Major League Baseball
Kansas City 5, Oakland 3
Saturday, May 18, 2024 7:10 PM
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, May 18, 2024
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 87°
Umpires: Home - Ryan Additon, 1B - Brian Knight, 2B - Chris Guccione, 3B - Gabe Morales
Attendance: 22014
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Oakland 0200001003110
Kansas City 20001110-5111
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Oakland 19-29 10-13 9-16 L7
Kansas City 28-19 17-8 11-11 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Kansas City Royals have a 17-8 record at home this season. The Oakland Athletics have a 9-16 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Royals have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Oakland has a streak of 7 straight up losses. The Athletics have won 1 of their last 10 games.
  • Seth Lugo pitched 5.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 1.79. James McArthur closed out the game to get the save and has 11 saves for the season. Ross Stripling took the loss for Oakland.
  • Kyle Isbel had the only homerun for Kansas City. Seth Brown had the only homerun for Oakland.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Oakland   Kansas City
Ross Stripling Player Seth Lugo
Loss W/L Win
5.0 IP 5.2
2 Strikeouts 10
9 Hits 6
7.20 ERA 3.18
Hitting
Oakland   Kansas City
Max Schuemann Player Maikel Garcia
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
2 TB 3
.500 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Oakland 11 1 16 .289 13 3 1 0 0
Kansas City 11 1 17 .324 4 5 0 0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Oakland. The Royals have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .684 after a loss.
  • Oakland will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Athletics have a W/L % of .450 after a win and .357 after a loss.