Royals return home after 9-game trip, face scuffling A's

The Kansas City Royals, coming off their most successful road trip of the season, will return home to face one of the three teams they played on that trip.

The Royals will host the Oakland A's on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.

Kansas City welcomes back Zack Greinke (0-4, 5.05 ERA) from the 10-day injured list while the A's will send Cole Irvin (2-4, 3.14 ERA) to the mound.

The Royals went 5-4 on the