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KC's miserable seaosn will continue this afternoon against an Oakland team that it has lost 15 of the last 23 meetings to over the course of the last three seasons. That includes dropping nine of 11 meetings at Kaufman Stadium.
Sunday, the Royals will give the ball once again to Runelvys Hernandez, who is 0-2 with a 10.29 ERA in four career starts against the A's. In his last two home starts, Hernandez has surrendered 12 earned runs in 11 2/3 innings of work. On the year, he's a nasty 3-7 with a bloated 7.48 ERA.
The A's will counter with Kirk Saarloos, who was solid in his last start in allowing just two earned runs against Seattle. He's also backed by a bullpen that has an ERA almost a run and a half lower than that of Kansas City's.
The division-leading A's are rolling having won 13 of their last 16 overall and five of their last seven away from home. Meanwhile, KC has dropped seven of its last 11 overall. Those trends will continue this afternoon as Oakland rolls.
KC's miserable seaosn will continue this afternoon against an Oakland team that it has lost 15 of the last 23 meetings to over the course of the last three seasons. That includes dropping nine of 11 meetings at Kaufman Stadium.
Sunday, the Royals will give the ball once again to Runelvys Hernandez, who is 0-2 with a 10.29 ERA in four career starts against the A's. In his last two home starts, Hernandez has surrendered 12 earned runs in 11 2/3 innings of work. On the year, he's a nasty 3-7 with a bloated 7.48 ERA.
The A's will counter with Kirk Saarloos, who was solid in his last start in allowing just two earned runs against Seattle. He's also backed by a bullpen that has an ERA almost a run and a half lower than that of Kansas City's.
The division-leading A's are rolling having won 13 of their last 16 overall and five of their last seven away from home. Meanwhile, KC has dropped seven of its last 11 overall. Those trends will continue this afternoon as Oakland rolls.
