OK, the Royals got back to .500 with Tuesday's win. Don't ruin that rare accomplishment (since June 20 anyways) by falling back under here. Not against a really bad team (25-36 away) under an interim manager at the end of a long trip. And while the Nats have to play again Thursday, K.C. doesn't so the bullpen availability shouldn't be an issue behind Seth Lugo. And while Lugo has struggled recently (perhaps good thing about the 'pen), he still has a 2.69 home ERA. Washington's Jake Irvin has a 5.06 road ERA.
X-rays on Abrams' left ankle came back negative Thursday, but manager Blake Butera said Abrams will likely need to sit again Friday, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
Perez went 3-for-5 with one RBI and one run scored in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Athletics.
Witt went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and two additional runs scored in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Athletics.
Dobnak did not factor into the decision in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Athletics, allowing six hits and four walks while striking out four over four scoreless innings.
Manager Matt Quatraro said that Garcia is likely to be placed on the injured list after suffering a left hamstring strain during Thursday's game against the Athletics, Joel Goldberg of Royals.tv reports.
Abrams is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest versus the Rangers.
Garcia was removed from Thursday's game against the Athletics after the first inning with a left hamstring injury, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
Black struck out a batter and allowed two earned runs on two hits and three walks in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Athletics.
King made his professional debut at third base Wednesday with Triple-A Rochester, going 3-for-4 with a walk, a home run, two runs scored and two RBI.
Caglianone (ankle) is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics.
