Athletics vs Kansas City Royals, September 28, 2025
September 28, 2025, 3:05 PM ET | Sutter Health Park
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Athletics
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Kansas City RoyalsAthletics
.706
OPS.749
159
HR219
651
Runs733
3.73
ERA4.70
1.24
WHIP1.36
1271
Strikeouts by pitchers1323
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Michael Massey led Kansas City Royals with 4 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan India2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jac Caglianone1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tyler TolbertSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike YastrzemskiRF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Carter JensenC | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Adam FrazierLF/3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B/LF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John RaveCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
7 players led Athletics with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby ThomasCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nick Kurtz1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brent RookerDH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos CortesPR/DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler SoderstromLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Max SchuemannLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darell Hernaiz2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett Harris3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| JJ BledayRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max MuncySS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Willie MacIverC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
Pitching
Cole Ragans went 4.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (8 SO, 0 ER); Mitch Spence went 3.0 innings for Athletics (1 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Cole Ragans | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Steven Cruz | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sam Long | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Luinder Avila | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Athletics | |||||||
| Brady Basso | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Ferguson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Alvarado | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mitch Spence | 3.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Kelly | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Osvaldo Bido | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Scott McGough | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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