Royals aim to break road losing streak, take on the Athletics
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 .