Oakland A's top prospect Jacob Wilson was placed on the IL by the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators on Saturday after missing the previous two games with an undisclosed injury. According to Athletics Farm, Wilson is dealing with a knee issue. Wilson was originally removed from Wednesday's game after taking the field in the top of the first, but was replaced at shortstop by Logan Davidson in the bottom half of the inning.

Pay close attention to Vinnie Pasquantino's jersey on Sunday afternoon when he and the Kansas City Royals go for a three-game sweep over the visiting Oakland Athletics. Pasquantino snapped an 0-for-14 slump with an RBI single in the fifth inning of Kansas City's 5-3 win on Saturday. "I think it's because he was playing with the shirt unbuttoned (in the past), and he buttoned it up (on Saturday)," Royals manager Matt Quatraro said postgame. Pasquantino, who went 1-for-4 on Saturday, credited Quatraro for the style change.

Oakland Athletics (19-29, fourth in the AL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (28-19, second in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: JP Sears (3-2, 3.96 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 35 strikeouts); Royals: Brady Singer (3-2, 2.84 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 52 strikeouts) : LINE Royals -172, Athletics +144; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics visit the Kansas City Royals looking to stop a seven-game road losing streak. Kansas City is 28-19 overall and 17-8 at home. The Royals have the ninth-best team ERA in MLB play at 3.42. Oakland has a 9-16 record on the road and a 19-29 record overall. The Athletics are 13-4 in games when they out-hit their

Seth Lugo struck out 10 and earned his American League-leading seventh victory as the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3 Saturday night. The Royals improved to 28-19, nine games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 2015 season, when they went on to win the World Series. Kansas City also claimed its eighth series win of the season, a mark the Royals didn't reach until mid-September in 2023. “With this pitching staff, we don't need much,” second baseman Michael Massey said.

Seth Lugo piled up 10 strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings and Kyle Isbel hit a home run as the Kansas City Royals beat the visiting Oakland Athletics 5-3 on Saturday. Salvador Perez had two RBIs, while Vinnie Pasquantino and Nelson Velazquez each had one for the Royals, who can sweep the three-game series with a win on Sunday. Velazquez, Michael Massey and Maikel Garcia each had two hits.

Here’s the story from Saturday evening’s major-league game between the Royals and A’s at Kauffman Stadium.