Royals at Athletics 9/17/2019
Kansas City Royals' Brett Phillips (14) celebrates the 6-5 win over the Oakland Athletics with Bubba Starling, right, at the end of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Kansas City Royals' Brett Phillips (14) celebrates the 6-5 win over the Oakland Athletics with Bubba Starling, right, at the end of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Sep. 17, 2019 01:48 AM EDT
Oakland Athletics' Khris Davis swings for an RBI single off Kansas City Royals' Kevin McCarthy in the eighth inning of a baseball game, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Oakland Athletics' Khris Davis swings for an RBI single off Kansas City Royals' Kevin McCarthy in the eighth inning of a baseball game, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Sep. 17, 2019 01:29 AM EDT
Kansas City Royals' Whit Merrifield, right, celebrates with Jorge Soler (12) after scoring the game-winning run against the Oakland Athletics in the ninth inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Kansas City Royals' Whit Merrifield, right, celebrates with Jorge Soler (12) after scoring the game-winning run against the Oakland Athletics in the ninth inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Sep. 17, 2019 01:56 AM EDT
Kansas City Royals' Kevin McCarthy pauses in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics after giving up an RBI single to A's Khris Davis, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Kansas City Royals' Kevin McCarthy pauses in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics after giving up an RBI single to A's Khris Davis, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Sep. 17, 2019 01:27 AM EDT