Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics

MLB

Royals

40-88

4-5

Final

Athletics

36-90

Oakland Coliseum

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Athletics 5-4

The Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at Oakland Coliseum. The Athletics win the series 2-1. The Athletics outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 1st inning. Salvador Perez went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Aug 23

A's top Royals 5-4 to spoil Zack Greinke's return from the injured list

Shea Langeliers homered for the second consecutive day, and the Oakland Athletics spoiled the return of former Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke with a 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.

What it means

Season series: OAK wins series 2-1.
Royals 17-48 on the road; Athletics 20-44 at home.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

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

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

Probable starters

Royals5th in AL Cent

Angel Zerpa SP

Probable starter · 3-3, 4.85 ERA, 36 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Michael Massey2B
4Salvador PerezC
5MJ MelendezDH
6Nelson VelazquezLF
7Drew WatersRF
8Matt Duffy1B
9Kyle IsbelCF

Athletics4th in AL West

Dany Jimenez SP

Probable starter · 0-2, 3.47 ERA, 21 K, 1.07 WHIP

Lineup

1Jonah BrideDH
2Zack Gelof2B
3Carlos Perez1B
4Brent RookerRF
5Aledmys Diaz3B
6Jordan Diaz3B
7Shea LangeliersC
8Esteury RuizCF
9Nick AllenSS

The series

OAK wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Athletics 6, Royals 4 (Aug 21)

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Game info

Venue: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California · Attendance 4,021
Officials: Nic Lentz (Home Plate Umpire), Paul Clemons (First Base Umpire), Jeremie Rehak (Second Base Umpire), Chad Fairchild (Third Base Umpire)