Kansas City Royals @ Athletics — Apr 30, 2026

MLB Sutter Health Park, Sacramento·April 30, 2026
Kansas City Royals KC 12-18, 3-11 Away
2
Final
5
Athletics OAK 16-14, 6-6 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T
KC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
OAK 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 5
Umpires HP John Libka 1B D.J. Reyburn 2B James Hoye 3B Sean Barber
Leaders
Hits
B.
B. Witt Jr. SS KC
2 H
C.
C. Cortes RF OAK
2 H
Home Runs
L.
L. Butler RF OAK
1 HR
RBI
S.
S. Perez DH KC
1 RBI
L.
L. Butler RF OAK
3 RBI
Batting
Royals
Athletics
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Royals
Athletics
IP — Innings Pitched · H — Hits Allowed · R — Runs · ER — Earned Runs · BB — Walks · K — Strikeouts · HR — Home Runs Allowed · PC-ST — Pitches-Strikes
Play-by-Play
Top 9th 1 - 0 2 - 5
RBI Michael Massey Michael Massey out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Zack Gelof. Salvador Perez to third. Bobby Witt scores.
2 - 5
Bot 6th 0 - 1 1 - 5
1 - 5
Nick Kurtz Nick Kurtz doubles to deep center field. Darell Hernaiz scores. 2B RBI
Bot 4th 0 - 3 1 - 4
1 - 4
Carlos Cortes Carlos Cortes singles to right field. Shea Langeliers to second. Nick Kurtz out at home. RBI
1 - 4
Lawrence Butler Lawrence Butler homers to right field. Jeff McNeil scores. Jacob Wilson scores. HR RBI 3
Bot 2nd 0 - 1 1 - 1
1 - 1
Jeff McNeil Jeff McNeil doubles to deep right center field. Jacob Wilson scores. 2B RBI
Top 1st 1 - 0 1 - 0
RBI Salvador Perez Salvador Perez hits into a force out to shortstop. Carter Jensen out at second. Bobby Witt scores.
1 - 0
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: OAK +4 Times Tied: 1
Team Statistics
Royals
Athletics
Batting
6 Hits 10
2 Runs 5
0 Home Runs 1
2 RBI 5
9 Strikeouts 7
4 Walks 5
0 Doubles 3
0 Triples 0
9 Left on Base 9
Pitching
5 Runs Allowed 2
5 Earned Runs 2
10 Hits Allowed 6
7 Strikeouts 9
5 Walks 4
1 HR Allowed 0
38 Batters Faced 34
Fielding
24 Put Outs 27
9 Assists 8
Head-to-Head
Royals leads 1-0
Final/OT
Royals
4
Athletics
1
Sutter Health Park
Sacramento, US · 14,000 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
April 30, 2026
Time
1:40 am