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Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics

MLB
Royals
22-41
5-1
Final
Athletics
22-44
Oakland Coliseum
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Royals 5-1

The Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Friday, June 17, 2022 at Oakland Coliseum. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Athletics 2-0 in the 5th inning. Salvador Perez went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals. Elvis Andrus went 2-for-4 for the Athletics.

Recap · Jun 18
Royals top A's 5-1 in battle of baseball's two worst teams

Daniel Lynch had a career-high 10 strikeouts in five innings to win for the first time in nearly two months, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Friday night in a matchup of teams with the two worst records in the major...

What it means

  • Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
  • Royals 10-20 on the road; Athletics 7-24 at home.

Latest headlines

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Athletics host the Houston Astros Saturday

Injuries and inactives

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
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

Probable starters

Royals3rd in AL Cent
Daniel Lynch IV SP
Probable starter · 4-13, 5.13 ERA, 122 K, 1.57 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Whit Merrifield2B
  2. 2Andrew BenintendiLF
  3. 3Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  4. 4Salvador PerezC
  5. 5MJ MelendezDH
  6. 6Hunter Dozier1B
  7. 7Kyle IsbelRF
  8. 8Michael A. TaylorCF
  9. 9Nicky Lopez3B
Athletics1st in AL West
Frankie Montas SP
Probable starter · 5-12, 4.05 ERA, 142 K, 1.25 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Chad PinderLF
  2. 2Ramon LaureanoCF
  3. 3Christian BethancourtDH
  4. 4Sean MurphyC
  5. 5Matt Davidson3B
  6. 6Seth Brown1B
  7. 7Elvis AndrusSS
  8. 8Jonah Bride3B
  9. 9Cristian PacheCF

The series

KC wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California · Attendance 8,772
Officials
Ron Kulpa (Home Plate Umpire), Charlie Ramos (First Base Umpire), Chris Conroy (Second Base Umpire), Carlos Torres (Third Base Umpire)

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

Season seriesKC wins series 2-1

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