{"id":2055049,"date":"2025-09-28T01:26:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T01:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2055049"},"modified":"2025-09-28T01:26:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T01:26:29","slug":"game-161-as-vs-royals-game-thread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/game-161-as-vs-royals-game-thread\/","title":{"rendered":"Game #161: A\u2019s vs. Royals Game Thread"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The second-to-last game of the year is set to commence as the A\u2019s go for the series win in the middle game against Kansas City. And a victory this evening would also give the club a chance to finish the season with a sweep. Always a good way to wrap up the season!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">For the home team, right-hander <strong>Luis Morales<\/strong> will get the ball for what\u2019ll be his final start of his first year as a big leaguer. His first taste of The Show has been a success as the 23-year-old has more than held his own with a 3.07 ERA across nine games (eight starts). That\u2019s given massive hope for the A\u2019s that they have a rotation stalwart on their hands with high upside. Morales will first try to lower than ERA below 3 this evening with a strong final appearance of the year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Athletics\u2019 starting lineup for tonight\u2019s game looks like this:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Royals meanwhile will counter Morales with veteran <strong>Michael Wacha<\/strong>. The 34-year-old has followed up three quality seasons with a bit of a step back in his second year in Kansas City. Over 30 starts the right-hander has an even 4.00 ERA which has actually been one of the better numbers in the Royals\u2019 starting rotation. Like Morales he\u2019ll be hoping to finish his season on a high note in what is the second year of a three-year contract with KC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Our opponent\u2019s starting nine breaks down like this tonight:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Let\u2019s secure the series win and give ourselves a chance at a season-ending sweep. Let\u2019s go A\u2019s!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.athleticsnation.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second-to-last game of the year is set to commence as the A\u2019s go for the series win in the middle game against Kansas City. And a victory this evening would also give the club a chance to finish the season with a sweep. Always a good way to wrap up the season! 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