| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 4-6 | 2-0 | 2-6 |
| Game 2 | 5-4 | 2-1 | 3-3 |
| Game 3 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 1-3 |
| Game 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 3-3 |
| Game 2 | 6-3 | 2-2 | 4-1 |
| Game 3 | 5-4 | 3-3 | 2-1 |
| Game 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Pitcher
M. Wacha
(L)
Athletics Pitcher
L. Severino
(W)
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
+102 | 9.5o | -1.5 |
|
|
-120 | 9.5u (2.5) | +1.5 (4.5) |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Garcia | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .259 |
| B. Witt Jr. | SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .297 |
| C. Jensen | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .267 |
| S. Perez | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .198 |
| M. Massey | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .224 |
| I. Collins | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .213 |
| J. Caglianone | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .241 |
| L. Thomas | RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .246 |
| K. Isbel | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Kurtz | 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .243 |
| S. Langeliers | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .314 |
| C. Cortes | LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .400 |
| B. Rooker | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .111 |
| J. Wilson | SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .285 |
| J. McNeil | 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .289 |
| Z. Gelof | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .226 |
| L. Butler | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .187 |
| D. Hernaiz | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Wacha (L 2-2) | 5 .0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3.13 |
| L. Avila | 1 .0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.00 |
| A. Lange | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.11 |
| M. Black | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Severino (W 2-2) | 7 .0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4.46 |
| J. Kuhnel | 1 .2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 |
| M. Leiter Jr. (S 3) | 0 .1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.23 |
Location Sutter Health Park
Temperature 67° Temperature
Attendance 9,399 attendance
Home John Libka
1st D.J. Reyburn
2nd James Hoye
3rd Sean Barber
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | KC Starter (IP) | ATH Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, '26 | ATH |
|
KC -112 | u9.5 | K. Bubic (5.0) | A. Civale (5.0) |
| Sep 28, '25 | ATH |
|
KC -137 | o9.0 | C. Ragans (4.1) | B. Basso (1.1) |
| Sep 27, '25 | ATH |
|
KC +106 | u10.0 | M. Wacha (6.0) | L. Morales (4.2) |
| Sep 26, '25 | ATH |
|
ATH +115 | u10.5 | N. Cameron (4.2) | M. Barnett (5.2) |
| Jun 15, '25 | KC |
|
ATH +128 | u8.5 | N. Cameron (5.0) | J. Springs (6.0) |
| Jun 14, '25 | KC |
|
ATH +132 | u9.5 | M. Lorenzen (6.0) | J. Lopez (6.0) |
| Jun 13, '25 | KC |
|
ATH +136 | o8.5 | M. Wacha (5.1) | L. Severino (7.2) |
| Jun 20, '24 | ATH |
|
KC -140 | u7.5 | S. Lugo (6.2) | M. Spence (6.0) |
| Jun 19, '24 | ATH |
|
ATH +164 | u7.0 | C. Ragans (6.0) | L. Medina (5.2) |
| Jun 18, '24 | ATH |
|
ATH +115 | o8.0 | A. Marsh (3.0) | H. Harris (5.0) |
Last Meeting ( Apr 28, 2026 ) Kansas City 4, Athletics 1
The power bat of star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. was missing in action for the first 27 games of the Kansas City Royals' season.
But suddenly, Witt has homered in back-to-back games, and he'll look to continue the streak Wednesday night when the Royals visit the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif.
Witt delivered a tie-breaking, three-run blast in the top of the 10th inning as the Royals beat the A's 4-1 in Tuesday's opener of the three-game series.
He went the opposite way, and the blast barely cleared the short wall in right center to help Kansas City win its season-best fourth straight game.
"Just trying to piece it at-bat by at-bat and day-by-day and just trying to enjoy every moment that we can," Witt said. "We're going out there playing the game we love."
Things are certainly more enjoyable now with the Royals having won five of six games following an eight-game slide.
Plus, Witt showing signs of putting his power slump behind him is a pleasing element. The 25-year-old hit 105 homers over his first four seasons, twice hitting 30 or more.
"He's going to hit homers. We know that," Royals manager Matt Quatraro said of the two-time All-Star, who has two home runs, 15 RBIs and a .289 batting average this season. "Just putting good swings on the ball more frequently is going to lead to that. He's got unbelievable ability all around."
Kansas City catcher Salvador Perez also homered for the second time in three games. He nearly had two home runs in the contest, but his other shot was a liner that wasn't high enough to clear the wall. He was held to a single on that bid.
