MLB

Kansas City 2, at Athletics 5

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 · Final

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Kansas City Royals

69-93 · W1 · #26 (1255 ELO -3)

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 61

Athletics

64-98 · L2 · #29 (1208 ELO +3)

0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 110

Sutter Health Park · West Sacramento, CA

Attendance: 9,399

Umpires: John Libka [HP], D [1B], [J], [Reyburn], James Hoye [2B], Sean Barber [3B]

Butler homers, Severino strong as Athletics top Royals 5‑2

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Luis Severino pitched seven strong innings and Lawrence Butler delivered a three-run homer in the fourth inning as the Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Wednesday night at Sutter Health Park. The Athletics improved to 16-14, while the Royals fell to 12-18 in front of 9,399 fans. The game lasted 2 hours, 32 minutes. Severino (2-2) allowed one earned run on four hits and struck out eight over seven innings. He walked one and threw 99 pitches. Mark Leiter Jr. recorded his third save of the season, pitching one-third of an inning and… Read more...

Top Statlines

Luis Severino ATH 7.0ip 4h 1er 8k
Lawrence Butler ATH 1/4 1hr 3rbi
Mark Leiter Jr. ATH 0.1ip 0h 0er 1k

Forecasting

ELO Probability KCR 51.3%

Spread OAK -1.5

Projected Score OAK 5 KCR 4

Money Line OAK -120/KCR +100

Over/Under 9.5 (Under)