The Kansas City Royals (41-34) will visit the Oakland Athletics (28-48), Thursday at 3:37 PM ET, with the Royals on a three-game losing skid. Seth Lugo (10-2) is the starter for the Royals, and Mitch Spence (4-3) for the Athletics.
How to Live Stream Royals vs. Athletics
- Game Day: Thursday, June 20, 2024
- Game Time: 3:37 PM ET
- Location: Oakland, California
- Stadium: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
- TV: BSKC (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Livestream: Watch on Fubo
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Royals and Athletics Stats
- The Royals have an eight K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in baseball.
- The Royals have pitched to a 3.87 ERA this season, which ranks 14th in baseball.
- The Royals have hit 72 homers this season, which ranks 19th in the league.
- Fueled by 222 extra-base hits, Kansas City ranks ninth in MLB with a .403 slugging percentage this season.
- The pitching staff for the Athletics has a collective 7.5 K/9, the third-worst in MLB.
- Oakland’s 4.30 team ERA ranks 23rd across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Athletics average 1.1 home runs per game to rank fifth in MLB action with 86 total home runs.
- So far this season, Oakland is 18th in baseball, slugging .374.
Royals vs. Athletics Key Players
- Not only does Bobby Witt Jr. lead the Royals in hitting with his .323 average, he also paces the squad with 11 home runs and 52 RBI.
- Maikel Garcia is batting .240 with 14 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 23 walks.
- Vinnie Pasquantino has 20 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 31 walks while batting .241.
- JJ Bleday is batting .257 with 22 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 33 walks, while getting on base at a rate of .340.
- Brent Rooker proven to be a run producer as he leads his team with 13 home runs and 44 runs batted in, with a team-leading .260 batting average.
- Abraham Toro is hitting .256 with 14 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 11 walks.
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Royals vs. Athletics Betting Odds and Trends
Royals vs. Athletics Moneyline and Over/Under
Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Royals | -189 | +158 | 7 | -115 | -105 |
Royals vs. Athletics Betting Trends
- The Royals have been favorites in 26 games this season and won 18 (69.2%) of those contests.
- The Royals have entered seven games this season favored by -189 or more and are 6-1 in those contests.
- The Royals and their opponents have hit the over in 34 of their 75 games with a total this season.
- The Athletics have been underdogs in 67 games this season and have come away with the win 21 times (31.3%) in those contests.
- This season, the Athletics have been victorious nine times in 25 chances when named as an underdog of at least +158 or worse on the moneyline.
- Contests with the Athletics have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 33 of 76 chances this season.