Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Kansas City Royals at Athletics
KC
Kansas City Royals
11-18 · W4
OAK
Athletics
0-0
Athletics beat Kansas City Royals 5-2 at Sutter Health Park. Luis Severino earned the win; Michael Wacha took the loss. Mark Leiter Jr. recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| OAK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
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.
Jeff McNeil doubles (6) on a line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. Jacob Wilson scores.
Lawrence Butler homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. Jacob Wilson scores. Jeff McNeil scores.
Nick Kurtz doubles (4) on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Darell Hernaiz scores.
Michael Massey out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Zack Gelof. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd.
Key Performers
Lawrence Butler
OAK
1-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Jeff McNeil
OAK
2-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R
Salvador Perez
KC
1-4, 1 RBI
Nick Kurtz
OAK
1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Batting
| KC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Salvador Perez 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Michael Massey 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Lane Thomas RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Jac Caglianone DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| OAK | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Butler RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brent Rooker DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Zack Gelof CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jeff McNeil 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Carlos Cortes LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Darell Hernaiz 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nick Kurtz 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Shea Langeliers C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jacob Wilson SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Pitching
| KC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wacha (L, 2-2) | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 105-64 | 3.13 |
| Avila | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20-12 | 9.00 |
| Lange | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-8 | 7.11 |
| Black | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-13 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| OAK | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severino, L (W, 2-2) | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 103-71 | 4.46 |
| Kuhnel | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31-17 | 2.70 |
| Leiter Jr. (S, 3) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11-5 | 6.23 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 |