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Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics

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Royals
41-33
5-7
Final
Athletics
27-48
Oakland Coliseum
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Athletics 7-5

The Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5 on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at Oakland Coliseum. The Athletics win the series 2-1. The Athletics outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 4th inning. Zack Gelof went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Athletics. Nick Loftin went 1-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Jun 19
Gelof helps A's beat Royals 7-5 to end 9-game slide

Zack Gelof hit his first home run in nearly three weeks and the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5 on Tuesday night to end a nine-game losing streak.

What it means

  • Season series: OAK wins series 2-1.
  • Royals 16-19 on the road; Athletics 16-20 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

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
Alec Marsh SP
Probable starter · 9-9, 4.53 ERA, 123 K, 1.26 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Maikel Garcia3B
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 3Vinnie PasquantinoDH
  4. 4Salvador Perez1B
  5. 5Nelson VelazquezRF
  6. 6Freddy FerminC
  7. 7Nick Loftin2B
  8. 8Garrett HampsonLF
  9. 9Kyle IsbelCF
Athletics4th in AL West
Hogan Harris SP
Probable starter · 4-4, 2.86 ERA, 61 K, 1.35 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Max SchuemannSS
  2. 2JJ BledayCF
  3. 3Miguel AndujarLF
  4. 4Brent RookerDH
  5. 5Tyler Soderstrom1B
  6. 6Shea LangeliersC
  7. 7Tyler Nevin3B
  8. 8Lawrence ButlerRF
  9. 9Zack Gelof2B

The series

OAK wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California · Attendance 7,013
Officials
James Hoye (Home Plate Umpire), Rob Drake (First Base Umpire), D.J. Reyburn (Second Base Umpire), John Libka (Third Base Umpire)

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

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