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Never invent or estimate stats. - If something isn't in the file, say so plainly. - When you make a claim, name the section (and game/date) it came from. ============================================================================== # RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Kansas City Royals @ Athletics Slate date: 2026-04-29 Generated: 2026-08-07 08:20:54 PM ET — all data is as of this moment Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter Size: ~3.6K tokens (est., chars/4) ============================================================================== ## GAME DETAILS - First pitch: 9:40 PM ET - Venue: Sutter Health Park (night game) - Series: Regular Season, game 2 of 3 - Status: Final — Kansas City Royals 2, Athletics 5 (at generation time) - Away: Kansas City Royals [KC] — record 12-18 (.400) Probable starter: Michael Wacha — 5-8, 3.51 ERA, 138.1 IP, 111 K / 38 BB, 1.16 WHIP (22 GS) - Home: Athletics [ATH] — record 16-14 (.533) Probable starter: Luis Severino — 2-6, 4.16 ERA, 62.2 IP, 65 K / 31 BB, 1.47 WHIP (12 GS) ## RECENT FORM — Kansas City Royals [KC] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 2-1 in last 3 | scored 13 (4.3/gm), allowed 7 (2.3/gm), combined 20 (6.7/gm) ### 2026-08-06 — L 3-4 vs Minnesota Twins Innings: MIN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 | KC 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 R/H/E: MIN 4/7/0 — KC 3/7/0 Decisions: W: Kody Funderburk | L: Aaron Bummer | SV: Yoendrys Gómez Conditions: Weather: 82 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 5 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:52. | Att: 16,036. MIN batting: 4 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 7 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 21 LOB Trevor Larnach (LF): 1-3, 1 K | avg .281 Austin Martin (LF): 1-2 | avg .236 Luke Keaschall (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .263 Kody Clemens (2B): 0-3 | avg .234 Ryan Jeffers (C): 0-1, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .281 Josh Bell (DH): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .246 Alex Jackson (DH): 0-1, 1 R, 1 K | avg .303 Royce Lewis (2B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 HBP | avg .233 Brooks Lee (3B): 1-4, 2 RBI | avg .240 Alan Roden (RF): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB | avg .222 Victor Caratini (1B): 0-2, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .226 Tristan Gray (SS): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .225 MIN pitching: Bailey Ober: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 74 pitches | season ERA 4.45 Kody Funderburk: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 3.09 Andrew Morris: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 13 pitches | season ERA 3.19 Yoendrys Gómez: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 3.35 KC batting: 3 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 SB, 6 LOB Carter Jensen (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 K | avg .228 Bobby Witt Jr. (SS): 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 SB | avg .286 Jac Caglianone (1B): 1-4, 2 RBI | avg .254 Salvador Perez (DH): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .215 Michael Massey (2B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .263 Isaac Collins (LF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .238 John Rave (RF): 0-2 | avg .263 Nick Loftin (RF): 0-1, 1 K | avg .249 Josh Rojas (3B): 1-3 | avg .234 Kyle Isbel (CF): 0-3 | avg .243 KC pitching: Michael Wacha: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 94 pitches | season ERA 3.44 Jose Cuas: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.70 Alex Lange: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 6.11 Aaron Bummer: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 10.26 Nate Pearson: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 2.92 Easton McGee: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 15 pitches | season ERA 1.69 ### 2026-08-05 — W 2-1 vs Minnesota Twins Innings: MIN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | KC 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 x R/H/E: MIN 1/3/0 — KC 2/5/0 Decisions: W: Noah Cameron | L: A.J. Minter | SV: Steven Cruz Conditions: Weather: 81 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 4 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:13. | Att: 13,439. MIN batting: 1 R, 3 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 6 LOB Austin Martin (RF): 0-3, 1 K, 1 HBP | avg .234 Ryan Jeffers (C): 1-4, 1 K | avg .283 Josh Bell (DH): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .245 Kody Clemens (CF): 1-4, 2 K | avg .236 Royce Lewis (2B): 1-3 | avg .233 Victor Caratini (1B): 0-3, 1 K | avg .227 Brooks Lee (3B): 0-3, 2 K | avg .240 Trevor Larnach (LF): 0-3, 2 K | avg .280 Ryan Kreidler (SS): 0-3, 1 K | avg .232 MIN pitching: Dean Kremer: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 88 pitches | season ERA 5.93 Tommy Nance: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 7 pitches | season ERA 3.46 A.J. Minter: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.49 Jeff Hoffman: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 3.86 KC batting: 2 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB Carter Jensen (DH): 0-4, 2 K | avg .228 Bobby Witt Jr. (SS): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .281 Jac Caglianone (1B): 1-3 | avg .254 Salvador Perez (C): 0-3 | avg .214 Michael Massey (2B): 2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .267 Isaac Collins (LF): 1-3 | avg .241 Nick Loftin (3B): 1-3 | avg .250 John Rave (RF): 0-2, 1 BB | avg .278 Kyle Isbel (CF): 0-2, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .247 KC pitching: Noah Cameron: 8.