Athletics vs. Kansas City Royals Live Coverage, Stats, and Updates - August 18, 2026 Gametracker

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J. PerkinsR	2-9 W-L	81.2 IP	7.27 ERA	2.94 SO/BB	1.52 WHIP
D. Lynch IVL	4-4 W-L	50.0 IP	2.88 ERA	2.86 SO/BB	1.02 WHIP

.J. Perkins

2-9, 81.2 IP, 7.27 ERA

.D. Lynch IV

4-4, 50.0 IP, 2.88 ERA

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Luis Severino	Shoulder	08-31-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 1
Jeffrey Springs	Hip	08-19-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 20
Mark Leiter	Hip	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Brent Rooker	Knee	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Jose Suarez	Hip	08-25-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 26
Brooks Kriske	Shoulder	08-15-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 16
Shea Langeliers	Knee	09-21-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 22
Gunnar Hoglund	Hip	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Denzel Clarke	Hamstring	08-21-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 22
Justin Sterner	Knee	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Jacob Wilson	Hand	08-15-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 16
Nick Kurtz	Thumb	09-21-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 22
Joshua Kuroda-Grauer	Groin	08-20-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 21

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Carlos Estevez	Shoulder	08-24-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 25
Cole Ragans	Elbow	05-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Jun 1
Maikel Garcia	Hand	08-16-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 17
Connor Seabold	Lat	08-29-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 30
James McArthur	Elbow	08-21-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 22
Jonathan India	Shoulder	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Alec Marsh	Shoulder	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Nick Mears	Shoulder	08-20-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 21
Beck Way	Back	08-14-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 15
Vinnie Pasquantino	Wrist	08-16-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 17
Luinder Avila	Elbow	01-31-2028Expected to be out until at least Feb 1, 2028

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Athletics ATH-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Royals KC-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Kauffman StadiumKansas City, MO

ATHAthletics

KCRoyals

HITTING	G	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	2B	3B	SB	CS	FPTS
N. Kurtz 1B	99	352	62	90	69	21	79	141	.256	.396	.483	.879	15	1	7	1	325
T. Soderstrom LF	109	396	58	97	56	19	53	91	.245	.338	.472	.810	27	3	2	1	314
S. Langeliers C	93	376	55	99	51	23	34	96	.263	.332	.497	.829	19	0	2	1	287
J. McNeil 2B	106	331	33	87	39	5	25	43	.263	.319	.353	.672	15	0	6	2	206
J. Wilson SS	79	316	37	85	37	7	12	38	.269	.301	.392	.693	16	1	4	0	202
L. Butler RF	114	324	46	67	34	10	41	94	.207	.297	.346	.643	13	1	9	3	202
Z. Gelof 3B	71	241	47	67	32	13	17	67	.278	.336	.498	.834	12	1	8	1	201
C. Cortes RF	91	246	23	64	35	7	26	42	.260	.337	.415	.752	15	1	2	0	173
J. Heim C	62	215	22	46	31	10	13	48	.214	.263	.400	.663	10	0	0	0	160
H. Bolte CF	79	256	28	65	22	5	20	82	.254	.330	.348	.678	9	0	14	7	149
B. Rooker DH	48	180	20	36	29	10	19	65	.200	.281	.389	.670	4	0	2	0	111
D. Walton 2B	24	43	10	8	4	0	10	9	.186	.375	.279	.654	2	1	1	1	103
M. Muncy 3B	57	179	24	38	21	5	14	68	.212	.280	.363	.643	8	2	3	2	98
A. Williams SS	58	128	15	34	10	2	6	34	.266	.307	.398	.705	11	0	0	1	66
D. Hernaiz SS	47	118	12	28	7	1	13	23	.237	.318	.288	.606	3	0	3	0	61
J. Kuroda-Grauer 2B	16	60	8	25	4	1	1	7	.417	.435	.583	1.018	7	0	0	1	44
T. White 3B	24	91	9	23	1	0	2	15	.253	.269	.275	.544	2	0	0	1	28
B. Serven C	11	27	2	5	5	2	1	6	.185	.214	.407	.621	0	0	0	0	16
D. Clarke OF	22	53	4	9	6	0	4	24	.170	.228	.189	.417	1	0	2	0	16
J. Meneses 1B	9	20	1	3	2	0	3	4	.150	.280	.150	.430	0	0	0	0	8
M. Stefanic 2B	2	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	.400	.400	.400	.800	0	0	0	0	2
Total	122	4143	532	1008	509	145	403	1056	.243	.317	.400	.717	192	11	66	23	2772

