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Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Starting Lineups — August 20, 2026

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

2:10 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumFinal lineups locked · Aug 20, 11:40 AM ETStats updated Oct 4, 3:34 AM ET

Athletics

64–98 · 4th AL West

Official

StarterRandy Dobnak

HandRHP

L / R bats4 L / 5 R

OPS vs hand.717 vs RHP

Kansas City Royals

69–93 · 5th AL Central

Official

StarterGage Jump

HandLHP

L / R bats2 L / 6 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.699 vs LHP

Athletics batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Randy Dobnak

#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 GelofR3B69.256.322.79722435.764No MLB historyNo MLB history

3Zack Gelof 3B · R.256/.322/.797·22 HRvs hand.764 · No MLB history · No MLB69H-Score

4Lawrence ButlerLRF61.237.326.72017539.734No MLB historyNo MLB history

4Lawrence Butler RF · L.237/.326/.720·17 HRvs hand.734 · No MLB history · No MLB61H-Score

5Max MuncyR3B51.230.296.6839284.685No MLB historyNo MLB history

5Max Muncy 3B · R.230/.296/.683·9 HRvs hand.685 · No MLB history · No MLB51H-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

7Brian ServenRC—.175.224.599585.568No MLB historyNo MLB history

7Brian Serven C · R.175/.224/.599·5 HRvs hand.568 · No MLB history · No MLB—H-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

9Darell HernaizRSS28.234.316.5931157.56899 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

9Darell Hernaiz SS · R.234/.316/.593·1 HRvs hand.568 · 99 PA · No MLB history · No MLB28H-Score

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Gage Jump

#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 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281/.359/.800·18 HRvs hand.819 · 161 PA · No MLB history · No MLB78H-Score

3Maikel GarciaR3B55.268.334.7153344.91268 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

3Maikel Garcia 3B · R.268/.334/.715·3 HRvs hand.912 · 68 PA · No MLB history · No MLB55H-Score

4Salvador PerezRDH56.229.274.65721627.744165 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

4Salvador Perez DH · R.229/.274/.657·21 HRvs hand.744 · 165 PA · No MLB history · No MLB56H-Score

5Vinnie PasquantinoL1B69.249.333.76117481.548121 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

5Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249/.333/.761·17 HRvs hand.548 · 121 PA · No MLB history · No MLB69H-Score

6Isaac CollinsSLF51.213.320.6416519.594149 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

6Isaac Collins LF · S.213/.320/.641·6 HRvs hand.594 · 149 PA · No MLB history · No MLB51H-Score

7Tyler TolbertRSS43.285.347.7393148.71681 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

7Tyler Tolbert SS · R.285/.347/.739·3 HRvs hand.716 · 81 PA · No MLB history · No MLB43H-Score

8Michael MasseyL2B60.274.305.73513452.84893 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

8Michael Massey 2B · L.274/.305/.735·13 HRvs hand.848 · 93 PA · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score

9Luke MaileRC—.159.229.502148.57429 PA · Limited historyNo MLB historyNo MLB history

9Luke Maile C · R.159/.229/.502·1 HRvs hand.574 · 29 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score