MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/25/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 976 - SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (12-16) 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 9 0
Kansas City Royals (11-16) 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 4 X 12 17 0
Athletics Beaten By Royals, 12-5
Dave García helped his team muscle past the Oakland Athletics, 12-5. In the game, the Kansas City right fielder was 2-5 with 2 doubles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 4. The loss has the Athletics at 12-16.

In the bottom of the third, García had a run-scoring double for Kansas City. It was his 5th double of the season and put the Royals on top, 4-3.

"You work hard, day in and day out, hoping to give the fans something to cheer about. Today was a good day," García told the Kansas City Herald.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Harrison RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .177 4 8
W. Rasquin 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .194 2 10
E. Caine LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .284 5 15
G. Corporan 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .290 5 13
N. Gomez DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .154 2 2
R. Beltre SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 1 6
   a-J. Pederson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 1 4
   b-M. Ruiz SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 1 1
H. Rodríguez 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .250 1 3
R. Rodriguez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .197 0 5
M. Becker CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .161 1 3
Totals 36 5 9 5 1 5 7      
a - J. Pederson pinch hit for R. Beltre in the 8th
b - M. Ruiz substituted for J. Pederson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Rodriguez (2, 9th Inning off J. Garza, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Caine (5, 1st Inning off C. Rodgers, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Gomez (2, 1st Inning off C. Rodgers, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Rodríguez (1, 4th Inning off C. Rodgers, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Corporan (5, 5th Inning off C. Rodgers, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Harrison 2 , W. Rasquin , E. Caine 4 , G. Corporan 4 , N. Gomez 4 , H. Rodríguez 5 , R. Rodriguez 2
2-out RBI: N. Gomez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Harrison , W. Rasquin
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Beltre-Rodríguez-Rasquin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reeves CF 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .288 0 6
   a-R. La Arena PR, CF 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 .312 0 0
F. Wall DH 4 2 3 1 1 1 2 .263 1 13
H. Masson LF 5 2 3 2 0 2 3 .315 1 11
D. García RF 5 2 2 4 0 1 4 .280 5 19
C. Groza 3B 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .352 1 16
D. Moon 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .226 1 6
   c-D. Carlisle PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176 0 3
C. Jones 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .150 2 6
   b-L. Bejaran 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 0 10
I. Rodriguez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .213 0 6
W. Payan C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .310 0 2
Totals 40 12 17 12 2 7 15      
a - R. La Arena pinch ran for J. Reeves in the 3rd
b - L. Bejaran substituted for C. Jones in the 8th
c - D. Carlisle pinch hit for D. Moon in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Wall (8, 1st Inning off J. Allen, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. García 2 (5, 3rd Inning off J. Allen, 2 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off Z. Davies, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Groza (9, 8th Inning off B. Petersen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Reeves (1, 1st Inning off J. Allen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Reeves 3 , R. La Arena 2 , F. Wall 4 , H. Masson 3 , D. García 4 , C. Groza 4 , D. Moon , I. Rodriguez , W. Payan
2-out RBI: H. Masson , D. García , C. Groza 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. García , C. Groza , D. Carlisle
GIDP: W. Payan
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. La Arena (1)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Allen L (2-1) 2.0 7 7 7 1 2 0 14 64 2.67   
P. Baez 3.0 4 1 1 0 2 0 12 37 0.51   
G. Ynoa 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 21 7.90   
J. Bray 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 2.31   
Z. Davies 0.2 4 4 4 0 1 0 6 24 5.17   
B. Petersen 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Allen 11
Batters Faced: J. Allen 14, P. Baez 12, G. Ynoa 5, J. Bray 3, Z. Davies 6, B. Petersen 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Allen 3-1, P. Baez 6-0, G. Ynoa 0-2, J. Bray 0-3, Z. Davies 0-1, B. Petersen 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Allen 64-41, P. Baez 37-27, G. Ynoa 21-13, J. Bray 12-9, Z. Davies 24-16, B. Petersen 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Baez 2-2 , B. Petersen 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Rodgers W (2-3) 5.0 8 5 5 1 3 4 24 79 5.91   
E. Escoboza H (1) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 42 2.19   
J. Garza 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rodgers 33
Batters Faced: C. Rodgers 24, E. Escoboza 9, J. Garza 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rodgers 7-5, E. Escoboza 2-5, J. Garza 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rodgers 79-50, E. Escoboza 42-29, J. Garza 16-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave García
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM CT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 30476
Special Notes: CF Jimmy Reeves was injured while running the bases.
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