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Athletics vs Kansas City Royals

Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026Kauffman Stadium7:40 PM ETPreview
ATH · Away · 49-76

Athletics

AL West · 2nd · 14.0 GB
—:—
7:40 PM ET
H2H 4–2
KC · Home · 52-74

Kansas City Royals

AL Central · 2nd · 14.5 GB
Starting pitcher matchup
Jack Perkins RHP
Athletics
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
7.27
201st
WHIP
1.52
179th
K/9
10.36
24th
BB/9
3.53
131st
FIP
4.80
HR/9
1.76
177th
OPS/R
0.832
IP
81.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA7.56
Road ERA6.82
Last 5 starts
ERA
8.25
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
TBD —
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
—
—
WHIP
—
—
K/9
—
—
BB/9
—
—
FIP
—
HR/9
—
—
OPS/R
—
IP
—
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA—
Road ERA—
Last 5 starts
ERA
—
QUALITY
START %
—
DAYS
REST
—
Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand (2026)
Athletics vs — (TBD)
15th
in MLB
0.723OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Royals vs RHP (Jack Perkins)
20th
in MLB
0.710OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
2026 season team comparison
Athletics
Stat
Kansas City Royals
0.244 (14th)
Batting Average
0.244 (17th)
0.721 (15th)
OPS
0.721 (22nd)
152 (11th)
Home Runs
152 (24th)
545 (20th)
Runs Scored
545 (23rd)
5.49 (29th)
Team ERA
5.49 (28th)
1.50 (29th)
Team WHIP
1.50 (28th)
8.59 (15th)
K/9 (Starters)
8.59 (28th)
Runs scored & allowed per inning (2026)
Athletics
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.56
0.39
0.47
0.41
0.56
0.37
0.69
0.42
0.45
Runs Allowed
0.70
0.53
0.59
0.56
0.76
0.69
0.60
0.78
0.55
Royals
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.54
0.37
0.36
0.57
0.40
0.53
0.52
0.44
0.35
Runs Allowed
0.63
0.52
0.54
0.50
0.60
0.48
0.54
0.54
0.72
Projected lineups vs opposing starter (2026)
Royals vs — Jack Perkins
#
Player
Bats
AVG
OPS
HR
PA
1
Bobby Witt Jr.
R
0.278
0.803
15
0
2
Tyler Tolbert
R
0.341
0.876
3
0
3
Jac Caglianone
L
0.284
0.853
22
0
4
Michael Massey
L
0.258
0.707
11
0
5
Luke Maile
R
0.250
0.650
1
0
Top hitters from roster with season splits vs pitcher hand — not the official batting order

Official starting lineups are published a few hours before first pitch. They will appear here and on the lineup page as soon as they are posted.

Lineup not yet announced · posted ~1–2 hrs before first pitch
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Last 10 games
Athletics (4–6)
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
L
Kansas City Royals (4–6)
W
W
L
W
L
L
L
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
4—2
6 Games Played
Weather at game time
Kauffman Stadium
☁
72°F
—
WindNE 17 mph
Precip Chance23%
Humidity—
IMPACT ON GAME: Low
Odds
Athletics @ Royals
ATH
—— flat
KC
— flat—
TOTAL——flat
O—— flat
U—— flat
Standings
(AS OF AUG 18, 2026)
AL West
1Houston Astros63-62-
2Athletics49-7614.0
3Los Angeles Angels49-7614.0
4Texas Rangers61-642.0
5Seattle Mariners59-664.0
AL Central
1Chicago White Sox65-58-
2Kansas City Royals52-7414.5
3Detroit Tigers61-645.0
4Minnesota Twins61-655.5
5Cleveland Guardians60-656.0
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