The Kansas City Royals are not playing to the level that many expected this season, and the team has seemed to reach its breaking point after another loss. They’re on a five-game losing streak and have lost seven of their last eight games.

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals play the Athletics looking to stop their five-game home slide. Kansas City has a 19-17 record at home and a 34-36 record overall. The Royals have gone 12-29 in games when they have allowed at least one home run.

The Royals (34-38) fell victim to their second straight sweep, falling 3-2 to the Athletics (29-44) at Kauffman Stadium.

Bobby Witt Jr. reflected on the Royals' 4-0 loss to the Athletics, marking their fifth straight of the season on Saturday.

The Athletics have taken advantage of the scuffling Kansas City Royals to find some needed road success. On Sunday afternoon, the A's will try to sweep a three-game set and send the Royals to a winless six-game homestand.

Jacob Lopez pitched a gem for the Athletics. He came into the day with a 6.00 ERA but lowered it to 4.80 by shutting the Royals out for six innings and tying his career high in strikeouts at nine. A pair of middling Athletics relievers shut the Royals down for the final three innings.

Prior to his MLB debut, Caglianone had a wealth of loved ones make the trek to St. Louis as the Royals played the Cardinals at Busch Stadium. He raved about celebrating the moment with his dad, Jeff, a mere 11 months after getting drafted.