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In the ninth inning of a game with significant wild card race implications, it was a pop-out on a foul ball that handed the Oakland Athletics the winning run on Thursday. Facing the Kansas City Royals with runners on second and third with one out, A's second baseman Corban Joseph hit a foul pop-up that drifted toward his own dugout on the third base line. Royals third-baseman Cheslor Cuthbert easily reached the ball's landing spot, then extended out and caught the ball for an out. Continue to Article

August 29, 2019 11:33:pm EST

Jurickson Profar homered and finished with three hits and three RBIs, and Seth Brown added four hits as the Oakland A's defeated the host Kansas City Royals 9-8 Thursday afternoon to take three out of four in the series. Yusmeiro Petit (4-3) threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief to earn the win. Liam Hendriks recorded the final five outs -- all strikeouts -- to pick up his 17th save despite allowing a ninth-inning run. Continue to Article

August 29, 2019 4:55:pm EST

A's third baseman Matt Chapman left Oakland's 6-4 road loss to the Kansas City Royals an inning after getting hit in the helmet by a pitch on Wednesday. With one out in the first inning, Chapman was beaned by 91 mph Jakob Junis sinker. Chapman initially stayed in the game and scored Oakland's second run of the inning on a fielder's choice grounder by Seth Brown. Continue to Article

August 28, 2019 11:29:pm EST

Hunter Dozier capped a three-RBI performance with a tie-breaking single in the seventh inning Wednesday night, sending the Kansas City Royals to a 6-4 victory over the visiting Oakland Athletics. Dozier and Ryan O'Hearn hit home runs, helping the Royals rally from a pair of two-run deficits in a game in which A's star Matt Chapman had to leave the game after getting hit in the helmet by a Jakob Junis pitch. Chapman's injury, which occurred in the first inning, did not appear to be serious, and he was initially able to stay in the game. Continue to Article

August 28, 2019 11:16:pm EST

Kansas City Royals owner David Glass is expected to earn more than $1 billion from a potential sale of his Major League Baseball franchise, as skyrocketing revenues across the U.S. sports landscape allow even small-market franchises to fetch exorbitant sums on the open market. Glass, the 84-year-old former CEO of Walmart, is reportedly negotiating a deal to sell the Royals to a group led by local businessman John Sherman, according to multiple reports. The deal would produce a massive profit for Glass, who bought the Royals for just $96 million in 2000. Continue to Article

August 28, 2019 7:35:pm EST