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Kansas City Royals (55-95) @ Oakland Athletics (90-60)
Glenn Sparkman (4-11, 5.94 ERA) vs. Tanner Roark (10-8, 4.01 ERA)
First pitch - 9:07 p.m. CST
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California
Quick hits:
- The Royals extended their radio deal with Entercom (610 AM) through 2024.
- With 11 games to go, Whit Merrifield leads DJ LeMahieu by eight hits for the major league lead. He has 193 in total
- Jorge Soler is slashing .310/.375/.741 in his last 15 games with seven home runs and 12 RBIs
- Last time Roark faced Kansas City, he gave up four earned runs in six innings.
- Christian Colón was added to the Cincinnati Reds roster for the final weeks. The former Royals’ playoff hero hasn’t played in the big leagues since 2017.
Lineup:
Merrifield 2B
Mondesi SS
Soler DH
Dozier 3B
Gordon LF
Starling RF
O’Hearn 1B
Viloria C
Phillips CF
Sparkman P