OAKLAND -- Ramón Laureano will be back in the lineup as the A's open a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals on Monday night at the Coliseum.
Laureano got a day off Sunday as he continues to recover from a stress reaction in his right shin, which caused him to miss the entire month of August. He will start in right field and bat second.
Oakland enters the series on a six-game winning streak, now 90-60 for the season, the same exact record as last year through 150 games. The A's lead Tampa Bay by 1 1/2 games and Cleveland by three games in the AL wild-card race.
Veteran right-hander Tanner Roark will be on the hill for Oakland. Roark, 32, is 4-1 with a 3.40 ERA in seven starts since joining the A's. Overall this season, he is 10-8 with a 4.01 ERA in 28 starts.
Kansas City will counter with right-hander Glenn Sparkman. The 27-year-old is 4-11 with a 5.94 ERA in 28 games this year, including 20 starts.
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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 6:30 p.m. PT, with first pitch at 7:07.
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Kansas City Royals (55-95)
2B Whit Merrifield
SS Adalberto Mondesí
DH Jorge Soler
3B Hunter Dozier
LF Alex Gordon
RF Bubba Starling
1B Ryan O'Hearn
C Meibrys Viloria
CF Brett Phillips
RHP Glenn Sparkman (4-11, 5.94 ERA)
Oakland A's (90-60)
SS Marcus Semien
RF Ramón Laureano
3B Matt Chapman
1B Matt Olson
CF Mark Canha
LF Seth Brown
DH Khris Davis
2B Jurickson Profar
C Sean Murphy
RHP Tanner Roark (10-8, 4.01 ERA)
