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Kansas City Royals<\/a> (81-80, third in the AL Central) vs. Athletics<\/a> (76-85, fourth in the AL West)<\/p>\n West Sacramento, California; Sunday, 3:05 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Cole Ragans<\/a> (3-3, 5.02 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 90 strikeouts); Athletics: Brady Basso<\/a> (1-0, 1.74 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, eight strikeouts)<\/p>\n BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Athletics -123, Royals +103; over\/under is 10 runs<\/p>\n BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics and Kansas City Royals play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.<\/p>\n The Athletics have a 76-85 record overall and a 36-44 record in home games. The Athletics have a 64-37 record in games when they record at least eight hits.<\/p>\n Kansas City has a 38-42 record in road games and an 81-80 record overall. Royals pitchers have a collective 3.75 ERA, which ranks sixth in MLB<\/a> play.<\/p>\n The teams square off Sunday for the sixth time this season. The Athletics are ahead 4-1 in the season series.<\/p>\n TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Soderstrom<\/a> has 34 doubles, a triple, 25 home runs and 93 RBIs while hitting .277 for the Athletics. Shea Langeliers<\/a> is 16 for 42 with four doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n Vinnie Pasquantino<\/a> ranks second on the Royals with 65 extra base hits (32 doubles, a triple and 32 home runs). Salvador Perez<\/a> is 9 for 35 with a double, two home runs and 11 RBIs over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 5-5, .222 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored by eight runs<\/p>\n Royals: 6-4, .280 batting average, 3.16 ERA, outscored opponents by 26 runs<\/p>\n INJURIES: Athletics: Sean Newcomb<\/a>: 15-Day IL (elbow), Zack Gelof<\/a>: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Ben Bowden<\/a>: 60-Day IL (lat), Joey Estes<\/a>: 15-Day IL (back), Jacob Lopez<\/a>: 15-Day IL (flexor), Jack Perkins<\/a>: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Austin Wynns: 60-Day IL (abdomen), Denzel Clarke<\/a>: 10-Day IL (abductor), Grant Holman<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Gunnar Hoglund<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hip), Jose Leclerc<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Medina<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n Royals: Lucas Erceg: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Bergert<\/a>: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Isbel<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Seth Lugo<\/a>: 15-Day IL (back), Bailey Falter<\/a>: 15-Day IL (biceps), Hunter Harvey<\/a>: 15-Day IL (abductor), Kris Bubic<\/a>: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Alec Marsh<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n What did you think of this story?\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n \n recommended\n <\/p>\n
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