HITTING	G
N. Kurtz 1B	99
T. Soderstrom LF	109
S. Langeliers C	93
J. McNeil 2B	106
J. Wilson SS	79
L. Butler RF	114
Z. Gelof 3B	71
C. Cortes RF	91
J. Heim C	62
H. Bolte CF	79
B. Rooker DH	48
D. Walton 2B	24
M. Muncy 3B	57
A. Williams SS	58
D. Hernaiz SS	47
J. Kuroda-Grauer 2B	16
T. White 3B	24
B. Serven C	11
D. Clarke OF	22
J. Meneses 1B	9
M. Stefanic 2B	2
Total	122

PITCHING	GP	GS	W-L	SV	SVO	IP	ERA	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BAA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Ginn SP	24	21	8-6	0	1	121.1	3.41	94	52	46	13	53	107	.213	1.21	275
H. Harris RP	56	0	3-1	11	16	53.0	3.57	48	22	21	6	34	70	.236	1.55	179
C. Cortes RF	8	0	0-0	0	0	8.0	9.00	13	9	8	4	5	1	.361	2.25	173
G. Jump SP	15	15	5-7	0	0	78.0	4.50	76	41	39	8	37	85	.259	1.45	136
J. Lopez SP	19	16	5-4	0	0	82.0	5.38	84	51	49	14	44	75	.263	1.56	121
J. Springs SP	22	22	3-11	0	0	108.0	6.17	116	81	74	28	44	88	.272	1.48	110
L. Medina RP	41	1	3-3	0	4	54.0	3.67	52	27	22	6	27	65	.256	1.46	96
E. Alvarado RP	37	0	4-3	2	3	38.0	4.74	28	20	20	8	19	47	.209	1.24	95
L. Severino SP	12	12	2-6	0	0	62.2	4.16	61	33	29	9	31	65	.258	1.47	90
J. Perkins RP	29	11	2-9	3	5	81.2	7.27	92	69	66	16	32	94	.277	1.52	84
M. Leiter RP	36	0	0-1	4	6	33.2	4.28	33	16	16	2	11	38	.258	1.31	79
J. Suarez RP	33	1	1-3	0	2	40.1	4.69	39	24	21	6	11	36	.252	1.24	75
J. Sterner RP	46	0	2-3	1	3	42.2	6.12	46	31	29	11	13	40	.274	1.38	66
M. Barnett RP	17	3	1-3	2	2	38.0	6.16	35	27	26	11	20	36	.243	1.45	55
B. Basso RP	14	1	0-0	0	1	19.0	4.74	25	10	10	2	3	16	.309	1.47	27
S. Johnson RP	4	0	0-0	0	0	3.2	12.27	7	5	5	2	3	5	.389	2.73	24
D. Rom RP	2	0	0-0	0	0	1.2	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	2	.167	0.60	22
S. Blewett RP	6	0	0-0	0	0	9.2	2.79	11	5	3	0	2	3	.297	1.34	18
G. Hartlieb RP	8	0	1-1	0	0	13.1	6.08	17	9	9	1	9	6	.327	1.95	10
B. Kriske RP	2	0	0-0	0	0	2.2	0.00	2	0	0	0	1	2	.200	1.13	6
J. Estes SP	1	1	0-0	0	0	4.1	8.31	5	4	4	1	1	4	.313	1.38	5
H. Juenger RP	9	0	0-1	0	1	10.1	6.10	17	7	7	0	4	6	.386	2.03	-1
B. Bowden RP	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.0	36.00	2	4	4	0	2	0	.400	4.00	-6
K. Morris SP	3	1	0-1	0	0	10.0	11.70	19	13	13	4	6	6	.413	2.50	-10
Y. Tur RP	3	0	0-0	0	0	4.2	32.79	14	17	17	4	4	6	.483	3.86	-19
L. Morales RP	5	2	0-2	0	0	16.0	13.50	27	26	24	7	14	13	.365	2.56	-21
Total	122	122	48-74	29	53	1081.1	5.48	1136	707	659	192	488	1029	.269	1.50	1689

