Filed under: Game 116 Open Thread - Oakland Athletics at Kansas City Royals By Jeff Zimmerman Aug 15, 2012, 6:24pm EDT Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: Game 116 Open Thread - Oakland Athletics at Kansas City Royals Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email KANSAS CITY, MO - AUGUST 14: Sal is one big guy. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images) Getty Images Starters: McCarthy (6-3, 2.68 ERA) vs Smith (3-4, 5.48 ERA) Interest in this game is a high for me. I want to see if either one of these pitchers should be in the Royals starting rotation next year. Poll Should baseball players be allowed to use PEDs? This poll is closed 19% Yes (51 votes) 80% No (217 votes) 268 votes total Vote Now More From Royals Review Weekend Rumblings - News for December 2, 2023 Royals Rumblings - News for December 4, 2023 Potential free agent target: Lucas Giolito Could the Royals make a trade for Randy Arozarena work? Could the Royals take on someone’s salary dump? Top seven moments in the MCU (so far)