Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Final — August 17, 2026
Last 10 games
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travelAbout these numbers
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
The pre-game matchup
The Athletics visited the Royals on Monday, August 17 at 7:41 PM ET.
The total closed 9, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Athletics +158, Royals -185) prices the Athletics at 37% and the Royals at 63%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Athletics 5, Kansas City Royals 9
Kansas City Royals won by 4.
- Against the closing spread (Kansas City Royals -1.5): Kansas City Royals covered.
- Combined score 14 vs the closing total of 9: Over.
- Kansas City Royals closed at -185 on the moneyline (a 63% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Athletics +1.5 (-120)
Athletics +1.5 (-131)
Royals -190 63%
Royals -185 63%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 21 times since 2023: the Athletics won 12 and the Royals 9.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | Royals 3, Athletics 6 Athletics won | ||
| Apr 29, 2026 | Royals 2, Athletics 5 Athletics won | ||
| Apr 28, 2026 | Royals 4, Athletics 1 Royals won | ||
| Sep 28, 2025 | Royals 9, Athletics 2 Royals won | ||
| Sep 27, 2025 | Royals 4, Athletics 2 Royals won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Athletics
- Athletics team stats
- Houston Astros 13, Athletics 2 (Sep 26)
- Houston Astros 5, Athletics 6 (Sep 25)
- Houston Astros 7, Athletics 5 (Sep 24)
Kansas City Royals
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