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Royals top A’s 5-1 in battle of baseball’s two worst teams

Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez (13) gets an elbow bump from Hunter Dozier (17) after hitting a solo home run against the Oakland Athletics during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, June 17, 2022, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron) Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Frankie Montas throws to a Kansas City Royals batter during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, June 17, 2022, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron) Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Daniel Lynch (52) winds up during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron) Home plate umpire Ron Kulpa listens to a comment from a dugout during the first inning of the baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Kansas City Royals, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Oakland, Calif. Kulpa left the game in the second inning for an undisclosed reason. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron) Oakland Athletics' Elvis Andrus, left, scores on a wild pitch by Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Daniel Lynch, right, during the second inning of a baseball game Friday, June 17, 2022, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron) Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Frankie Montas (47) kneels to field a grounder by Kansas City Royals' Nicky Lopez during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Friday, June 17, 2022, in Oakland, Calif. Lopez was out at first. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron) Oakland Athletics left fielder Chad Pinder makes a leaping catch at the wall on a ball hit by Kansas City Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. during the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, June 17, 2022, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)
Royals top A’s 5-1 in battle of baseball’s two worst teams