Game #29, Athletics vs. Royals Game Thread

The Athletics return house tonight after a profitable 4-2 highway journey by way of seattle and Arlington, Texas that put them in first place over the Rangers by 1.5 video games. Tonight, they’re again house at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento to tackle the Kansas City Royals, who presently sit in final place within the American League Central division with an 11-17 report.

Taking the mound for the A’s tonight is 30-year-old righty Aaron Civale. He is 2-1 with a 3.86 ERA in 5 begins. He’s struck out 21 in 25.1 innings to this point in 2026. Civale will go up in opposition to 28-year-old lefty Kris Bubic for the Royals. After an injury-shortened 2025 season, Bubic is 2-1 with a 4.08 ERA this season. Bubic was chosen to his first All-Star crew final season earlier than taking place with a rotator cuff damage later in July.

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Kris Bubic will face this lineup for the Athletics tonight: