Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics

MLB

Royals

41-34

1-5

Final

Athletics

28-48

Oakland Coliseum

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Athletics 5-1

The Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at Oakland Coliseum. The Athletics win the series 2-1. The Athletics outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 3rd inning. Zack Gelof went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Athletics. Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Jun 20

Luis Medina gets his 1st win in more than 11 months as the Athletics beat the Royals 5-1

Luis Medina held down Kansas City to get his first victory in more than 11 months and the Oakland Athletics won their second straight game following a nine-game skid, beating the Royals 5-1 on Wednesday night.

What it means

Season series: OAK wins series 2-1.
Royals 16-20 on the road; Athletics 17-20 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 · 11-9, 3.14 ERA, 223 K, 1.14 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezC
5MJ MelendezLF
6Nick Loftin2B
7Adam FrazierRF
8Nelson VelazquezDH
9Kyle IsbelCF

Athletics4th in AL West

Luis Medina SP

Probable starter · 2-4, 5.18 ERA, 32 K, 1.58 WHIP

Lineup

1Max SchuemannSS
2JJ BledayCF
3Miguel AndujarLF
4Brent RookerDH
5Tyler Nevin3B
6Shea LangeliersC
7Daz CameronRF
8Tyler Soderstrom1B
9Zack Gelof2B

The series

OAK wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Athletics 7, Royals 5 (Jun 18)

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Game info

Venue: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California · Attendance 4,557
Officials: Rob Drake (Home Plate Umpire), D.J. Reyburn (First Base Umpire), John Libka (Second Base Umpire), James Hoye (Third Base Umpire)