Kansas City Royals - Athletics 08-20-2026

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Athletics

P: Gage Jump · 4.50 ERA

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Thu, Aug 20

Kansas City Royals

P: Randy Dobnak · 1.69 ERA

Team

Athletics

OAK

Kansas City Royals

Game Details

• Kauffman Stadium

Probable Starting Pitchers

Gage Jump

Athletics Away

ERA

4.50

WHIP

1.449

K/9

9.81

BB/9

4.27

78.0

Last 3 Starts ERA 4.52 WHIP —

Randy Dobnak

Kansas City Royals Home

ERA

1.69

WHIP

1.281

K/9

5.91

BB/9

3.38

32.0

Last 3 Starts ERA 1.63 WHIP —

Betting Odds

Team	Moneyline	Run Line	Total
Athletics	+113	+1.5 (-185)	O 8.5 (+102)
Kansas City Royals	-123	-1.5 (+165)	U 8.5 (-114)

Latest pre-game line · Aug 20

Weather & Conditions

Temp83°F

Wind 4 mphNE · in

Gusts6 mph

Humidity63%

SkyPartially cloudy

Away Batting

Athletics

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
CFHenry Bolte	5	0	1	0	0	2	5	.269
1BJeff McNeil	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	.261
LFZack Gelof	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	.269
DHLawrence Butler	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	.218
3BMax Muncy	2	1	0	0	2	1	3	.216
RFCarlos Cortes	3	0	2	0	1	0	1	.260
CBrian Serven	4	0	1	1	0	2	3	.205
2BDonovan Walton 2B	3	0	1	1	1	0	2	.281
SSDarell Hernaiz	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	.236
Totals	32	2	8	2	7	6	21	—

Away Pitching

Athletics

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Gage Jump (L, 5-8)	4.0	8	5	5	3	3	1	86-55	4.83
Taylor Rashi	2.0	3	1	1	2	1	0	43-25	7.94
Scott Blewett	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	26-16	2.60
Totals	8.0	13	6	6	5	6	1	—	—

Home Batting

Kansas City Royals

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
3BNick Loftin 3B	4	0	1	1	1	1	0	.231
SSBobby Witt Jr. HR	4	3	3	1	1	0	2	.288
3BMaikel Garcia 2B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.269
RFJohn Rave	4	0	0	0	0	2	4	.194
1BSalvador Perez	5	1	3	1	0	0	2	.219
DHVinnie Pasquantino	3	0	1	0	1	0	3	.244
LFIsaac Collins	3	1	1	2	1	1	2	.227
CFTyler Tolbert	3	0	0	0	1	0	5	.303
2BMichael Massey 2B	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	.278
CLuke Maile	4	0	0	0	0	2	4	.200
Totals	35	6	13	6	5	6	23	—

Home Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P‑S	ERA
Randy Dobnak	4.0	6	0	0	4	4	96-57	1.58
Carlos Duran	0.1	1	2	2	3	0	23-8	13.50
Connor Thomas (W, 1-1)	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	20-14	15.00
Craig Kimbrel	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	12-7	4.26
John Schreiber	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	13-9	3.52
Nate Pearson	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	6-4	2.64
Totals	9.0	8	2	2	7	6	—	—

Scoring Plays

Inn	Score (A-H)	Play
B1	0–1	Bobby Witt Jr. homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field.
B3	0–3	Isaac Collins singles on a line drive to left fielder Zack Gelof. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Salvador Perez scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd.
B4	0–4	Nick Loftin triples (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte, deflected by right fielder Carlos Cortes. Michael Massey scores.
B4	0–5	Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Henry Bolte. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. John Rave to 2nd.
T5	1–5	Brian Serven singles on a line drive to center fielder Tyler Tolbert. Lawrence Butler scores. Max Muncy to 3rd. Carlos Cortes to 2nd.
T5	2–5	Donovan Walton grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Salvador Perez. Max Muncy scores. Carlos Cortes to 3rd. Brian Serven to 2nd.
B5	2–6	Michael Massey doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Carlos Cortes. Isaac Collins scores.

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