Shea Langeliers had three hits and Jacob Wilson had an RBI single on a frustrating night for the A's, who left 14 runners on base.
"We're not getting that hit we need to extend leads and have some margin for error," Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said. "Tough loss. ... We played a really good game except for offense. We just couldn't get a hit."
Athletics left fielder Tyler Soderstrom injured his right shoulder and was a little woozy after he missed on a diving catch in the fifth. He was replaced prior to the top of the sixth.
"There's not signs of a concussion right now," Kotsay said, "but obviously that dive, if you watch it, he slammed down pretty hard, fully extended."
Kansas City outfielder Jonathan India (shoulder) underwent season-ending surgery on Tuesday, while first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino (lower back tightness) exited in the sixth inning. The latter was hurt while grounding out.
Kansas City is scheduled to send Michael Wacha (2-1, 2.51 ERA) to the mound against the Athletics' Luis Severino (1-2, 5.17) on Wednesday in a battle of right-handers.
Wacha lost last Wednesday in his most recent start, when he allowed season worsts of six runs and seven hits over 5 1/3 innings in an 8-6 defeat to the Baltimore Orioles.
Wacha, 34, is 1-1 with a 3.31 ERA in three career starts against the Athletics.
Severino picked up his first victory of the season on Friday when he limited the Texas Rangers to one run and six hits over 6 2/3 innings in an 8-1 win.
Severino continues to struggle at Sutter Health Park and is 0-1 with a 7.15 ERA in two starts there this season. Overall, he is 2-10 with a 6.15 ERA in 17 starts at the ballpark since joining the A's prior to the 2025 campaign.
Severino, 32, is 5-1 with a 3.67 ERA in seven career starts against Kansas City.
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Caglianone | RF | Day To Day - Shoulder( Jul 22, '26) | Jul 22, '26 | |
| Caglianone is not in the lineup for Thursday's (Jul. 23) game against the Tigers. | ||||
| B. Witt Jr. | SS | Ten Day IL - Back( Jul 21, '26) | Jul 21, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed INF Bobby Witt on the 10-day injured list due to low back tightness. | ||||
| S. Kolek | SP | Sixty Day IL - Flexor( Jul 21, '26) | Jul 21, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred RHP Stephen Kolek from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a right flexor strain. | ||||
| N. Mears | RP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Jul 13, '26) | Jul 13, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred RHP Nick Mears from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a right shoulder impingement. | ||||
| C. Seabold | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Lat( Jun 30, '26) | Jun 30, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed RHP Connor Seabold on the 15-day injured list with right lat strain. | ||||
| K. Bubic | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jun 30, '26) | Jun 30, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred LHP Kris Bubic from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to left elbow soreness. | ||||
| M. Garcia | 3B | Ten Day IL - Hand( Jun 22, '26) | Jun 22, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed INF Maikel Garcia on the 10-day injured list due to a left-hand muscle strain. | ||||
| C. Estevez | RP | Sixty Day IL - Foot( Jun 14, '26) | Jun 14, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred RHP Carlos Estévez from the 15-day to the 60-day injured list with left foot contusion. | ||||
| K. Isbel | CF | Ten Day IL - Foot( Jun 09, '26) | Jun 09, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed OF Kyle Isbel on the 10-day injured list with a left plantar fasciitis. | ||||
| C. Ragans | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( May 07, '26) | May 07, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred LHP Cole Ragans from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with elbow impingement. | ||||
| J. India | 2B | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 27, '26) | Apr 27, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred INF Jonathan India to the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| J. McArthur | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 18, '26) | Apr 18, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred RHP James McArthur from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| A. Marsh | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Feb 11, '26) | Feb 11, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed RHP Alec Marsh on the 60-day injured list due to a shoulder injury. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Thomas | RF | Day To Day - Wrist( Jul 21, '26) | Jul 21, '26 | |
| Thomas is not in Wednesday's (Jul. 22) game against the Diamondbacks with a bruised left wrist. | ||||
| J. Ginn | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Finger( Jul 21, '26) | Jul 21, '26 | |
| The Athletics placed RHP J.T. Ginn on the 15-day injured list with right middle finger blister. | ||||
| J. Kuroda-Grauer | 3B | Ten Day IL - Testicle( Jul 20, '26) | Jul 20, '26 | |
