Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Athletics

25-49

5-3

Final

Royals

26-45

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
OAK	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	5
KC	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3

Who won: Athletics 5-3

The Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Sunday, June 26, 2022 at Kauffman Stadium. The Athletics win the series 2-1. The Athletics outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 7th inning. Seth Brown went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Athletics. Carlos Santana went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Jun 26

Brown, Allen boost A's in 5-3 win over Royals

Seth Brown hit his 10th home run of the season, Nick Allen had two RBI and the Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Sunday.

What it means

Season series: OAK wins series 2-1.
Athletics 17-21 on the road; Royals 13-23 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Athletics1st in AL West

Seth Johnson RP
Knee, Surgery, left
Out
Alika Williams SS
Upper Body, Soreness
Day-To-Day
Brent Rooker DH
Knee, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
J.T. Ginn SP
Elbow, Soreness, right
60-Day-IL
Max Muncy 3B
Knee, Soreness, left
10-Day-IL

Royals3rd in AL Cent

Steven Cruz RP
Personal
Out
Mitch Spence RP
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Connor Seabold RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Nick Loftin 3B
Personal
paternity
Tony Gonsolin SP
Illness
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Athletics1st in AL West

James Kaprielian SP

Probable starter · 5-9, 4.23 ERA, 98 K, 1.34 WHIP

Lineup

1Tony KempLF
2Jonah Bride2B
3Seth BrownDH
4Jed Lowrie1B
5Stephen VogtC
6Sheldon Neuse3B
7Chad PinderRF
8Cristian PacheCF
9Nick Allen2B

Royals3rd in AL Cent

Brady Singer SP

Probable starter · 10-5, 3.23 ERA, 150 K, 1.14 WHIP

Lineup

1Whit Merrifield2B
2Andrew BenintendiLF
3Bobby Witt Jr.SS
4MJ MelendezC
5Carlos Santana1B
6Ryan O'HearnDH
7Michael A. TaylorCF
8Kyle IsbelRF
9Nicky Lopez3B

The series

OAK wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Athletics 9, Royals 7 (Jun 25)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 24,820
Officials: Chad Whitson (Home Plate Umpire), Stu Scheurwater (First Base Umpire), Nick Mahrley (Second Base Umpire), Adam Hamari (Third Base Umpire)