Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026Kauffman Stadium7:40 PM ETPreview

ATH · Away · 49-77

Athletics

AL West · 4th · 14.0 GB

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7:40 PM ET

H2H 4–2

KC · Home · 53-74

Kansas City Royals

AL Central · 2nd · 13.0 GB

Starting pitcher matchup

TBD —

Athletics

2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)

ERA

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WHIP

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K/9

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BB/9

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FIP

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HR/9

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OPS/R

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2026 ERA splits

Home ERA—

Road ERA—

Last 5 starts

ERA

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QUALITY
START %

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DAYS
REST

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TBD —

Kansas City Royals

2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)

ERA

—

WHIP

—

K/9

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BB/9

—

FIP

—

HR/9

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OPS/R

—

2026 ERA splits

Home ERA—

Road ERA—

Last 5 starts

ERA

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QUALITY
START %

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DAYS
REST

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Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand (2026)

Athletics vs — (TBD)

15th

in MLB

0.723OPS

.600.700.800.9001.000

Royals vs — (TBD)

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 (13th)

0.720 (15th)

OPS

0.720 (22nd)

152 (12th)

Home Runs

152 (25th)

548 (20th)

Runs Scored

548 (23rd)

5.47 (29th)

Team ERA

5.47 (28th)

1.50 (29th)

Team WHIP

1.50 (28th)

8.57 (15th)

K/9 (Starters)

8.57 (28th)

Runs scored & allowed per inning (2026)

Athletics

Runs Scored

0.56

0.38

0.46

0.41

0.58

0.37

0.68

0.42

0.46

Runs Allowed

0.72

0.54

0.59

0.55

0.75

0.70

0.59

0.79

0.55

Royals

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

0.72

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)

Kansas City Royals (5–5)

2026 head-to-head

Season Series

4—2

6 Games Played

Athletics vs Kansas City Royals

Athletics

Kansas City Royals