Athletics once again blow late lead to the Royals, lose 9-7

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — John Rave deed a tiebreaking, bases-clearing treble during a seven-run eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals rallied past the Athletics 9-7 connected Wednesday night.

The Athletics program to determination to Las Vegas successful 2028, erstwhile they are scheduled to unfastened play astatine a caller ballpark connected the Strip.

Rave entered the crippled successful the 5th arsenic a pinch-hitter for Jac Caglianone, who exited with close ankle soreness. In the eighth, helium came up with the bases loaded and 2 outs aft an intentional locomotion to Bobby Witt Jr. and deed a enactment thrust to the country successful close disconnected Drew Rom (1-1) to marque it 8-5.

Kansas City trailed 5-2 entering the eighth. Maikel Garcia opened the inning with a triple disconnected Hayden Juenger, who did not grounds an out. Vinnie Pasquantino followed with an RBI single.

Kyle Isbel’s run-scoring azygous disconnected Rom got the Royals wrong 5-4, and Isaac Collins tied it with a sacrifice fly. Garcia made it 9-5 with his 2nd deed of the inning.

Pasquantino homered successful the sixth.

Craig Kimbrel (1-2) worked a scoreless eighth. Steven Cruz allowed a two-run homer to Max Muncy successful the ninth.

Jeff McNeil and Zack Gelof each drove successful 2 runs for the Athletics, who person mislaid the archetypal 3 of their four-game bid astatine Kansas City and 16 of 20 overall.

Royals starter Seth Lugo allowed 5 runs connected 9 hits successful six innings. Jeffrey Springs worked 5 2/3 innings for the A’s and departed with a 5-2 lead.

The Athletics activated the left-hander Springs, who had been retired with an injured close hip, from the 15-day injured database and started him. Springs gave up 5 hits and 2 runs.

Springs is 3-11 with a 6.02 ERA this season, with 89 strikeouts successful 113 2/3 innings. He has fixed up 29 location runs, highest successful the American League.

Right-hander Seth Johnson was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas to marque country connected the roster.

Up next

LHP Gage Jump (5-7, 4.50 ERA) starts for the Athletics connected Thursday arsenic they effort to debar a sweep. RHP Randy Dobnak (2-1, 1.73) takes the mound for the Royals.