Royals Game Preview: August 14

The Royals host Oakland tonight at 7:10.  It’s T-Shirt Tuesday!  The first 10,000 fans will receive this fan-designed shirt!

Oakland:  Crisp – CF, Weeks – 2B, Reddick – RF, Cespedes – LF, Carter – 1B, Moss – DH, Kottaras – C, Donaldson – 3B, Pennington – SS, Parker – RHP

Kansas City:  Gordon – LF, Escobar – SS, Butler – DH, Moustakas – 3B, Perez – C, Francoeur – RF, Hosmer – 1B, Cain – CF, Getz – 2B, Guthrie – RHP

Royals Game Notes (PDF file):  Game 115 vs. Oakland

Trivia Fact:  Kansas City won a franchise record 16 games in a row in 1977.  Game 15 was the first half of a doubleheader vs. Oakland on September 15.  KC won 7-6 as Pete LaCock singled home Willie Wilson in the 10th.  Al Cowens hit a walk-off homer in the 10th inning of game two as Kansas City won, 5-4!