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Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Starting Lineups — August 19, 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 19, 5:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 3, 3:35 AM ET
ATH
64–98 · 4th AL West
Official
StarterSeth Lugo
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.717 vs RHP
KC
69–93 · 5th AL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats4 L / 5 R
OPS vs hand.699 vs LHP

Athletics batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Seth Lugo
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Henry BolteRCF63.277.359.76411473.739275 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Henry Bolte CF · R.277/.359/.764·11 HRvs hand.739 · 275 PA · No MLB history · No MLB63H-Score
2Jeff McNeilL2B46.264.313.6819520.705No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Jeff McNeil 2B · L.264/.313/.681·9 HRvs hand.705 · No MLB history · No MLB46H-Score
3Zack GelofR3B69.256.322.79722435.7641-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Zack Gelof 3B · R.256/.322/.797·22 HRvs hand.764 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small69H-Score
4Lawrence ButlerLRF61.237.326.72017539.7340-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Lawrence Butler RF · L.237/.326/.720·17 HRvs hand.734 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small61H-Score
5Tommy WhiteR1B31.254.272.6003195.590No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Tommy White 1B · R.254/.272/.600·3 HRvs hand.590 · No MLB history · No MLB31H-Score
6Carlos CortesLRF56.251.318.71510381.712No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Carlos Cortes RF · L.251/.318/.715·10 HRvs hand.712 · No MLB history · No MLB56H-Score
7Jonah HeimSC46.204.262.62813390.6110-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
7Jonah Heim C · S.204/.262/.628·13 HRvs hand.611 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small46H-Score
8Donovan WaltonL2B58.261.358.8069268.868No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Donovan Walton 2B · L.261/.358/.806·9 HRvs hand.868 · No MLB history · No MLB58H-Score
9Max MuncyR3B51.230.296.6839284.685No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Max Muncy 3B · R.230/.296/.683·9 HRvs hand.685 · No MLB history · No MLB51H-Score

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Jeffrey Springs
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Nick LoftinR3B53.240.322.7108426.722158 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.322/.710·8 HRvs hand.722 · 158 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small53H-Score
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS78.281.359.80018632.819161 PA3-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281/.359/.800·18 HRvs hand.819 · 161 PA · 3-for-6 · 6 PA · Small78H-Score
3Jac CaglianoneLRF75.289.340.83423553.732158 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289/.340/.834·23 HRvs hand.732 · 158 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small75H-Score
4Maikel GarciaR3B55.268.334.7153344.91268 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Maikel Garcia 3B · R.268/.334/.715·3 HRvs hand.912 · 68 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small55H-Score
5Vinnie PasquantinoL1B69.249.333.76117481.548121 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249/.333/.761·17 HRvs hand.548 · 121 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small69H-Score
6Salvador PerezRDH56.229.274.65721627.744165 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Salvador Perez DH · R.229/.274/.657·21 HRvs hand.744 · 165 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small56H-Score
7Carter JensenLC76.239.323.79027603.664161 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Carter Jensen C · L.239/.323/.790·27 HRvs hand.664 · 161 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small76H-Score
8Tyler TolbertRSS43.285.347.7393148.71681 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Tyler Tolbert SS · R.285/.347/.739·3 HRvs hand.716 · 81 PA · No MLB history · No MLB43H-Score
9Kyle IsbelLCF36.224.268.5916323.39273 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Kyle Isbel CF · L.224/.268/.591·6 HRvs hand.392 · 73 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small36H-Score