Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Athletics

19-28

2-6

Final

Royals

27-19

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 6-2

The Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Friday, May 17, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 3-0. The Royals outscored the Athletics 5-0 in the 6th inning. Maikel Garcia went 1-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals. Shea Langeliers went 1-for-2 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Athletics.

Recap · May 17

Ragans throws 7 scoreless innings as Royals win 6-2 and extend A's skid to season-high 6

Cole Ragans allowed two hits in seven scoreless innings, Michael Massey and Maikel Garcia homered and the Kansas City Royals beat Oakland 6-2 on Friday night to extend the Athletics losing streak to a season-high six.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 3-0.
Athletics 9-15 on the road; Royals 16-8 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

Mitch Spence SP

Probable starter · 8-10, 4.58 ERA, 126 K, 1.38 WHIP

Lineup

1Abraham ToroLF
2JJ BledayCF
3Brent RookerDH
4Shea LangeliersC
5Zack Gelof2B
6J.D. Davis1B
7Max SchuemannSS
8Tyler NevinRF
9Brett Harris3B

Royals5th in AL Cent

Cole Ragans SP

Probable starter · 11-9, 3.14 ERA, 223 K, 1.14 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezC
5Michael Massey2B
6Nelson VelazquezDH
7MJ MelendezLF
8Hunter RenfroeRF
9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

KC wins series 3-0

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 24,585
Officials: Gabe Morales (Home Plate Umpire), Ryan Additon (First Base Umpire), Brian Knight (Second Base Umpire), Chris Guccione (Third Base Umpire)