Butler homers, Kurtz extends walk streak to 18 games; Athletics beat Royals 5-2

— Lawrence Butler hit a three-run home run, Luis Severino gave up one run and struck out eight in seven innings, and the Athletics beat Kansas City 5-2 on Wednesday night to snap the Royals' four-game win streak.
Apr 30, 2026, 01:24 am - AP
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L. Severino
win

L. Severino2-2

7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 8 K, 2 BB
M. Wacha
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M. Wacha2-2

5.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 5 K, 4 BB
M. Leiter Jr.
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M. Leiter Jr.3

0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

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1stPerez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Witt Jr. scored, Jensen out at second.10
2ndMcNeil doubled to right, Wilson scored.11
4thButler homered to right center (404 feet), Wilson scored and McNeil scored.14
6thKurtz doubled to center, Hernaiz scored.15
9thMassey hit sacrifice fly to center, Witt Jr. scored, Perez to third.25
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