By The Associated Press
The Oakland Athletics take on the Kansas City Royals after JJ Bleday had four hits against the Twins on Sunday.
Kansas City Royals (41-32, second in the AL Central) vs. Oakland Athletics (26-48, fifth in the AL West)
Oakland, California; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Alec Marsh (5-3, 3.63 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 61 strikeouts); Athletics: Hogan Harris (0-0, 2.49 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 23 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Royals -135, Athletics +114; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics take on the Kansas City Royals after JJ Bleday's four-hit game on Sunday.
Oakland has a 15-20 record in home games and a 26-48 record overall. The Athletics rank fifth in MLB play with 84 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.
Kansas City is 41-32 overall and 16-18 on the road. The Royals have the sixth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .404.
The matchup Tuesday is the fourth meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brent Rooker has 12 doubles, two triples and 13 home runs for the Athletics. Tyler Soderstrom is 12-for-35 with four home runs over the past 10 games.
Bobby Witt Jr. has 19 doubles, seven triples and 11 home runs for the Royals. Hunter Renfroe is 9-for-22 with three doubles, two home runs and six RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES:
Athletics: 1-9, .217 batting average, 5.50 ERA, outscored by 25 runs
Royals: 4-6, .229 batting average, 5.16 ERA, outscored by 11 runs
INJURIES:
Athletics: Alex Wood: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Paul Blackburn: 60-Day IL (foot), Kyle Muller: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ross Stripling: 15-Day IL (elbow), Esteury Ruiz: 10-Day IL (wrist), Darell Hernaiz: 60-Day IL (ankle), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Gott: 60-Day IL (elbow)