Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics

MLB

Royals

23-41

2-0

Final

Athletics

22-45

Oakland Coliseum

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 2-0

The Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 2-0 on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at Oakland Coliseum. The Royals win the series 2-1.

Recap · Jun 18

Keller and bullpen two-hit A's, Royals win 2-0

Brad Keller allowed one hit in seven crisp innings to lift Kansas City to a 2-0 win over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
Royals 11-20 on the road; Athletics 7-25 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 29

Athletics' Zack Gelof sues Tigers after hitting metal fence

ESPN · Sep 28

Athletics 'not satisfied' with season derailed by injuries

Recap · Sep 27

Royals snap 3-game skid, beat AL Central champion Guardians 3-2 in regular-season finale

Preview · Sep 27

Royals host the Guardians on home losing streak

Preview · Sep 27

Pena leads Astros against the Athletics after 4-hit game

Recap · Sep 26

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

Preview · Sep 26

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

Preview · Sep 26

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

Brad Keller SP

Probable starter · 6-14, 5.09 ERA, 102 K, 1.50 WHIP

Lineup

1Whit Merrifield2B
2Andrew BenintendiLF
3Bobby Witt Jr.SS
4Salvador PerezC
5Hunter DozierDH
6Carlos Santana1B
7Michael A. TaylorCF
8Emmanuel Rivera3B
9Nicky Lopez3B

Athletics1st in AL West

Cole Irvin SP

Probable starter · 9-13, 3.98 ERA, 128 K, 1.16 WHIP

Lineup

1Tony Kemp2B
2Seth BrownLF
3Ramon LaureanoCF
4Stephen VogtC
5Christian Bethancourt1B
6Jed LowrieDH
7Elvis AndrusSS
8Luis BarreraRF
9Jonah Bride3B

The series

KC wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Royals 5, Athletics 1 (Jun 17)

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Game info

Venue: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California · Attendance 10,936
Officials: Chris Conroy (Home Plate Umpire), Alex Mackay (First Base Umpire), Carlos Torres (Second Base Umpire), Charlie Ramos (Third Base Umpire)

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