
'Difficult to accept' - Pochettino's sadness for relegation-threatened Spurs
Pochettino expresses sadness for Spurs' relegation battle

The Kansas City Royals face the Athletics in a rubber match on Thursday at 3:05 p.m. EDT. The Royals are currently fifth in the AL Central, while the Athletics lead the AL West.

Kansas City Royals (12-18, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Athletics (16-14, first in the AL West)
West Sacramento, California; Thursday, 3:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Noah Cameron (2-1, 5.13 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 23 strikeouts); Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (3-2, 3.79 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 31 strikeouts)
LINE: Athletics -128, Royals +108; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Both the Athletics and the Kansas City Royals are looking for a series win with a victory on Thursday.
The Athletics have a 16-14 record overall and a 6-6 record in home games. The Athletics have gone 10-2 in games when they scored at least five runs.
Kansas City has a 3-11 record in road games and a 12-18 record overall. The Royals have the seventh-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .385.
Thursday's game is the third time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Shea Langeliers has six doubles and eight home runs while hitting .314 for the Athletics. Nick Kurtz is 10 for 38 with a double and four home runs over the last 10 games.
Bobby Witt Jr. has nine doubles, a triple and two home runs for the Royals. is 11 for 45 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.
The Royals vs Athletics game is scheduled for Thursday at 3:05 p.m. EDT.
Noah Cameron will start for the Royals, while Jeffrey Springs will pitch for the Athletics.
The Royals are fifth in the AL Central with a record of 12-18, and the Athletics are first in the AL West with a record of 16-14.

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LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 6-4, .266 batting average, 3.45 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs
Royals: 5-5, .275 batting average, 5.28 ERA, outscored by three runs
INJURIES: Athletics: Max Muncy: 10-Day IL (hand), Denzel Clarke: 10-Day IL (foot), Gunnar Hoglund: 60-Day IL (knee)
Royals: Vinnie Pasquantino: day-to-day (back), Bailey Falter: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan India: 10-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Stephen Kolek: 15-Day IL (oblique), Carlos Estevez: 15-Day IL (foot), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.