Kansas City bullpen held the late lead as Michael Wacha spun six scoreless innings to notch his 10th win, delivering reliability for fantasy managers down the stretch. A two-run Pasquantino double in the fifth and Yastrzemski’s two-base night supplied the offense in a 4-2 win over Oakland. Estévez locked it down with his 42nd save, while the Royals leaned on a trio of relievers to bridge to the closer. Cole Ragans looms for Sunday’s finale, offering another streaming option for KC stacks.

Oakland’s offense flashed a spark with Shea Langeliers collecting three hits and an RBI, but the lineup didn’t back Morales enough as the A’s dropped their fifth meeting to KC this season. Mark Kotsay’s ejection in the ninth underscored the tense mood as Oakland searches for consistency down the stretch.

For fantasy players, the key takeaways are Wacha’s continued bounce-back, Pasquantino’s RBI-friendly profile, and Langeliers’ emerging hit tool in deeper leagues. Ragans’ Sunday assignment adds a high-upside, low-prefix streamer option for KC backers without a defined starter on the docket.

The Royals used a late-inning surge to seal a 9-4 win in Los Angeles, taking the series behind a standout effort from Bobby Witt Jr. and key hits from Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez. Kansas City jumped early, endured a Angels’ rally, and then pulled away in the ninth with a decisive rally that capped their offensive night. The win strengthens KC’s offense as they wrap the season with a tough trip to Oakland looming.

Michael Lorenzen started strong for the Angels but Kansas City answered with timely hits and aggressive baserunning, including a review that ruled Pasquantino safe to extend a lead and a critical two-out double from Perez in the ninth. The Royals bullpen shut the door late, with Luinder Avila closing out the finale, keeping the offense rolling and the series in KC’s favor.

Fantasy angles rise from Witt Jr.’s multi-RBI night, Pasquantino’s clutch approaches, and Perez’s veteran late-game pop. Angels’ power came from Trout, but the series belonged to Kansas City’s offense and its late-inning execution, which should keep KC hitters on the radar as the calendar turns to the end of the season.

Kansas City heads to Anaheim for a late season clash behind Stephen Kolek, who has stabilized the Royals rotation since joining on Aug 30. In four starts, he has logged six innings or more, allowed no homers, walked just 3.0%, and posted a groundball-heavy profile with a season high eight strikeouts in his last outing.

Los Angeles counters with Yusei Kikuchi, whose post break form has slipped with higher walks and strikeouts and a fastball many hitters have sat on. He has a 5.82 ERA since the All-Star break and hasn’t beaten KC since 2024 with the Astros. Luke Maile starts behind the plate for KC, and Pasquantino is the lone lefty in the Royals lineup against Kikuchi. First pitch is 8:38 pm CDT.