Royals beat Athletics 6-2.

Final · MLB · Thu Aug 20, 1:10 PM CDT

Probable pitchers: Gage Jump (ATH) vs Randy Dobnak (KC)
TV: NBCSCA, Royals.TV
Where: Kauffman Stadium

Royals beat Athletics 6-2. Royals led from start to finish.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATH	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	1
KC	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	X	6	13	0

Win: Connor Thomas. Loss: Gage Jump. Home runs: Witt Jr. (KC).

By the numbers: Hits ATH 8, KC 13; Errors ATH 1, KC 0; Left on base ATH 21, KC 23.

Team stats

	ATH	KC
Hits	8	13
Errors	1	0
Left on base	21	23
Home runs	0	1
Walks	7	5
Strikeouts	6	6

Box score

Athletics

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Bolte CF	5	0	1	0	0	2
McNeil 1B	5	0	0	0	0	0
Gelof LF	4	0	0	0	1	1
Butler, L DH	3	1	2	0	1	0
Muncy 3B	2	1	0	0	2	1
Cortes RF	3	0	2	0	1	0
Serven C	4	0	1	1	0	2
Walton 2B	3	0	1	1	1	0
Hernaiz SS	3	0	1	0	1	0
Totals	32	2	8	2	7	6

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	NP
Jump (L)	4.0	8	5	5	3	3	1	86
Rashi	2.0	3	1	1	2	1	0	43
Blewett	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	26
Totals	8.0	13	6	6	5	6	1	155

Kansas City Royals

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR
Loftin 3B	4	0	1	1	1	1	0
Witt Jr. SS	4	3	3	1	1	0	1
Garcia, M 3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Rave RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Perez, S 1B	5	1	3	1	0	0	0
Pasquantino DH	3	0	1	0	1	0	0
Collins LF	3	1	1	2	1	1	0
Tolbert CF	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
Massey 2B	4	1	3	1	0	0	0
Maile C	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Totals	35	6	13	6	5	6	1

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	NP
Dobnak	4.0	6	0	0	4	4	96
Duran, C	0.1	1	2	2	3	0	23
Thomas (W)	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	20
Kimbrel	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	12
Schreiber	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	13
Pearson	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Totals	9.0	8	2	2	7	6	170

Play-by-play

Top 1st 5

0 out ATH Henry Bolte singles on a ground ball to center fielder Tyler Tolbert.
2 out ATH Jeff McNeil grounds into a double play, first baseman Salvador Perez to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez. Henry Bolte out at 2nd. Jeff McNeil out at 1st.
2 out ATH Zack Gelof walks.
2 out ATH Lawrence Butler singles on a fly ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Zack Gelof to 2nd.
3 out ATH Max Muncy strikes out swinging.

Bottom 1st 5

1 out KC Nick Loftin flies out sharply to center fielder Henry Bolte.
1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field. ATH 0, KC 1
1 out KC Maikel Garcia doubles (18) on a line drive to left fielder Zack Gelof.
2 out KC Salvador Perez reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Darell Hernaiz. Maikel Garcia out at home, shortstop Darell Hernaiz to third baseman Max Muncy.
3 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino pops out to shortstop Darell Hernaiz.

Top 2nd 6

0 out ATH Carlos Cortes singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins.
1 out ATH Brian Serven strikes out swinging.
1 out ATH Donovan Walton walks. Carlos Cortes to 2nd.
1 out ATH Darell Hernaiz singles on a ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Carlos Cortes to 3rd. Donovan Walton to 2nd.
2 out ATH Henry Bolte called out on strikes.
3 out ATH Jeff McNeil grounds out, first baseman Salvador Perez to pitcher Randy Dobnak.

Bottom 2nd 4

1 out KC Isaac Collins flies out to right fielder Carlos Cortes.
1 out KC Tyler Tolbert walks.
2 out KC Michael Massey grounds out, second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Jeff McNeil. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd.
3 out KC Luke Maile strikes out swinging.

Top 3rd 5

1 out ATH Zack Gelof flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
2 out ATH Lawrence Butler grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez.
2 out ATH Max Muncy walks.
2 out ATH Carlos Cortes singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder John Rave. Max Muncy to 2nd.
3 out ATH Brian Serven strikes out swinging.

Bottom 3rd 7

1 out KC Nick Loftin grounds out, third baseman Max Muncy to first baseman Jeff McNeil.
1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Carlos Cortes.
2 out KC John Rave strikes out swinging.
2 out KC Salvador Perez singles on a fly ball to right fielder Carlos Cortes. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.
2 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino walks. Salvador Perez to 2nd.
2 out KC Isaac Collins singles on a line drive to left fielder Zack Gelof. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Salvador Perez scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd. ATH 0, KC 3
3 out KC Tyler Tolbert lines out to center fielder Henry Bolte.

