Overview

• Luis Severino allowed one run over 7 2/3 innings in Friday’s 6-4 win, lowering his road ERA to an MLB-best 0.93.
• Jacob Lopez went six scoreless innings in Saturday’s 4-0 victory, with Max Muncy and Lawrence Butler providing homers for Oakland.
• The Royals suffered their fifth straight defeat, were shut out twice in three games, and rank last in MLB in OPS with runners in scoring position.
• Cedric Mullins and Gary Sanchez hit back-to-back home runs in Baltimore’s 6-5 rally over the Angels on Saturday, and Félix Bautista secured the save.
• Charlie Morton struck out 10 batters over five shutout innings on Friday, marking his second game this season with double-digit strikeouts.