Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 KC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Who won: Royals 3-2
The Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Thursday, June 20, 2024 at Oakland Coliseum. The Athletics win the series 2-1. Freddy Fermin went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs and 2 RBI for the Royals. Zack Gelof went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Athletics.
Recap · Jun 20
Fermin homers twice, Witt hits go-ahead blast in 8th to send Royals past A's 3-2
Freddy Fermin homered twice and Bobby Witt Jr. hit the go-ahead homer in the eighth inning as the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep.
What it means
- Season series: OAK wins series 2-1.
- Royals 17-20 on the road; Athletics 17-21 at home.
Latest headlines
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Injuries and inactives
Royals5th in AL Cent- OutSteven Cruz RPPersonal
- Day-To-DayMitch Spence RPUndisclosed
- 60-Day-ILConnor Seabold RPLat, Strain, right
- paternityNick Loftin 3BPersonal
- 15-Day-ILTony Gonsolin SPIllness
Athletics4th in AL West- OutSeth Johnson RPKnee, Surgery, left
- Day-To-DayAlika Williams SSUpper Body, Soreness
- 60-Day-ILBrent Rooker DHKnee, Surgery, left
- 60-Day-ILJ.T. Ginn SPElbow, Soreness, right
- 10-Day-ILMax Muncy 3BKnee, Soreness, left
Probable starters
Royals5th in AL Cent
Seth Lugo SP
Probable starter · 16-9, 3.00 ERA, 181 K, 1.09 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Nick Loftin2B
- 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
- 3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
- 4Salvador PerezC
- 5Freddy FerminDH
- 6MJ MelendezLF
- 7Dairon BlancoRF
- 8Garrett Hampson2B
- 9Kyle IsbelCF
Athletics4th in AL West
Mitch Spence SP
Probable starter · 8-10, 4.58 ERA, 126 K, 1.38 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Max SchuemannSS
- 2JJ BledayCF
- 3Miguel AndujarLF
- 4Brent RookerDH
- 5Tyler Soderstrom1B
- 6Lawrence ButlerRF
- 7Zack Gelof2B
- 8Kyle McCannC
- 9Aledmys Diaz3B
The series
OAK wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Athletics 5, Royals 1 (Jun 19)
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Game info
- Venue
- Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California · Attendance 8,753
- Officials
- D.J. Reyburn (Home Plate Umpire), John Libka (First Base Umpire), James Hoye (Second Base Umpire), Rob Drake (Third Base Umpire)
Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.
