Major League Baseball

FINAL
Oakland Athletics 8
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Kansas City Royals 9
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Kauffman Stadium · 40,502 att.

Head to Head

KC leads series 1-0-1

OAK Last 5 matchups KC
  1. 9 Final 2014-03-14 @ KC 9
  2. 1 Final 2014-03-12 @ OAK 3

Injuries

Kansas City Royals

  • Mitch Spence Out
  • Nick Mears Out
  • Ryan Bergert Out
  • Cole Ragans Out
  • Luinder Avila Out

Oakland Athletics

  • Gunnar Hoglund Out
  • Justin Sterner Out
  • Tyler Soderstrom Out
  • Brent Rooker Out
  • Max Muncy Out

Lineups

Confirmed

KC

  1. Alcides EscobarSS3
  2. Norichika AokiRF11
  3. Lorenzo CainRF6
  4. Eric Hosmer1B51
  5. Billy ButlerDH36
  6. Alex GordonLF4
  7. Salvador PerezC13
  8. Omar Rafael Infante2B14
  9. Mike Moustakas3B18

Substitutes

  1. Jayson Nix3B
  2. Terrance GoreDH4
  3. Christian ColonDH29
  4. Josh WillinghamPH7
  5. Jarrod DysonCF1

OAK

  1. Coco CrispCF4
  2. Sam FuldCF23
  3. Josh Donaldson3B3
  4. Brandon MossDH37
  5. Josh ReddickRF22
  6. Jed LowrieSS8
  7. Stephen Vogt1B21
  8. Geovany SotoC18
  9. Eric Sogard2B4

Substitutes

  1. Jonny GomesLF31
  2. Nate Freiman1B
  3. Alberto Callaspo1B5
  4. Derek NorrisC33
  5. Nick Punto2B1

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