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Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Starting Lineups — August 18, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

7:40 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumFinal lineups locked · Aug 18, 5:00 PM ETStats updated Oct 3, 3:35 AM ET
ATH
64–98 · 4th AL West
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 6 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.724 vs LHP
KC
69–93 · 5th AL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats5 L / 4 R
OPS vs hand.699 vs LHP

Athletics batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Daniel Lynch IV
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Henry BolteRCF63.277.359.76411473.844140 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Henry Bolte CF · R.277/.359/.764·11 HRvs hand.844 · 140 PA · No MLB history · No MLB63H-Score
2Zack GelofR3B69.256.322.79722435.822No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Zack Gelof 3B · R.256/.322/.797·22 HRvs hand.822 · No MLB history · No MLB69H-Score
3Jeff McNeilL2B46.264.313.6819520.5940-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
3Jeff McNeil 2B · L.264/.313/.681·9 HRvs hand.594 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small46H-Score
4Jonah HeimSC46.204.262.62813390.8521-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Jonah Heim C · S.204/.262/.628·13 HRvs hand.852 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small46H-Score
5Tommy WhiteR1B31.254.272.6003195.632No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Tommy White 1B · R.254/.272/.600·3 HRvs hand.632 · No MLB history · No MLB31H-Score
6Lawrence ButlerLRF61.237.326.72017539.6641-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
6Lawrence Butler RF · L.237/.326/.720·17 HRvs hand.664 · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small61H-Score
7Max MuncyR3B51.230.296.6839284.6780-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Max Muncy 3B · R.230/.296/.683·9 HRvs hand.678 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small51H-Score
8Alika WilliamsRSS42.270.307.7354231.833No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Alika Williams SS · R.270/.307/.735·4 HRvs hand.833 · No MLB history · No MLB42H-Score
9Darell HernaizRSS28.234.316.5931157.63658 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Darell Hernaiz SS · R.234/.316/.593·1 HRvs hand.636 · 58 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small28H-Score

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Brady Basso
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Nick LoftinR3B53.240.322.7108426.722158 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.322/.710·8 HRvs hand.722 · 158 PA · No MLB history · No MLB53H-Score
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS78.281.359.80018632.819161 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281/.359/.800·18 HRvs hand.819 · 161 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small78H-Score
3Jac CaglianoneLRF75.289.340.83423553.732158 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289/.340/.834·23 HRvs hand.732 · 158 PA · No MLB history · No MLB75H-Score
4Maikel GarciaR3B55.268.334.7153344.91268 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Maikel Garcia 3B · R.268/.334/.715·3 HRvs hand.912 · 68 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small55H-Score
5Vinnie PasquantinoL1B69.249.333.76117481.548121 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
5Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249/.333/.761·17 HRvs hand.548 · 121 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small69H-Score
6Salvador PerezRDH56.229.274.65721627.744165 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Salvador Perez DH · R.229/.274/.657·21 HRvs hand.744 · 165 PA · No MLB history · No MLB56H-Score
7Michael MasseyL2B60.274.305.73513452.84893 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Michael Massey 2B · L.274/.305/.735·13 HRvs hand.848 · 93 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small60H-Score
8Carter JensenLC76.239.323.79027603.664161 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Carter Jensen C · L.239/.323/.790·27 HRvs hand.664 · 161 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small76H-Score
9Kyle IsbelLCF36.224.268.5916323.39273 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Kyle Isbel CF · L.224/.268/.591·6 HRvs hand.392 · 73 PA · No MLB history · No MLB36H-Score