Kansas City Royals
81 - 80 .503
F
September 27, 2025, 10:05 PM
Sutter Health Park
Sutter Health Park
400 Ballpark Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95691
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Athletics
76 - 85 .472| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
W: Michael Wacha
(W, 10-13)
6.0 IP, 0 ER, 5 K, 3 BB
L: Luis Morales
(L, 4-3)
4.2 IP, 2 ER, 5 K, 2 BB
S: Carlos Estévez
(S, 42)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
Top Performers
Wacha
(W, 10-13)
6.0 IP, 0 ER, 5 K, 3 BB
Langeliers
3-4 | 2B, RBI
Yastrzemski
2-4 | 2B, BB, 2 R
Kansas City Royals Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Yastrzemski RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .230 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| 3 | Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| 4 | Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .284 |
| 5 | Salvador Perez C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .238 |
| 6 | Carter Jensen DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .273 |
| 7 | Adam Frazier LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .266 |
| 8 | Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| 9 | John Rave CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .201 |
| 1- Randal Grichuk PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | |
| a- Tyler Tolbert PR-CF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 | .246 |
a-Singled for Rave in the 9th.
1-Ran for Grichuk in the 9th.
BATTING
2B Yastrzemski (28, Morales) Pasquantino (32, Morales).
TB Frazier Grichuk Massey Pasquantino 2 Witt Jr. 2 Yastrzemski 3.
RBI Pasquantino 2 (113) Witt Jr. (86).
2-out RBI Pasquantino 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Massey Frazier Perez, S Garcia, M Pasquantino.
Team RISP 3-for-12.
Team LOB 8.
BASERUNNING
SB Witt Jr. (38, 2nd base off Morales/Langeliers) Tolbert (21, 2nd base off Harris, H/Langeliers).
FIELDING
DP 2 (Witt Jr.-Massey-Pasquantino Garcia, M-Massey-Pasquantino).
Kansas City Royals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3.86 |
| John Schreiber | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.80 |
| Angel Zerpa | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.18 |
| Jonathan Bowlan | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 |
| Carlos Estévez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.45 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3.74 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Zerpa.
HBP Wilson, J (by Estévez).
Pitches-strikes Wacha 83-50 Schreiber 15-10 Zerpa 11-8 Bowlan 6-3 Estévez 21-13 Morales 101-59 Alvarado 18-10 Kelly, Mi 19-8 Ferguson, T 23-14 Harris, H 15-11.
Groundouts-flyouts Wacha 6-4 Schreiber 2-0 Zerpa 2-0 Bowlan 1-0 Estévez 0-1 Morales 3-5 Alvarado 1-1 Kelly, Mi 1-1 Ferguson, T 0-1 Harris, H 0-0.
Batters faced Wacha 22 Schreiber 4 Zerpa 4 Bowlan 1 Estévez 4 Morales 21 Alvarado 5 Kelly, Mi 4 Ferguson, T 5 Harris, H 4.
Inherited runners-scored Zerpa 1-0 Bowlan 1-0 Alvarado 1-0.
Ejections Athletics manager Mark Kotsay ejected by HP umpire John Bacon (9th).
Umpires HP: John Bacon. 1B: Willie Traynor. 2B: Alex Tosi. 3B: Cory Blaser.
Weather 70 degrees, Clear.
Wind 13 mph, Out To CF.
First pitch 7:06 PM.
T 2:42.
Att 10,047.
Venue Sutter Health Park.
September 27, 2025
Athletics Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Kurtz 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .291 |
| 2 | Shea Langeliers C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| 3 | Tyler Soderstrom LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| 4 | Brent Rooker DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .262 |
| 5 | Jacob Wilson SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .311 |
| 6 | Lawrence Butler CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .234 |
| 7 | Darell Hernaiz 3B-2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 |
| 8 | Carlos Cortes RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| 9 | Max Schuemann 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .198 |
| JJ Bleday PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | |
| a- Brett Harris 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | .253 |
a-Grounded out for Schuemann in the 7th.
BATTING
2B Cortes (8, Schreiber) Langeliers (32, Zerpa).
TB Cortes 2 Hernaiz Kurtz Langeliers 4.
RBI Cortes (14) Langeliers (72).
2-out RBI Cortes.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Rooker Bleday.
GIDP Hernaiz Rooker.
Team RISP 1-for-5.
Team LOB 6.
FIELDING
E Langeliers 2 (8, throw, dropped foul).
DP (Kurtz).
Athletics Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Morales | 4.2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3.14 |
| Elvis Alvarado | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.27 |
| Michael Kelly | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.75 |
| Tyler Ferguson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.71 |
| Hogan Harris | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.20 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4.68 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Zerpa.
HBP Wilson, J (by Estévez).
Pitches-strikes Wacha 83-50 Schreiber 15-10 Zerpa 11-8 Bowlan 6-3 Estévez 21-13 Morales 101-59 Alvarado 18-10 Kelly, Mi 19-8 Ferguson, T 23-14 Harris, H 15-11.
Groundouts-flyouts Wacha 6-4 Schreiber 2-0 Zerpa 2-0 Bowlan 1-0 Estévez 0-1 Morales 3-5 Alvarado 1-1 Kelly, Mi 1-1 Ferguson, T 0-1 Harris, H 0-0.
Batters faced Wacha 22 Schreiber 4 Zerpa 4 Bowlan 1 Estévez 4 Morales 21 Alvarado 5 Kelly, Mi 4 Ferguson, T 5 Harris, H 4.
Inherited runners-scored Zerpa 1-0 Bowlan 1-0 Alvarado 1-0.
Ejections Athletics manager Mark Kotsay ejected by HP umpire John Bacon (9th).
Umpires HP: John Bacon. 1B: Willie Traynor. 2B: Alex Tosi. 3B: Cory Blaser.
Weather 70 degrees, Clear.
Wind 13 mph, Out To CF.
First pitch 7:06 PM.
T 2:42.
Att 10,047.
Venue Sutter Health Park.
September 27, 2025