Match details:

Major League Baseball
Date: 11 Jun 2021
Time: 7:10 AM IST

Preview:

Oakland Athletics (OA) (37 wins - 26 losses) are coming off a 4-0 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Their best players in the game were Mark Canha who had 2 runs scored and 2 runs batted in; Jed Lowrie who had 3 singles and 1 run batted in; and Sean Manaea who had 6.0 runs scored and 3 strikeouts.

Kansas City Royals (KCR) (29 wins - 31 losses) are coming off a 1-6 loss against the Los Angeles Angels. Their best players in the game were Salvador Perez who had 1 single and 1 run scored; Jorge Soler who had 1 single and 1 base on ball hitter; and Brad Keller who had 5.1 innings pitched and 4 strikeouts.

Injuries:

Oakland Athletics (OA)
Jordan Diaz
Mike Fiers
Ramon Laureano
Trevor Rosenthal
J.B. Wendelken

Kansas City Royals (KCR)
Jonathan Bowlan
Danny Duffy
Foster Griffin
Jesse Hahn
Seuly Matias
Adalberto Mondesi
Ashe Russell
Daniel Tillo

*Game Time Decision. Might play.

Probable lineup:

Oakland Athletics (OA)
Frankie Montas
Mark Canha
Matt Chapman
Jed Lowrie
Matt Olson
Chad Pinder
Mitch Moreland
Stephen Piscotty
Elvis Andrus
Sean Murphy

Kansas City Royals (KCR)
Mike Minor
Whit Merrifield
Carlos Santana
Andrew Benintendi
Jorge Soler
Hunter Dozier
Kelvin Gutierrez
Michael Taylor
Nicky Lopez
Salvador Perez

Top picks:

Oakland Athletics (OA)

Key players

Batting:
Matt Olson
Mark Canha

Pitching:
Frankie Montas

Kansas City Royals (KCR)

Key players

Batting:
Carlos Santana
Salvador Perez

Pitching:
Mike Minor

Captaincy options:
I - Carlos Santana
II - Mark Canha

Vice captaincy options:
I - Matt Olson
II - Salvador Perez

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