Kansas City Royals (11-17, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Athletics (15-13, first in the AL West)
West Sacramento, California; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Kris Bubic (2-1, 4.08 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 29 strikeouts); Athletics: Jacob Lopez (2-1, 5.84 ERA, 1.95 WHIP, 18 strikeouts)
LINE: Royals -119, Athletics -101; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals travel to the Athletics looking to break an eight-game road slide.
The Athletics are 15-13 overall and 5-5 at home. The Athletics have the 10th-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .316.
Kansas City has a 2-10 record on the road and an 11-17 record overall. The Royals are 7-2 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Shea Langeliers has eight home runs, 10 walks and 14 RBIs while hitting .304 for the Athletics. Carlos Cortes is 16 for 34 with three doubles, a triple, three home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.
Bobby Witt Jr. has nine doubles, a triple and a home run while hitting .294 for the Royals. Vinnie Pasquantino is 7 for 37 with a double, two triples and three home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 5-5, .264 batting average, 4.69 ERA, outscored by one run
Royals: 4-6, .277 batting average, 6.19 ERA, outscored by six runs
INJURIES: Athletics: Denzel Clarke: 10-Day IL (foot), Gunnar Hoglund: 60-Day IL (knee)
Royals: Maikel Garcia: day-to-day (elbow), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bailey Falter: 15-Day IL (elbow), Stephen Kolek: 15-Day IL (oblique), Carlos Estevez: 15-Day IL (foot), Jonathan India: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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