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Athletics at Kansas City Royals

MLBJune 15, 2025Kauffman Stadium

AthleticsSacramentoATHWon29-44

Athletics 3, Royals 2

Final
RoyalsKansas CityKC34-38
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
ATH000002001391
KC002000000280

W Tyler FergusonL Carlos EstévezSV Mason Miller

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Lawrence Butler grounds out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to pitcher Noah Cameron.
  2.  Jacob Wilson grounds out, pitcher Noah Cameron to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
  3.  Brent Rooker walks.
  4.  Austin Wynns strikes out swinging.

Bot 1st

  1.  Maikel Garcia grounds out, third baseman Max Muncy to first baseman Nick Kurtz.
  2.  Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, shortstop Jacob Wilson to first baseman Nick Kurtz.
  3.  Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to center fielder Denzel Clarke.
  4.  Salvador Perez grounds out, shortstop Jacob Wilson to first baseman Nick Kurtz.

Top 2nd

  1.  Max Muncy grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
  2.  Nick Kurtz singles on a ground ball to third baseman Maikel Garcia.
  3.  Luis Urías singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Nick Kurtz to 2nd.
  4.  JJ Bleday strikes out swinging.KC 51%
  5.  Denzel Clarke strikes out swinging.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Mark Canha flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday.
  2.  Nick Loftin strikes out swinging.
  3.  Jac Caglianone singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Denzel Clarke.
  4.  Freddy Fermin grounds out, second baseman Luis Urías to first baseman Nick Kurtz.

Top 3rd

  1.  Lawrence Butler grounds out, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
  2.  Jacob Wilson strikes out swinging.
  3.  Brent Rooker doubles (16) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel, deflected by left fielder Mark Canha.
  4.  Austin Wynns strikes out swinging.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Kyle Isbel doubles (5) on a line drive to second baseman Luis Urías, deflected by first baseman Nick Kurtz.KC 64%
  2.  Maikel Garcia out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Jeffrey Springs to first baseman Nick Kurtz. Kyle Isbel to 3rd.
  3.  Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (23) on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Kyle Isbel scores.KC 71%
  4.  Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.KC 79%
  5.  Salvador Perez hit by pitch. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd.
  6.  Mark Canha grounds into a force out, third baseman Max Muncy to second baseman Luis Urías. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd. Salvador Perez out at 2nd. Mark Canha to 1st.
  7.  Nick Loftin flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday.

Top 4th

  1.  Max Muncy strikes out swinging.
  2.  Nick Kurtz flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
  3.  Luis Urías flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.

Bot 4th

  1.  Jac Caglianone grounds out, second baseman Luis Urías to first baseman Nick Kurtz.
  2.  Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Freddy Fermin singles on a ground ball to second baseman Luis Urías.
  3.  Kyle Isbel lines into a double play, right fielder Lawrence Butler to first baseman Nick Kurtz. Freddy Fermin out at 1st.

Top 5th

  1.  JJ Bleday called out on strikes.
  2.  Denzel Clarke pops out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino in foul territory.
  3.  Lawrence Butler doubles (23) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
  4.  Lawrence Butler caught stealing 3rd base, catcher Freddy Fermin to third baseman Maikel Garcia.

Bot 5th

  1.  Maikel Garcia flies out to center fielder Denzel Clarke.
  2.  Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Denzel Clarke.
  3.  Vinnie Pasquantino called out on strikes.

Top 6th

  1.  Jacob Wilson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel.KC 74%
  2.  Brent Rooker lines out sharply to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
  3.  Austin Wynns homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. Jacob Wilson scores.KC 54%
  4.  Max Muncy grounds out softly, catcher Freddy Fermin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
  5.  Nick Kurtz called out on strikes.

Bot 6th

  1.  Salvador Perez lines out sharply to center fielder Denzel Clarke.
  2.  Mark Canha lines out to center fielder Denzel Clarke.
  3.  Nick Loftin lines out to shortstop Jacob Wilson.

Top 7th

  1.  Luis Urías grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
  2.  JJ Bleday strikes out swinging.
  3.  Denzel Clarke doubles (2) on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
  4.  Lawrence Butler walks.
  5.  Jacob Wilson grounds out, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.KC 58%

Bot 7th

  1.  Jac Caglianone strikes out on a foul tip.
  2.  Freddy Fermin singles on a ground ball to left fielder JJ Bleday.
  3.  Jonathan India flies out to right fielder Lawrence Butler.KC 55%
  4.  Maikel Garcia called out on strikes.

Top 8th

  1.  Brent Rooker singles on a ground ball to left fielder Mark Canha.ATH 57%
  2.  Austin Wynns grounds into a double play, third baseman Maikel Garcia to second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Brent Rooker out at 2nd. Austin Wynns out at 1st.KC 60%
  3.  Max Muncy grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

Bot 8th

  1.  Bobby Witt Jr. called out on strikes.
  2.  Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to center fielder Denzel Clarke.
  3.  Salvador Perez flies out to center fielder Denzel Clarke.

Top 9th

  1.  Nick Kurtz homers (6) on a fly ball to right center field.ATH 74%
  2.  Tyler Soderstrom walks.
  3.  JJ Bleday pops out to third baseman Maikel Garcia.
  4.  Denzel Clarke flies out sharply to center fielder Tyler Tolbert.
  5.  Lawrence Butler called out on strikes.

Bot 9th

  1.  Drew Waters reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Max Schuemann.ATH 54%
  2.  Nick Loftin strikes out swinging.ATH 65%
  3.  Jac Caglianone flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday.ATH 76%
  4.  Tyler Tolbert strikes out swinging.

Bot 3rd

  1.  ATH 0, KC 1Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (23) on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Kyle Isbel scores.KC 71%
  2.  ATH 0, KC 2Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.KC 79%

Top 6th

  1.  ATH 2, KC 2Austin Wynns homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. Jacob Wilson scores.KC 54%

Top 9th

  1.  ATH 3, KC 2Nick Kurtz homers (6) on a fly ball to right center field.ATH 74%

Win probability

Top 9th · Biggest swing #1 · ATH 3–2 KC

Nick Kurtz homers (6) on a fly ball to right center field.

See it in the scoring summary
ATH 74%ATH +27 pts

Game leaders

AthleticsSacramento

RoyalsKansas City

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Lawrence Butler RF4010011.262
Jacob Wilson SS4110001.367
Brent Rooker DH3020010.278
Austin Wynns C4112102.346
Max Muncy 3B4000001.202
Nick Kurtz 1B4121101.235
Luis Urías 2B3010000.249
Tyler Soderstrom PH0000010.254
Max Schuemann 2B0000000.236
JJ Bleday LF4000003.197
Denzel Clarke CF4010001.209
Totals343932310

2B: Butler, Rooker, Clarke.HR: Wynns, Kurtz.RBI: Wynns 2, Kurtz.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Jeffrey Springs6.072202894.52
T.J. McFarland0.210001154.85
Tyler Ferguson W1.100002214.60
Mason Miller S1.000002125.33

Video

4:00Athletics vs. Royals HighlightsMLB video
0:15Vinnie Pasquantino's RBI single1:14Noah Cameron strikes out seven in scoreless start0:18Nick Loftin's backhanded stop0:26Noah Cameron snags comebacker
All 18 clips

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