .696 | |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .227 | .326 | .348 | .674 | |
| Tyler Tolbert CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .303 | .369 | .444 | .813 | SB |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .311 | .447 | .758 | 2B |
| Luke Maile C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .231 | .360 | .591 | |
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .324 | .385 | .709 | 2B |
Pitching lines
AWAY · ATH
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gage Jump | 4.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 86 | 4.83 | L |
| Taylor Rashi | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 7.94 | |
| Scott Blewett | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2.60 |
HOME · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Dobnak | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 1.58 | |
| Carlos Duran | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13.50 | |
| Connor Thomas | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 15.00 | W |
| Craig Kimbrel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.26 | |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3.52 | |
| Nate Pearson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.64 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · ATH
Lineup 4.3 R
Bunts 2.2 R
IBBs 3.5 R
HOME · KC
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.