Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 29

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Recap · Sep 27

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Preview · Sep 27

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Recap · Sep 26

Guardians clinch their 3rd straight AL Central crown with an 11-5 win over the Royals

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Guardians bring 1-0 series lead over Royals into game 2

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Athletics host the Houston Astros Saturday

Injuries and inactives

Athletics4th 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

Royals5th 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

Lineups

Athletics4th in AL West

Lineup

1. 1Nick AllenSS
2. 2Esteury RuizCF
3. 3Ramon LaureanoRF
4. 4Brent RookerDH
5. 5Kevin Smith3B
6. 6Cristian PacheLF
7. 7Kyle McCannC
8. 8Dermis Garcia1B
9. 9Pablo Reyes2B

Royals5th in AL Cent

Lineup

1. 1Jackie Bradley Jr.CF
2. 2Hunter Dozier3B
3. 3Matt Beaty1B
4. 4Franmil ReyesDH
5. 5Michael Massey2B
6. 6Edward OlivaresRF
7. 7Kyle IsbelLF
8. 8Freddy FerminC
9. 9Clay DunganSS

Head to head

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Surprise Stadium, Surprise, Arizona · Attendance 6,098

Officials

Malachi Moore (Home Plate Umpire), Quinn Wolcott (First Base Umpire), Matthew Brown (Second Base Umpire), Brian Walsh (Third Base Umpire)