Athletics at Kansas City — MLB August 18, 2026

3 – 4

Final

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

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

Decisions

Win C. Duran KC

1.0 IP · 1 H · 0 ER · 1 K · 0.00 ERA

Loss H. Harris ATH

0.2 IP · 3 H · 2 ER · 0 K · 3.79 ERA

Recap

Highlights

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Scoring plays All plays ›

Play	ATH	KC
Top 1st Tommy White singles on a ground ball to left fielder Nick Loftin. Zack Gelof scores. Jeff McNeil out at home on the throw, left fielder Nick Loftin to catcher Carter Jensen. Jonah Heim to 2nd.	1	0
Top 6th Jeff McNeil singles on a line drive to left fielder Nick Loftin. Henry Bolte scores. Zack Gelof to 2nd.	2	0
Top 6th Max Muncy walks. Zack Gelof scores. Jeff McNeil to 3rd. Lawrence Butler to 2nd.	3	0
Bottom 7th Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Jac Caglianone scores.	3	1
Bottom 9th Tyler Tolbert singles on a ground ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes. John Rave scores. Michael Massey scores. Carter Jensen to 2nd.	3	3
Bottom 9th Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a fly ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Carter Jensen scores. Tyler Tolbert to 2nd.	3	4

Closing line

Box score

Athletics

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
H. Bolte CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	.267
Z. Gelof DH	2	2	0	0	2	0	.273
J. McNeil 1B	4	0	2	1	0	0	.262
J. Heim C	3	0	0	0	1	0	.213
T. White 3B	4	0	1	1	0	1	.267
L. Butler RF	3	0	1	0	1	1	.211
M. Muncy LF	2	0	0	1	1	0	.213
C. Cortes PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.259
A. Williams 2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.262
D. Walton PH-2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.273
D. Hernaiz SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	.234
Totals		3	5		5	3

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC
B. Basso	2.1	2	0	0	0	1	32
J. Perkins	3.2	1	0	0	1	4	53
D. Rom	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	8
L. Medina	1.1	0	0	0	3	0	24
H. Harris L	0.2	3	3	2	1	0	30
E. Alvarado	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	2

Kansas City

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
N. Loftin LF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.232
I. Collins PH-LF	1	0	0	0	1	0	.226
B. Witt Jr. SS	3	0	1	1	1	1	.287
J. Caglianone RF	4	1	2	0	0	1	.278
M. Garcia 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.264
V. Pasquantino 1B	4	0	2	1	0	0	.236
S. Perez DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	.214
J. Rave PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200
M. Massey 2B	3	1	1	0	1	0	.272
C. Jensen C	2	1	1	0	2	0	.220
K. Isbel CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.229
T. Tolbert PH	1	0	1	2	0	0	.312
Totals		4	9		5	6