{"id":685477,"date":"2026-04-29T02:18:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T02:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/685477\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T02:18:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T02:18:26","slug":"royals-vs-athletics-game-29-preview-and-thread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/685477\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals vs. Athletics game 29 preview and thread"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">I\u2019ll never get used to the Sacramento Athletics, and frankly I\u2019m stunned that the MLB owners even allowed the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/athletics\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Athletics;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Athletics&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Athletics<\/a>\u2019 ownership to do what they did. But everyone has dollar signs for eyes, I guess, and the sooner the A\u2019s situation gets resolved the sooner that owners can get those sweet, sweet expansion fees in their pockets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">But here we are. Tonight, the Royals start their annual West Coast Road Trip by playing a midweek series against the A\u2019s. The A\u2019s, actually, are pretty good. Former Royal Brent Rooker is hitting cleanup, while Rookie of the Year <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/64313\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nick Kurtz;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Nick Kurtz&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Kurtz<\/a> is hitting third. The A\u2019s will be sending out <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/10869\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Aaron Civale;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Aaron Civale&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Civale<\/a> to the mound.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Meanwhile, the Royals will counter with <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/11319\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kris Bubic;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kris Bubic&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kris Bubic<\/a> and a lineup that features the return of Maikel Garcia. 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