Top 4th 4

0 out ATH Donovan Walton doubles (12) on a line drive to right fielder John Rave.
0 out ATH Darell Hernaiz walks.
2 out ATH Henry Bolte grounds into a double play, pitcher Randy Dobnak to second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Salvador Perez. Donovan Walton to 3rd. Darell Hernaiz out at 2nd. Henry Bolte out at 1st.
3 out ATH Jeff McNeil pops out to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.

Bottom 4th 7

0 out KC Michael Massey singles on a line drive to left fielder Zack Gelof.
1 out KC Luke Maile called out on strikes.
1 out KC Nick Loftin triples (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte, deflected by right fielder Carlos Cortes. Michael Massey scores. ATH 0, KC 4
1 out KC Gage Jump intentionally walks Bobby Witt Jr.
2 out KC John Rave reaches on a fielder's choice out, pitcher Gage Jump to catcher Brian Serven. Nick Loftin out at home. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.
2 out KC Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Henry Bolte. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. John Rave to 2nd. ATH 0, KC 5
3 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out, second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Jeff McNeil.

Top 5th 7

1 out ATH Zack Gelof grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Salvador Perez.
1 out ATH Lawrence Butler walks.
1 out ATH Max Muncy walks. Lawrence Butler to 2nd.
1 out ATH Carlos Cortes walks. Lawrence Butler to 3rd. Max Muncy to 2nd.
1 out ATH Brian Serven singles on a line drive to center fielder Tyler Tolbert. Lawrence Butler scores. Max Muncy to 3rd. Carlos Cortes to 2nd. ATH 1, KC 5
2 out ATH Donovan Walton grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Salvador Perez. Max Muncy scores. Carlos Cortes to 3rd. Brian Serven to 2nd. ATH 2, KC 5
3 out ATH Darell Hernaiz lines out to second baseman Michael Massey.

Bottom 5th 6

0 out KC Isaac Collins walks.
1 out KC Tyler Tolbert flies out to right fielder Carlos Cortes.
1 out KC Michael Massey doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Carlos Cortes. Isaac Collins scores. ATH 2, KC 6
2 out KC Luke Maile lines out to center fielder Henry Bolte.
2 out KC Nick Loftin walks.
3 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. lines out sharply to center fielder Henry Bolte.

Top 6th 3

1 out ATH Henry Bolte strikes out swinging.
2 out ATH Jeff McNeil pops out to third baseman Nick Loftin in foul territory.
3 out ATH Zack Gelof strikes out swinging.

Bottom 6th 5

1 out KC John Rave grounds out, second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Jeff McNeil.
1 out KC Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Zack Gelof.
1 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a ground ball to center fielder Henry Bolte, deflected by shortstop Darell Hernaiz. Salvador Perez to 2nd.
2 out KC Isaac Collins strikes out on a foul tip.
3 out KC Tyler Tolbert flies out to center fielder Henry Bolte.

Top 7th 4

0 out ATH Lawrence Butler singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.
1 out ATH Max Muncy pops out to second baseman Michael Massey.
2 out ATH Carlos Cortes flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
3 out ATH Lawrence Butler caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Luke Maile to second baseman Michael Massey.

Bottom 7th 3

0 out KC Michael Massey singles on a ground ball to right fielder Carlos Cortes.
2 out KC Luke Maile grounds into a double play, third baseman Max Muncy to second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Jeff McNeil. Michael Massey out at 2nd. Luke Maile out at 1st.
3 out KC Nick Loftin called out on strikes.

Top 8th 3

1 out ATH Brian Serven lines out to center fielder Tyler Tolbert.
2 out ATH Donovan Walton flies out to right fielder John Rave.
3 out ATH Darell Hernaiz grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Salvador Perez.

Bottom 8th 3

0 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to third baseman Max Muncy.
1 out KC John Rave strikes out swinging.
3 out KC Salvador Perez grounds into a double play, second baseman Donovan Walton to shortstop Darell Hernaiz to first baseman Jeff McNeil. Bobby Witt Jr. out at 2nd. Salvador Perez out at 1st.

Top 9th 3

1 out ATH Henry Bolte grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Salvador Perez.
2 out ATH Jeff McNeil grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Salvador Perez.
3 out ATH Zack Gelof grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Salvador Perez.