PITCHING	GP
J. Ginn SP	24
H. Harris RP	56
C. Cortes RF	8
G. Jump SP	15
J. Lopez SP	19
J. Springs SP	22
L. Medina RP	41
E. Alvarado RP	37
L. Severino SP	12
J. Perkins RP	29
M. Leiter RP	36
J. Suarez RP	33
J. Sterner RP	46
M. Barnett RP	17
B. Basso RP	14
S. Johnson RP	4
D. Rom RP	2
S. Blewett RP	6
G. Hartlieb RP	8
B. Kriske RP	2
J. Estes SP	1
H. Juenger RP	9
B. Bowden RP	1
K. Morris SP	3
Y. Tur RP	3
L. Morales RP	5
Total	122

HITTING	G	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	2B	3B	SB	CS	FPTS
B. Witt SS	104	407	62	116	42	13	47	80	.285	.358	.447	.805	25	1	32	6	352
J. Caglianone RF	114	410	56	112	58	22	28	115	.273	.325	.495	.820	21	2	5	2	299
C. Jensen C	114	401	54	88	55	16	46	133	.219	.298	.404	.702	24	1	1	0	253
S. Perez DH	113	436	41	94	52	16	18	94	.216	.262	.369	.631	17	1	0	0	237
I. Collins LF	110	347	40	81	35	6	46	88	.233	.332	.360	.692	20	3	6	5	215
M. Massey 2B	102	314	41	83	41	10	16	61	.264	.296	.430	.726	20	1	2	0	206
V. Pasquantino 1B	79	293	34	68	33	6	37	60	.232	.318	.345	.663	11	2	4	0	185
N. Loftin 3B	85	258	33	62	35	5	29	45	.240	.327	.384	.711	20	1	2	1	182
M. Garcia 3B	69	268	32	70	30	3	24	45	.261	.320	.373	.693	17	2	5	3	170
T. Tolbert SS	55	90	24	28	6	3	9	18	.311	.370	.467	.837	5	0	17	3	103
K. Isbel CF	65	192	19	44	15	4	11	48	.229	.279	.339	.618	7	1	5	0	99
S. Marte RF	58	150	15	37	14	2	9	39	.247	.303	.320	.623	5	0	2	2	72
J. Rojas 3B	30	76	6	17	9	1	3	13	.224	.253	.303	.556	3	0	1	0	36
J. Rave RF	22	50	7	11	2	2	5	13	.220	.291	.460	.751	4	1	2	0	34
J. India 2B	17	48	8	8	8	2	8	13	.167	.310	.313	.623	1	0	0	0	34
L. Maile C	7	19	2	5	5	1	1	6	.263	.300	.474	.774	1	0	0	0	14
A. Velazquez SS	6	15	0	1	0	0	0	2	.067	.067	.067	.134	0	0	1	0	2
Total	123	4122	510	1005	486	124	379	973	.244	.311	.395	.706	220	16	95	26	2493

HITTING	G
B. Witt SS	104
J. Caglianone RF	114
C. Jensen C	114
S. Perez DH	113
I. Collins LF	110
M. Massey 2B	102
V. Pasquantino 1B	79
N. Loftin 3B	85
M. Garcia 3B	69
T. Tolbert SS	55
K. Isbel CF	65
S. Marte RF	58
J. Rojas 3B	30
J. Rave RF	22
J. India 2B	17
L. Maile C	7
A. Velazquez SS	6
Total	123