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 106 pitches | season ERA 4.37 Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 4.29 ### 2026-08-04 — W 8-2 vs Minnesota Twins Innings: MIN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 | KC 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 x R/H/E: MIN 2/7/2 — KC 8/10/1 Decisions: W: Randy Dobnak | L: Joe Ryan Conditions: Weather: 91 degrees, Overcast. | Wind: 6 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 6:50 PM. | T: 2:38. | Att: 20,177. MIN batting: 2 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 4 BB, 4 K, 2 SB, 17 LOB Trevor Larnach (LF): 0-3, 2 BB | avg .283 Ryan Jeffers (C): 0-5, 1 K | avg .283 Josh Bell (DH): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .247 Kody Clemens (2B): 0-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .236 Royce Lewis (1B): 4-4, 1 2B | avg .232 Brooks Lee (3B): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .242 Alan Roden (RF): 0-1, 1 RBI | avg .214 Austin Martin (RF): 0-2 | avg .236 Luke Keaschall (CF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .263 Ryan Kreidler (SS): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 SB | avg .236 MIN pitching: Joe Ryan: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 99 pitches | season ERA 3.65 Kody Funderburk: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 3.18 Travis Adams: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 5.67 Taylor Rogers: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 5.09 KC batting: 8 R, 10 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 5 K, 1 SB, 11 LOB Carter Jensen (C): 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K | avg .231 Bobby Witt Jr. (SS): 3-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .283 Jac Caglianone (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .253 Salvador Perez (DH): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .216 Michael Massey (2B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .262 Nick Loftin (3B): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .249 Isaac Collins (LF): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .240 John Rave (RF): 0-2 | avg .294 Starling Marte (PH): 1-1, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI | avg .255 Kyle Isbel (CF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI | avg .250 KC pitching: Randy Dobnak: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 90 pitches | season ERA 1.16 Daniel Lynch IV: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 1.96 John Schreiber: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 3.67 Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 4.39 Nate Pearson: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 3.00 ## RECENT FORM — Athletics [ATH] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 0-3 in last 3 | scored 11 (3.7/gm), allowed 14 (4.7/gm), combined 25 (8.3/gm) ### 2026-08-06 — L 5-6 @ Cincinnati Reds Innings: ATH 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 | CIN 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 x R/H/E: ATH 5/9/0 — CIN 6/8/1 Decisions: W: Andrew Abbott | L: Mason Barnett | SV: Brock Burke Conditions: Weather: 84 degrees, Partly Cloudy. | Wind: 5 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 12:41 PM. | T: 2:40. | Att: 17,617. ATH batting: 5 R, 9 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 10 LOB Henry Bolte (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 K | avg .259 Tommy White (1B): 2-4, 1 R | avg .278 Jonah Heim (DH): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .229 Tyler Soderstrom (LF): 1-4, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .245 Max Muncy (3B): 1-4, 1 K | avg .220 Lawrence Butler (RF): 1-4, 1 R | avg .209 Brian Serven (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI | avg .250 Alika Williams (SS): 0-4 | avg .254 Jonathan Ornelas (2B): 1-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .250 ATH pitching: Mason Barnett: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 82 pitches | season ERA 5.56 Elvis Alvarado: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 4.58 Brady Basso: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 5.06 Seth Johnson: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 42 pitches | season ERA 5.40 CIN batting: 6 R, 8 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 5 BB, 13 K, 1 SB, 14 LOB Elly De La Cruz (SS): 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .276 Sal Stewart (1B): 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .257 JJ Bleday (LF): 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .230 Tyler Stephenson (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .252 Eugenio Suárez (3B): 1-2, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .202 Dane Myers (CF): 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 3 K | avg .263 Héctor Rodríguez (DH): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .000 Noelvi Marte (RF): 1-4 | avg .197 Matt McLain (2B): 0-3, 1 R, 2 K, 1 SB, 1 HBP | avg .190 CIN pitching: Andrew Abbott: 6.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 88 pitches | season ERA 3.92 Pierce Johnson: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 4.81 Sam Moll: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 6 pitches | season ERA 4.14 Brock Burke: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches | season ERA 2.73 ### 2026-08-05 — L 2-3 @ Cincinnati Reds Innings: ATH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 | CIN 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 x R/H/E: ATH 2/4/0 — CIN 3/6/0 Decisions: W: Rhett Lowder | L: Hayden Juenger | SV: Emilio Pagán Conditions: Weather: 85 degrees, Partly Cloudy. | Wind: 3 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 6:41 PM. | T: 2:22. | Att: 16,544. ATH batting: 2 R, 4 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 7 K, 0 SB, 8 LOB Lawrence Butler (RF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .208 Jacob Wilson (DH): 0-4 | avg .270 Tyler Soderstrom (LF): 1-2, 1 R, 2 BB | avg .245 Jonah Heim (C): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .228 Jeff McNeil (2B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .251 Tommy White (1B): 1-4, 1 K | avg .265 Donovan Walton (2B): 0-2 | avg .281 Max Muncy (3B): 0-1, 1 K | avg .219 Henry Bolte (CF): 0-3, 2 K | avg .259 Alika Williams (SS): 0-3 | avg .263 ATH pitching: Jacob Lopez: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 87 pitches | season ERA 5.64 Hayden Juenger: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 15 pitches | season ERA 4.35 José Suarez: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 3 pitches | season ERA 4.66 Scott Blewett: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 24 pitches | season ERA 1.23 CIN batting: 3 R, 6 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 11 K, 2 SB, 7 LOB Elly De La Cruz (SS): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .277 Sal Stewart (1B): 1-4, 1 R, 2 K | avg .255 Dane Myers (CF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .268 Eugenio Suárez (DH): 0-3, 3 K | avg .200 Noelvi Marte (RF): 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SB | avg .195 JJ Bleday (LF): 0-3, 1 K | avg .226 Jose Trevino (C): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .253 Ke'Bryan Hayes (3B): 0-3, 1 K | avg .139 Matt McLain (2B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .192 CIN pitching: Rhett Lowder: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 95 pitches | season ERA 5.26 Brock Burke: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 2.45 Tejay Antone: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 6 pitches | season ERA 2.25 Emilio Pagán: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 4.26 ### 2026-08-04 — L 4-5 @ Cincinnati Reds Innings: ATH 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 | CIN 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 x R/H/E: ATH 4/8/0 — CIN 5/5/1 Decisions: W: Julian Garcia | L: Hogan Harris | SV: Emilio Pagán Conditions: Weather: 86 degrees, Clear. | Wind: 3 mph, L To R. | First pitch: 6:42 PM. | T: 2:35. | Att: 21,714. ATH batting: 4 R, 8 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 BB, 9 K, 2 SB, 15 LOB Lawrence Butler (RF): 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB | avg .208 Jacob Wilson (SS): 1-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .274 Tyler Soderstrom (LF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .243 Jonah Heim (C): 0-4, 1 K | avg .228 Jeff McNeil (1B): 2-4, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .254 Tommy White (3B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .266 Donovan Walton (2B): 0-1, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .286 Alika Williams (2B): 1-2 | avg .270 Carlos Cortes (DH): 0-2, 1 K | avg .260 Max Muncy (DH): 0-2 | avg .220 Henry Bolte (CF): 3-4, 1 R, 1 SB | avg .262 ATH pitching: J.T. Ginn: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 91 pitches | season ERA 3.51 Brady Basso: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 5.40 Hogan Harris: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 24 pitches | season ERA 3.62 Elvis Alvarado: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 6 pitches | season ERA 4.67 CIN batting: 5 R, 5 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 BB, 7 K, 0 SB, 11 LOB Elly De La Cruz (SS): 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .276 Sal Stewart (1B): 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .255 JJ Bleday (RF): 1-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .228 Tyler Stephenson (C): 0-4 | avg .252 Eugenio Suárez (DH): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .202 Dane Myers (CF): 0-4, 2 K | avg .268 Héctor Rodríguez (RF): 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .000 Ke'Bryan Hayes (3B): 0-3, 1 K | avg .142 Matt McLain (2B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .190 CIN pitching: Brady Singer: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 101 pitches | season ERA 4.67 Sam Moll: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 4.17 Julian Garcia: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 2.18 Emilio Pagán: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 4.44 ============================================================================== End of packet. 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