Overview
- Oakland beat Kansas City 5-2 on Wednesday behind Luis Severino’s seven strong innings and Lawrence Butler’s three-run homer, snapping the Royals’ four-game winning streak and evening the series.
- Bobby Witt Jr. followed Tuesday’s 10th-inning three-run homer with two hits Wednesday to push his hitting streak to 10 games.
- Kansas City confirmed Tuesday that Jonathan India had season-ending shoulder surgery.
- Both teams are monitoring new knocks, with Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino leaving Tuesday with lower-back tightness and A’s left fielder Tyler Soderstrom exiting after a right shoulder scare.
- A’s rookie Nick Kurtz drew a walk for an 18th straight game, tying Barry Bonds for the longest such streak in nearly 80 years.