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Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals

MLB
Athletics
7-26
12-8
Final
Royals
8-25
Kauffman Stadium
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Athletics 12-8

The Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 12-8 on Friday, May 5, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The Athletics win the series 2-1. The Athletics outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 3rd inning. Brent Rooker went 3-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Athletics. Nick Pratto went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · May 6
Rooker, Laureano go back-to-back as A’s outslug Royals 12-8

Brent Rooker and Ramón Laureano hit back-to-back homers, Ryan Noda drove in three runs and the Oakland Athletics outslugged the Kansas City Royals 12-8 on Friday night in a matchup between the bottom two teams in baseball.

What it means

  • Season series: OAK wins series 2-1.
  • Athletics 4-11 on the road; Royals 2-15 at home.

Latest headlines

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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

Probable starters

Athletics4th in AL West
Kyle Muller SP
Probable starter · 1-5, 7.60 ERA, 56 K, 1.96 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Esteury RuizCF
  2. 2Ryan Noda1B
  3. 3Brent RookerDH
  4. 4Ramon LaureanoRF
  5. 5JJ BledayLF
  6. 6Shea LangeliersC
  7. 7Tony KempLF
  8. 8Jace Peterson3B
  9. 9Nick AllenSS
Royals5th in AL Cent
Brad Keller SP
Probable starter · 3-4, 4.57 ERA, 31 K, 1.92 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1MJ MelendezRF
  2. 2Edward OlivaresLF
  3. 3Vinnie PasquantinoDH
  4. 4Salvador PerezC
  5. 5Nick Pratto1B
  6. 6Matt Duffy2B
  7. 7Hunter Dozier3B
  8. 8Jackie Bradley Jr.CF
  9. 9Maikel GarciaSS

The series

OAK wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 15,966
Officials
Paul Emmel (Home Plate Umpire), Chad Fairchild (First Base Umpire), Nic Lentz (Second Base Umpire), Jeremie Rehak (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesOAK wins series 2-1

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