| The Athletics placed INF Joshua Kuroda-Grauer on the 10-day injured list due to ruptured testicle surgery. | ||||
| M. Leiter Jr. | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Hip( Jul 20, '26) | Jul 20, '26 | |
| The Athletics placed RHP Mark Leiter on the 15-day injured list due to right hip impingement. | ||||
| J. Sterner | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Knee( Jul 17, '26) | Jul 17, '26 | |
| The Athletics placed RHP Justin Sterner on the 15-day injured list due to right knee chondromalacia. | ||||
| B. Rooker | DH | Sixty Day IL - Knee( Jul 16, '26) | Jul 16, '26 | |
| The Athletics placed DH Brent Rooker on the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| N. Kurtz | 1B | Ten Day IL - Thumb( Jul 10, '26) | Jul 10, '26 | |
| The Athletics placed INF Nick Kurtz on the 10-day injured list due to right thumb capsule sprain. | ||||
| Z. Gelof | 3B | Ten Day IL - Knee( Jul 09, '26) | Jul 09, '26 | |
| The Athletics placed INF Zack Gelof on the 10-day injured list with a right knee laceration. | ||||
| B. Kriske | RP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Jun 01, '26) | Jun 01, '26 | |
| The Athletics transferred RHP Brooks Kriske to the 60-day injured list with a right shoulder impingement. | ||||
| L. Severino | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( May 29, '26) | May 29, '26 | |
| The Athletics transferred RHP Luis Severino to the 60-day injured list with a strained right shoulder. | ||||
| D. Clarke | CF | Sixty Day IL - Foot( May 25, '26) | May 25, '26 | |
| The Athletics transferred OF Denzel Clarke to the 60-day injured list with a mid-foot bone bruise in his right foot. | ||||
| G. Hoglund | SP | Sixty Day IL - Knee( May 19, '26) | May 19, '26 | |
| The Athletics transferred RHP Gunnar Hoglund from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to a sprained right knee. Hoglund will be sidelined for the rest of the 2026 season after undergoing surgery on his left hip. | ||||
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 22, '26
KC 6 - BAL 8
|
L -130 | o9.5 | 5.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 89 | 16.7 | 0.6 |
|
Apr 17, '26
NYY 4 - KC 2
|
L +150 | u8.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 97 | 16.2 | 0.7 |
|
Apr 11, '26
KC 2 - CHW 0
|
W -190 | u9.0 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 11.0 | 0.9 |
|
Apr 06, '26
CLE 2 - KC 4
|
W +100 | u7.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 14.6 | 1.5 |
|
Mar 28, '26
ATL 6 - KC 2
|
L +122 | u8.5 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 13.3 | 2.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 6.1 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 91.2 | 14.4 | 1.1 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 27, '25
ATH 2 - KC 4
|
W +106 | u10.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 13.8 | 1.5 |
|
Jun 13, '25
KC 4 - ATH 6
|
L -162 | o8.5 | 5.1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 93 | 17.4 | 2.0 |
|
Apr 27, '21
TB 4 - ATH 3
|
W -108 | u8.5 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 13.8 | 1.7 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 5.1 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 81.7 | 15.0 | 1.7 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Apr 24, '26
TEX 1 - ATH 8
|
W +116 | o8.0 | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 14.7 | 1.2 |
|
Apr 18, '26
ATH 7 - CHW 6
|
W -158 | o9.0 | 5.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 96 | 18.0 | 2.3 |
|
Apr 13, '26
ATH 1 - TEX 8
|
L +106 | o8.5 | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 94 | 15.7 | 2.5 |
|
Apr 08, '26
NYY 2 - ATH 3
|
W +164 | u8.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 20.0 | 4.0 |
|
Apr 01, '26
ATL 5 - ATH 1
|
L +190 | u7.5 | 3.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 91 | 27.3 | 0.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 95.8 | 19.1 | 2.0 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jun 13, '25
KC 4 - ATH 6
|
W +136 | o8.5 | 7.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 13.6 | 2.4 |
|
Apr 12, '24
NYM 6 - KC 1
|
W -140 | u8.5 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 90 | 18.0 | 1.7 |
|
Jul 23, '23
NYY 8 - KC 5
|
W -192 | o9.5 | 5.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 17.6 | 1.3 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 6.0 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 98.0 | 16.4 | 1.8 |
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.48 | .242 | .332 | 1.39 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 8.7 |
|
|
4.35 | .246 | .335 | 1.40 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 8.0 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.11 | 3.88 | .234 | .315 | 1.28 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 5.3 |
|
|
4.54 | 4.54 | .249 | .340 | 1.43 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 4.3 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5.92 | 5.46 | .255 | .358 | 1.57 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.4 |
|
|
4.50 | 4.11 | .241 | .327 | 1.38 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 3.8 |