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Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics

MLB
Royals
41-88
4-0
Final
Athletics
36-91
Oakland Coliseum
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Royals 4-0

The Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 4-0 on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at Oakland Coliseum. The Athletics win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Athletics 2-0 in the 4th inning. Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Aug 23
Witt homers and Cole Ragans strikes out 11 as Royals blank A’s 4-0

Cole Ragans matched a career high with 11 strikeouts in six scoreless innings, Bobby Witt Jr. hit his 26th home run and the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 4-0 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep.

What it means

  • Season series: OAK wins series 2-1.
  • Royals 18-48 on the road; Athletics 20-45 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
Cole Ragans SP
Probable starter · 7-5, 3.47 ERA, 113 K, 1.16 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Maikel Garcia3B
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 3Michael Massey2B
  4. 4Salvador Perez1B
  5. 5MJ MelendezLF
  6. 6Matt BeatyDH
  7. 7Freddy FerminC
  8. 8Drew WatersCF
  9. 9Dairon BlancoRF
Athletics4th in AL West
Adrian Martinez SP
Probable starter · 0-2, 4.75 ERA, 47 K, 1.42 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Jonah BrideDH
  2. 2Zack Gelof2B
  3. 3Carlos Perez1B
  4. 4Brent RookerRF
  5. 5Aledmys Diaz3B
  6. 6Jordan Diaz3B
  7. 7Shea LangeliersC
  8. 8Esteury RuizCF
  9. 9Nick AllenSS

The series

OAK wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Athletics 5, Royals 4 (Aug 22)

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Game info

Venue
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California · Attendance 5,075
Officials
Paul Clemons (Home Plate Umpire), Jeremie Rehak (First Base Umpire), Chad Fairchild (Second Base Umpire), Nic Lentz (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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