One day after hitting his 35th home run, A's first baseman Matt Olson is the lone left-handed hitter in the lineup Wednesday.
A's manager Bob Melvin is bringing out his right-handers to face Royals lefty Danny Duffy for a matinee game in Oakland. Olson, however, has fared much better against righties than lefties this year.
The power-hitting 25-year-old is batting just .230 with 10 homers against left-handers this season compared to .290 with 25 long balls vs. lefties. He still will hit third in the order, though.
Here are the full lineups for the A's-Royals game, which will be broadcast on NBC Sports California and the MyTeams app. Coverage begins at noon PT, with first pitch at 12:37.
Kansas City Royals (56-96)
2B Whit Merrifield
SS Adalberto Mondesí
DH Jorge Soler
3B Hunter Dozier
LF Alex Gordon
1B Ryan O'Hearn
RF Bubba Starling
C Meibrys Viloria
CF Brett Phillips
LHP Danny Duffy (6-6, 4.55 ERA)
Oakland A's (91-61)
SS Marcus Semien
3B Matt Chapman
1B Matt Olson
CF Mark Canha
RF Ramon Laureano
DH Khris Davis
C Sean Murphy
LF Chad Pinder
2B Sheldon Neuse
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RHP Homer Bailey (13-8, 4.76 ERA)
