Two of baseball’s most consistent hitters face off when the Athletics and Kansas City Royals play at 3:05 p.m. ET on Sunday, at Sutter Health Park. Jacob Wilson has a .313 batting average (second in league) for the Athletics, while Bobby Witt Jr. ranks ninth at .295. Cole Ragans (3-3, 5.02 ERA) will start for the Royals, who are 80-80 this season and third in the AL Central. The Athletics, who are 76-84 and fourth in the AL West, have not yet named a starter.
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Injury reportsAthletics
Denzel Clarke: 10 Day IL (Abductor), Zack Gelof: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Sean Newcomb: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Joey Estes: 15 Day IL (Back), Jacob Lopez: 15 Day IL (Flexor), Jack Perkins: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Luis Medina: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ben Bowden: 60 Day IL (Lat), Austin Wynns: 60 Day IL (Abdomen), Grant Holman: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Gunnar Hoglund: 60 Day IL (Hip), Jose Leclerc: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Royals
Kyle Isbel: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Ryan Bergert: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Harvey: 15 Day IL (Abductor), Bailey Falter: 15 Day IL (Biceps), Lucas Erceg: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Seth Lugo: 15 Day IL (Back), Alec Marsh: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), James McArthur: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kris Bubic: 60 Day IL (Rotator cuff)
Stats to know
Sacramento’s Brent Rooker has hit 30 home runs this season. He has also tallied 89 RBIs and has scored 92 runs. In 694 plate appearances, he has recorded a .263 BA, .335 OBP and .482 SLG with a 9.1% walk rate and a 22% strikeout rate.
In 618 plate appearances, Tyler Soderstrom has slashed .279/.350/.479 this season. He has hit 25 long balls and driven in 93 runs with a strikeout rate of 22.5% and a walk rate of 8.9%. He has eight stolen bases on 11 attempts. He has come around to score 75 times.
Kansas City’s Witt is slashing .295/.352/.502 this season with 23 home runs, 85 RBIs and an OPS of .854 (14th in MLB). He has an 18.5% strikeout rate and a 7.2% walk rate in 677 plate appearances, and he has scored 99 total runs. Witt has recorded 37 steals on 46 attempts.
In 672 plate appearances, Vinnie Pasquantino has posted a 15.6% strikeout rate and a 7.3% walk rate while slashing .265/.324/.476 with 32 home runs (17th in MLB), 111 RBIs (6th in MLB) and 72 runs scored.
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