Who are the probable pitchers for Athletics at Kansas City Royals?

The listed probable pitchers are Mason Barnett and Michael Wacha. Probable pitchers can change before first pitch.

Athletics at Kansas City Royals - Game Time, TV Channel and Probable Pitchers

Athletics at Kansas City Royals Game Summary

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Athletics 5 49-76

Final 5-9 Mon, Aug 17 · 7:40 PM ET

Kansas City Royals 9 52-74

Linescore

Runs by inning with final runs, hits and errors.

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

W: Michael Wacha L: Mason Barnett SV: Steven Cruz

Show inning-by-inning hits, errors and runners left on base

Inning	ATH R	H	E	Left On Base	KC R	H	Left On Base
1st	1	3	0	1	3	3	2
2nd	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
3rd	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
4th	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5th	3	3	1	0	0	0	1
6th	0	1	0	0	1	2	1
7th	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
8th	0	0	0	2	2	3	0
9th	1	1	0	1	-	0	0

Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Game Highlights

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Game Info: Date, Time and Venue

DateAugust 17, 2026

Time7:40 PM ET

VenueKauffman Stadium

Game TypeRegular Season

SeriesRegular Season · Game 1 of 4

Day/Nightnight

Attendance12,438

Game Duration2h 45m

First Pitch2026-08-17T23:40:00.000Z

Game Data RefreshedAug 21, 2026

Date Schedule MLB Gameday

Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Probable Pitchers

ATHMason Barnett

Stats1-4 · ERA 7.08 · 38 SO · WHIP 1.62 · 40.2 IP

KCMichael Wacha

Stats6-8 · ERA 3.58 · 120 SO · WHIP 1.15 · 155.2 IP

TV Channel and Streaming

NBCSCA TV · EN · away · Streaming

Royals.TV TV · EN · home · Streaming

96.5 The Fan FM · EN · home · Streaming

A's Cast AM · EN · away

Royals Radio Network AM · EN · home

Talk 650 KSTE AM · EN · away · Streaming

Scoring Plays

Every run-scoring play in game order.

Top 1 · Home Run1-0

Jeff McNeil homers (6) on a fly ball to right field.

RBI: 1 Batter: Jeff McNeil Pitcher: Michael Wacha

Bottom 1 · Single1-1

Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. Maikel Garcia to 2nd.

RBI: 1 Batter: Maikel Garcia Pitcher: Mason Barnett

Bottom 1 · Single1-3

Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. Jac Caglianone scores. Maikel Garcia scores.

RBI: 2 Batter: Salvador Perez Pitcher: Mason Barnett

Bottom 2 · Home Run1-5

Bobby Witt Jr. homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. Kyle Isbel scores.

RBI: 2 Batter: Bobby Witt Jr. Pitcher: Mason Barnett

Bottom 3 · Single1-6

Kyle Isbel singles on a line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. Michael Massey scores. Isaac Collins to 3rd.

RBI: 1 Batter: Kyle Isbel Pitcher: Mason Barnett

Top 5 · Home Run2-6

Tommy White homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field.

RBI: 1 Batter: Tommy White Pitcher: Michael Wacha

Top 5 · Home Run4-6

Brian Serven homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Donovan Walton scores.

RBI: 2 Batter: Brian Serven Pitcher: Michael Wacha

Bottom 6 · Single4-7

Jac Caglianone singles on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: Jac Caglianone Pitcher: Scott Blewett

Bottom 8 · Double4-8

Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (26) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Carter Jensen scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: Bobby Witt Jr. Pitcher: Seth Johnson

Bottom 8 · Single4-9

Jac Caglianone singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: Jac Caglianone Pitcher: Seth Johnson

Top 9 · Grounded Into DP5-9

Jonah Heim grounds into a double play, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Carlos Cortes scores. Tommy White to 3rd. Donovan Walton out at 2nd. Jonah Heim out at 1st.

