Athletics and Royals square off in series rubber match
Kansas City Royals (12-18, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Athletics (16-14, first in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Thursday, 3:05 p. m.
EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Noah Cameron (2-1, 5. 13 ERA, 1. 52 WHIP, 23 strikeouts); Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (3-2, 3.
79 ERA, 1. 01 WHIP, 31 strikeouts) LINE: Athletics -128, Royals +108; over/under is 9 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: Both the Athletics and the Kansas City Royals are looking for a series win with a victory on Thursday. The Athletics have a 16-14 record overall and a 6-6 record in home games.
The Athletics have gone 10-2 in games when they scored at least five runs. Kansas City has a 3-11 record in road games and a 12-18 record overall. The Royals have the seventh-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .
385. Thursday's game is the third time these teams square off this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Shea Langeliers has six doubles and eight home runs while hitting .