The Kansas City Royals take a three-game win streak into a home matchup versus the Athletics at 7:40 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Seth Lugo (5-7, 4.59 ERA) gets the start for the Royals, who are 53-74 this season and fifth in the AL Central. Gage Jump (5-7, 4.50 ERA) is starting for the Athletics, who are 49-77 and fifth in the AL West.

How to watch Athletics vs. Kansas City Royals

Athletics vs. Royals odds

• Favorite Moneyline: Royals -167
• Underdog Moneyline: Athletics +140
• Total: 8.5
• Total Over Odds: -120
• Total Under Odds: +100

Injury reports

Royals

Tony Gonsolin: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Beck Way: 15 Day IL (Back), Jonathan India: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Cole Ragans: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Luinder Avila: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Alec Marsh: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Carlos Estévez: 60 Day IL (Foot), Nick Mears: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Stephen Kolek: 60 Day IL (Flexor), Connor Seabold: 60 Day IL (Lat), James McArthur: 60 Day IL (Elbow)

Athletics

Nick Kurtz: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Shea Langeliers: 10 Day IL (Knee), Josh Kuroda-Grauer: 10 Day IL (Testicle), Tyler Soderstrom: 10 Day IL (Hip), José Suarez: 15 Day IL (Hip), Jeffrey Springs: 15 Day IL (Hip), Justin Sterner: 60 Day IL (Knee), Denzel Clarke: 60 Day IL (Foot), Brooks Kriske: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Mark Leiter Jr.: 60 Day IL (Hip), Brent Rooker: 60 Day IL (Knee), Luis Severino: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Gunnar Hoglund: 60 Day IL (Knee), Jacob Wilson: day-to-day (Undisclosed)

Stats to know

• Kansas City’s Bobby Witt Jr. is slashing .287/.361/.460 this season with 15 home runs, 47 RBIs and an OPS of .821. He has a 17.6% strikeout rate and a 10.3% walk rate in 476 plate appearances, and he has scored 67 total runs. Witt has recorded 33 steals on 39 attempts.
• In 459 plate appearances, Jac Caglianone has hit 22 long balls, tallied 60 RBIs and scored 58 runs. He is batting .278/.329/.494 and has posted a 25.7% strikeout rate and a 6.3% walk rate. Caglianone has recorded six steals on eight attempts.
• Jeff McNeil has hit six home runs this season. He has also tallied 41 RBIs and has scored 34 runs. In 379 plate appearances, he has recorded a .262 BA, .316 OBP and .358 SLG with a 6.6% walk rate and an 11.6% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording six steals on eight attempts.
• In 337 plate appearances, Jacob Wilson has hit seven long balls, tallied 37 RBIs and scored 37 runs. He is batting .266/.298/.388 and has posted an 11.6% strikeout rate and a 3.6% walk rate.

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A second competitor has died during qualifying for the Manx Grand Prix on the Isle of Man.

Sam Naughton, from Castletown on the island, was killed in a crash at Doran’s Bend, on the western section of the course, on Wednesday afternoon.

The 37-year-old was competing in the event for the second time, having made his debut on the 37.7 mile (61km) Mountain Course in 2025.

Naughton is the second rider to be killed during qualifying for the 2026 Manx Grand Prix (MGP) following the death of Mauro Poncini in a crash in Ramsey on Tuesday.

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“The Manx Grand Prix Races pass on their deepest sympathy to his wife Charlotte, his children Bonnie, Liam, Jesse and Parker, his family, and friends,” it added.

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