After a rough series in Houston, the Oakland Athletics are off to Kansas City to face the Royals for a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium. The surprising Royals are 26-19 and currently in second place in the American League Central Division just 1.5 games behind Cleveland. The A’s current five-game losing streak has dropped them to 19-27 and looking up at Houston for the first time this season.
Mark Kotsay will send righthanded hurler Mitch Spence to the mound to start today’s game. This will be Spence’s first major league start and his twelfth appearance overall.