MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/22/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1680 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (52-106) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 7 11 0
Kansas City Royals (64-94) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1
Athletics Victorious at Kansas City, 7-1
Athletics first baseman Carlos Mendoza left his mark on his team's 7-1 win over the Kansas City Royals. Mendoza went 2-3 with 2 doubles and 2 walks, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for Oakland in the contest. Oakland reliever Sam Stuhr was the winner. His record is now 3-1. Erick Fedde took the loss. The win gives the Athletics a record of 52-106.

Oakland used the hitting of George Valera to pick up the win. The designated hitter clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Athletics on top, 2-0. For the game, Valera had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Wish we'd had more wins to celebrate like this one," said Mendoza.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Mendoza 1B 3 1 2 3 2 0 0 .203 0 19
C. Torin SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .381 5 22
G. Valera DH 4 1 2 2 1 0 3 .227 21 66
M. Moniak RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .200 4 23
D. Gourson 3B 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .264 3 9
A. Martin 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .226 0 8
M. Naylor LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .216 8 17
V. Honeycutt CF 3 1 0 1 2 1 1 .207 2 12
C. Johnson C 5 0 0 0 0 4 4 .137 0 4
Totals 37 7 11 7 7 9 22      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Torin (12, 1st Inning off E. Fedde, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Moniak (10, 1st Inning off E. Fedde, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Mendoza 2 (6, 3rd Inning off E. Fedde, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off C. Knebel, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Valera (21, 1st Inning off E. Fedde, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Mendoza 4 , C. Torin 4 , G. Valera 5 , M. Moniak 2 , A. Martin 2 , M. Naylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Valera , M. Moniak 2 , D. Gourson , A. Martin , M. Naylor , C. Johnson
GIDP: C. Johnson
Hit by Pitch: M. Naylor
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Valera (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martin-Torin-Mendoza)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hernandez CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 5
M. Shaw 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .265 7 48
A. McCutchen LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .200 1 3
N. Pratto 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .247 48 120
D. Mann 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .225 6 25
   a-A. Santander PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 26 68
   c-B. Witt Jr. SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 2 16
V. Pasquantino DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .216 20 64
M. Garcia SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 2 11
   b-M. Massey PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 0 2
D. Waters RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .207 12 45
R. Duran C 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .212 6 22
Totals 28 1 2 1 3 11 5      
a - A. Santander pinch hit for D. Mann in the 7th
b - M. Massey pinch hit for M. Garcia in the 7th
c - B. Witt Jr. substituted for A. Santander in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Duran (6, 6th Inning off G. Hoglund, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. McCutchen , R. Duran 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Pratto
GIDP: M. Massey
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: M. Garcia (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Fedde-Garcia-Pratto)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Young 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 27 11.37   
S. Stuhr W (3-1) 3.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 39 6.16   
G. Hoglund H (1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 24 8.22   
J. Iriarte H (3) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 27 4.62   
D. Pence 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 5.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Young 49
Batters Faced: A. Young 6, S. Stuhr 10, G. Hoglund 6, J. Iriarte 6, D. Pence 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Young 1-3, S. Stuhr 5-1, G. Hoglund 0-1, J. Iriarte 1-2, D. Pence 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Young 27-15, S. Stuhr 39-24, G. Hoglund 24-13, J. Iriarte 27-15, D. Pence 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Stuhr 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Fedde L (5-18) 4.2 4 2 2 2 4 1 62 5.80   
A. Marsh 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 20 5.44   
A. Veneziano 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 0.00   
J. Schreiber 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 0 20 4.65   
C. Knebel 0.1 3 4 4 1 1 0 18 9.00   
B. Brown 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 4.94   
C. Hernandez 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Fedde 50
Batters Faced: E. Fedde 19, A. Marsh 5, A. Veneziano 5, J. Schreiber 3, C. Knebel 6, B. Brown 5, C. Hernandez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Fedde 6-3, A. Marsh 0-1, A. Veneziano 1-1, J. Schreiber 0-1, C. Knebel 0-0, B. Brown 0-3, C. Hernandez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Fedde 62-40, A. Marsh 20-10, A. Veneziano 19-9, J. Schreiber 20-12, C. Knebel 18-10, B. Brown 21-13, C. Hernandez 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Marsh 1-0 , A. Veneziano 2-0 , J. Schreiber 2-0 , C. Knebel 1-1 , B. Brown 1-0 , C. Hernandez 1-0
WP: C. Hernandez
Hit Batsmen: C. Knebel
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlos Mendoza
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 7596
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