RBI: 0 Batter: Jonah Heim Pitcher: Steven Cruz

Athletics Box Score

Order	Batters	POS	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1	Jeff McNeil#22	1B	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	0
2	Henry Bolte#33	CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
3	Lawrence Butler#4	RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
4	Zack Gelof#20	DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
5	Carlos Cortes#26	LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
6	Tommy White#47	3B	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	1
7	Donovan Walton#29	2B	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
8	Alika Williams#12	SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Jonah Heim#15	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Brian Serven#10	C	4	1	1	0	1	2	0	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	Pitches / Strikes
Hayden Juenger#58	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21 / 14
Mason Barnett#63	2.2	7	6	6	4	2	1	83 / 45
Scott Blewett#49	2.0	3	1	1	0	3	0	28 / 22
Seth Johnson#52	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	15 / 13

Kansas City Royals Box Score

Order	Batters	POS	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	Stolen Bases
1	Carter Jensen#22	C	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
2	Bobby Witt Jr.#7	SS	4	4	3	1	1	3	1	0	1
3	Jac Caglianone#14	RF	5	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	0
4	Maikel Garcia#11	3B	5	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	0
5	Vinnie Pasquantino#9	1B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
6	Salvador Perez#13	DH	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0
7	Michael Massey#19	2B	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
8	Isaac Collins#1	LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
9	Kyle Isbel#28	CF	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	Pitches / Strikes
Connor Thomas#50	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	11 / 8
John Schreiber#46	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9 / 8
Lucas Erceg#60	0.0	1	1	1	2	0	0	14 / 6
Michael Wacha#52	5.0	6	4	4	0	3	3	79 / 49
Nate Pearson#61	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18 / 10
Steven Cruz#64	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8 / 5

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Mon, Aug 17 1:40 PM ET	St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds 2-1	Final	Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365Reds.TV	STL: Quinn Mathews 0-1 · ERA 3.00 · 10 SO · WHIP 1.56 · 9.0 IP CIN: Kent Emanuel 0-1 · ERA 3.60 · 4 SO · WHIP 1.60 · 5.0 IP	Great American Ball Park	Details
Mon, Aug 17 6:05 PM ET	Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays 6-7	Final	MASNRays.TV	BAL: Brandon Young 9-3 · ERA 3.52 · 96 SO · WHIP 1.35 · 117.2 IP TB: Shane McClanahan 9-6 · ERA 3.25 · 94 SO · WHIP 1.12 · 102.1 IP	Tropicana Field	Details
Mon, Aug 17 6:40 PM ET	Miami Marlins at Philadelphia Phillies 5-6	Final	Marlins.TV presented by Werner, Hoffman, Greig & GarciaNBCSP	MIA: Janson Junk 6-8 · ERA 4.37 · 66 SO · WHIP 1.36 · 92.2 IP PHI: Cristopher Sánchez 16-4 · ERA 2.51 · 187 SO · WHIP 1.22 · 161.2 IP	Citizens Bank Park	Details
Mon, Aug 17 6:40 PM ET	St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds 5-6	Final	Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365Reds.TV	STL: Andre Pallante 12-6 · ERA 3.57 · 97 SO · WHIP 1.24 · 136.0 IP CIN: Rhett Lowder 4-8 · ERA 5.17 · 82 SO · WHIP 1.49 · 101.0 IP	Great American Ball Park	Details
Mon, Aug 17 7:05 PM ET	Detroit Tigers at Pittsburgh Pirates 8-5	Final	ESPN/ESPN App	DET: Framber Valdez 8-8 · ERA 4.35 · 111 SO · WHIP 1.40 · 138.2 IP PIT: Carmen Mlodzinski 6-6 · ERA 4.03 · 81 SO · WHIP 1.45 · 102.2 IP	PNC Park	Details
Mon, Aug 17 7:10 PM ET	San Diego Padres at New York Mets 1-2	Final	Padres.TV Presented by UC San Diego HealthSNY	SD: Walker Buehler 7-6 · ERA 4.79 · 104 SO · WHIP 1.39 · 120.1 IP NYM: Nolan McLean 9-8 · ERA 3.34 · 162 SO · WHIP 1.16 · 142.2 IP	Citi Field	Details
Mon, Aug 17 7:10 PM ET	Arizona Diamondbacks at Boston Red Sox 1-11	Final	DBACKS.TVNESN	AZ: Mitch Bratt 1-2 · ERA 4.17 · 25 SO · WHIP 1.47 · 36.2 IP BOS: Alec Gamboa 0-0 · ERA 1.47 · 13 SO · WHIP 1.04 · 18.1 IP	Fenway Park	Details
Mon, Aug 17 7:40 PM ET	Atlanta Braves at Minnesota Twins 2-4	Final	BravesVisionTwins.TV Presented by Progressive	ATL: Martín Pérez 8-7 · ERA 3.15 · 83 SO · WHIP 1.19 · 111.1 IP MIN: Bailey Ober 7-4 · ERA 4.62 · 71 SO · WHIP 1.25 · 103.1 IP	Target Field	Details
Mon, Aug 17 7:40 PM ET	Athletics at Kansas City Royals 5-9	Final	NBCSCARoyals.TV	ATH: Mason Barnett 1-4 · ERA 7.08 · 38 SO · WHIP 1.62 · 40.2 IP KC: Michael Wacha 6-8 · ERA 3.58 · 120 SO · WHIP 1.15 · 155.2 IP	Kauffman Stadium	Details
Mon, Aug 17 8:05 PM ET	Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs 5-7	Final	Chicago Sports NetworkMarquee Sports NetworkWCIU TV	CWS: Luis Castillo 4-9 · ERA 4.99 · 102 SO · WHIP 1.37 · 115.1 IP CHC: Shota Imanaga 8-9 · ERA 3.77 · 140 SO · WHIP 1.09 · 143.1 IP	Wrigley Field	Details
Mon, Aug 17 8:40 PM ET	Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies 11-5	Final	Rockies.TVSportsNet LA	LAD: Blake Snell 1-1 · ERA 3.60 · 20 SO · WHIP 1.13 · 15.0 IP COL: Tomoyuki Sugano 12-6 · ERA 4.70 · 69 SO · WHIP 1.26 · 118.2 IP	Coors Field	Details

