MLB

Athletics 2, at Kansas City 6

Thursday, August 20, 2026 · Final

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Athletics

64-98 · L2 · #29 (1208 ELO -3)

0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 81

Kansas City Royals

69-93 · W1 · #26 (1255 ELO +3)

1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 130

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

Attendance: 11,867

Umpires: Cory Blaser [HP], John Bacon [1B], Andy Fletcher [2B], Alex Tosi [3B]

Royals defeat Athletics 6‑2 behind Witt, Massey

KANSAS CITY (Interstat) — Bobby Witt Jr. homered and scored three times, Michael Massey had three hits and an RBI, and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Athletics 6-2 on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City took a 1-0 lead in the first on Witt’s 16th home run. Isaac Collins added a two-run single in the third, Nick Loftin tripled in a run in the fourth, and Salvador Perez singled in another as the Royals stretched the lead to 5-0. The Athletics answered with two in the fifth on Brian Serven’s RBI single and Donovan Walton’s groundout. Massey doubled in… Read more...

Top Statlines

Randy Dobnak KCR 4.0ip 6h 0er 4k
Scott Blewett ATH 2.0ip 1h 0er 2k
Bobby Witt Jr. KCR 2/4 1hr 1rbi

Forecasting

ELO Probability KCR 59.7%

Spread KCR -1.5

Projected Score KCR 5 OAK 4

Money Line KCR -135/OAK +115

Over/Under 8.5 (Under)