PITCHING	GP	GS	W-L	SV	SVO	IP	ERA	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BAA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Wacha SP	24	24	5-8	0	0	150.2	3.46	132	62	58	18	41	117	.235	1.15	317
S. Lugo SP	25	25	5-7	0	0	139.1	4.59	146	79	71	16	46	108	.274	1.38	244
N. Cameron SP	23	22	6-8	0	0	129.1	4.45	125	69	64	14	42	118	.251	1.29	236
L. Erceg RP	46	0	4-4	12	18	43.1	6.02	52	34	29	5	27	31	.308	1.82	123
D. Lynch IV RP	48	2	4-4	1	3	50.0	2.88	37	20	16	4	14	40	.199	1.02	116
S. Kolek SP	10	10	4-3	0	0	54.0	4.50	55	30	27	8	12	34	.262	1.24	111
S. Cruz RP	43	2	2-3	4	5	45.1	4.17	37	22	21	11	18	51	.220	1.21	110
A. Lange RP	46	0	2-7	10	13	47.2	6.23	49	35	33	6	26	51	.266	1.57	104
T. Tolbert SS	5	0	0-0	0	0	4.2	25.07	17	13	13	4	3	0	.586	4.29	103
L. Avila SP	21	12	5-4	0	0	70.0	5.53	71	43	43	7	42	61	.272	1.61	100
N. Pearson RP	7	0	1-0	1	2	6.2	0.00	3	0	0	0	2	6	.136	0.75	80
R. Dobnak SP	7	5	2-1	0	0	36.0	2.00	34	8	8	2	14	19	.248	1.33	73
J. Schreiber RP	49	0	0-3	1	4	44.0	3.68	40	21	18	7	21	33	.250	1.39	60
C. Ragans RP	8	8	1-4	0	0	35.1	4.84	27	20	19	10	23	45	.213	1.42	55
C. Kimbrel RP	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.0	0.00	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	1.00	44
J. Rojas 3B	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.0	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	1.00	36
B. Way RP	19	1	1-1	0	0	23.1	3.86	27	13	10	4	10	21	.293	1.59	34
M. Black RP	14	0	0-0	0	0	25.2	3.51	25	10	10	5	16	18	.258	1.60	33
C. Seabold RP	5	0	0-0	0	0	5.0	9.00	7	6	5	0	4	5	.318	2.20	31
N. Mears RP	21	0	2-3	0	2	19.1	5.12	18	11	11	2	11	15	.257	1.50	24
J. Cuas RP	10	0	0-0	0	0	11.0	1.64	12	2	2	0	4	13	.279	1.45	21
E. McGee RP	4	0	0-0	0	0	5.1	11.81	11	7	7	2	3	6	.423	2.63	2
A. Bummer RP	2	0	0-1	0	0	1.1	40.50	6	6	6	1	1	0	.600	5.25	-1
C. Estevez RP	1	0	0-1	0	1	0.1	162.00	4	6	6	1	2	0	.800	18.00	-16
M. Spence RP	3	1	0-2	0	0	9.1	21.21	19	22	22	3	9	6	.413	3.00	-29
Total	123	123	50-73	30	53	1080.1	4.85	1082	623	582	157	457	910	.261	1.42	2011

PITCHING	GP
M. Wacha SP	24
S. Lugo SP	25
N. Cameron SP	23
L. Erceg RP	46
D. Lynch IV RP	48
S. Kolek SP	10
S. Cruz RP	43
A. Lange RP	46
T. Tolbert SS	5
L. Avila SP	21
N. Pearson RP	7
R. Dobnak SP	7
J. Schreiber RP	49
C. Ragans RP	8
C. Kimbrel RP	1
J. Rojas 3B	1
B. Way RP	19
M. Black RP	14
C. Seabold RP	5
N. Mears RP	21
J. Cuas RP	10
E. McGee RP	4
A. Bummer RP	2
C. Estevez RP	1
M. Spence RP	3
Total	123

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