Athletics at Kansas City Royals FAQ

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What time is Athletics at Kansas City Royals?

The listed start time is 7:40 PM ET. Times are shown in Eastern Time.

What channel is Athletics at Kansas City Royals on?

The current TV listing is NBCSCA, Royals.TV. Broadcast and streaming availability can vary by market.

Who are the probable pitchers?

The listed probable pitchers are Mason Barnett and Michael Wacha. Probable starters can change before first pitch.

Where is the game being played?

The listed venue is Kauffman Stadium.

Inning	ATH R	H	E	Left On Base	KC R	H	Left On Base
1st	1	3	0	1	3	3	2
2nd	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
3rd	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
4th	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5th	3	3	1	0	0	0	1
6th	0	1	0	0	1	2	1
7th	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
8th	0	0	0	2	2	3	0
9th	1	1	0	1	-	0	0

Inning	ATH R	H	E	Left On Base	KC R	H	Left On Base
1st	1	3	0	1	3	3	2
2nd	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
3rd	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
4th	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5th	3	3	1	0	0	0	1
6th	0	1	0	0	1	2	1
7th	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
8th	0	0	0	2	2	3	0
9th	1	1	0	1	-	0	0

Athletics at Kansas City Royals: Game Time, TV Channel and Probable Pitchers

Athletics at Kansas City Royals Game Summary

Linescore

Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Game Highlights

Official MLB Bobby Witt Jr., Jac Caglianone excel in Royals' win 00:02:49

Official MLB Condensed Game: ATH@KC - 8/17/26 00:11:39

Official MLB Bobby Witt Jr.'s two-run homer (15) 00:00:29

Official MLB Brian Serven's two-run homer (3) 00:00:29

Official MLB Jeff McNeil's leadoff homer (6) 00:00:25

Official MLB Tommy White's solo homer (2) 00:00:24

Official MLB Salvador Perez's two-run single 00:00:19

Official MLB White, Serven go back-to-back in the 5th 00:00:53

Official MLB Bobby Witt Jr.'s RBI double 00:00:20

Official MLB Jac Caglianone's second RBI single 00:00:17