Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/25/2022

Game Time: 4:10 pm ET, Saturday, June 25, 2022

Venue:  Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Where to Watch:  BSKC

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +115, Royals -135; Over/Under:  9 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +115, Royals -135; Over/Under:  9 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +115, Royals -135; Over/Under:  9 runs

 

Oakland Athletics:  23-48 (5th place, AL West)

Kansas City Royals:  25-43 (5th place, AL Central)

 

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Oakland Athletics:  2-8 last 10

Kansas City Royals:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

The Athletics are coming into this game with a 23-48 record overall and they are 15-20 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game losing streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Seattle Mariners getting swept 3-0 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Royals on Saturday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. Cole Irvin is the starting pitcher for them on Friday while rookie pitcher Jared Koenig will be on the mound for them here on Saturday. He is 2-4 with a 3.14 ERA this season. His team lost 2 of their last 3 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 4 BB with 0 Ks on 2 hits in 5.2 IP against the Kansas City Royals. They scored 3 runs in their last series averaging 1 run scored per game in that span and they allowed 19 runs against them averaging just over 6 runs allowed per game.

 

The Royals are coming into this game with a 25-43 record overall and they are 12-21 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 2 game winning streak that they were on. They just won their 3-game series against the Los Angeles Angels 2-1, had Thursday off as a rest day, and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Athletics on Saturday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. Zack Greinke is the starting pitcher for them on Friday while Brad Keller will be on the mound for them here on Saturday. He is 2-8 with a 4.30 ERA this season. His team lost 7 of their last 8 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 earned runs, 0 homers, and 3 BB with 6 strikeouts on 1 hit in 7 innings played against the Oakland Athletics. They scored 18 runs in their last series averaging 6 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 18 runs against them averaging 6 runs allowed per game.

 

The Royals are coming into this game as a slight favorite with the current betting odds. Both of these teams have 2 of the worst records in the MLB this season and they have both been very bad in a lot of their games but the A's have been in a massive slump over the last few weeks where they just keep losing games while the Royals have been winning some games recently and playing much better than they were a few weeks ago. These teams just played each other in Oakland and the Royals won that series, now they are at home still playing much better and they have had a day of rest while the A's do not and have to travel for this series. Koenig is starting on the mound for the A's and he has been having a very good rookie season so far but he is bound to go through some growing pains soon enough and the Royals have been playing well recently, they will likely get to him here. Keller is starting for the Royals and he has not been great but he has not been bad either and is a solid option against this A's lineup that has not been hitting well at all. The best bet here is on the Royals to win this game at home. 

 

Athletics Royals Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, June 25, 2022 (4:10 pm ET start time) is Royals 5 Athletics 3.

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Oakland Athletics: 23-48 (-18.4 Units) ML in all games. 18-39 (-12.1 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 19-12 UNDER in day games.

Kansas City Royals: 33-28 (+9.7 Units) ML at home when the total is 9 to 9.5. 49-27 UNDER against left-handed starters. 38-24 UNDER when the money line is -100 to -150.

 

 

Oakland Athletics:  D. Jimenez (RP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. S. Bolt (CF) Early July - Oblique. S. Piscotty (RF) Early July - Calf.

Kansas City Royals:  S. Perez (C) Ques Fri - Thumb. E. Olivares (CF) Early July - Quadricep. A. Mondesi (SS) out for season - Knee.

 

 

 

"He came in and couldn't find the zone. It's uncharacteristic so far this year. He's been throwing strikes. Unfortunately today, he couldn't find the fastball." - Mark Kotsay after his team’s loss against the Mariners on Thursday.

 

 

"That was a display. It's a very unique repertoire of pitches. I don't think you're going to find as many guys with as many weapons as what we saw today. He was throwing three different sliders, plus a cutter and a curve. When the split started going, that's when the strikeouts really started to happen, and he's got 100 (mph) in the tank that he hardly ever showed. ... It's going to be a tough day at the plate." - Mike Matheny after his team’s loss against the Angels on Wednesday.

 

 

 

Sheldon Neuse (R) 3B

Jonah Bride (R) 2B

Ramon Laureano (R) RF

Sean Murphy (R) DH

Christian Bethancourt (R) C

Chad Pinder (R) LF

Seth Brown (L) 1B

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Cristian Pache (R) CF

 

Whit Merrifield (R) RF

Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

Bobby Witt Jr. (R) SS

MJ Melendez (L) C

Hunter Dozier (R) DH

Carlos Santana (S) 1B

Kyle Isbel (L) CF

Emmanuel Rivera (R) 3B

Nicky Lopez (L) 2B

 

 

Batting Average:  Jonah Bride (.258)

Hits:  Sean Murphy (49)

Home Runs:  Seth Brown (9)

RBI:  Seth Brown (32)

Stolen Bases:  Seth Brown (7)

Wins:  Paul Blackburn (6)

Saves:  Dany Jimenez (11)

ERA:   Adrian Martinez (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Edward Olivares (.371)

Hits:  Andrew Benintendi (75)

Home Runs:  Salvador Perez (11)

RBI:  Bobby Witt (36)

Stolen Bases:  Bobby Witt (10)

Wins:  Collin Snider (4)

Saves:  Scott Barlow (8)

ERA:  Matt Peacock (0.00)

 

Managers:

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)

Kansas City Royals: Mike Matheny (3rd season)