Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/26/2022

Game Time: 2:10 pm ET, Sunday, June 26, 2022

Venue:  Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Where to Watch:  BSKC

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +140, Royals -165; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +140, Royals -165; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +140, Royals -165; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

 

Oakland Athletics:  23-49 (5th place, AL West)

Kansas City Royals:  26-43 (5th place, AL Central)

 

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Oakland Athletics:  2-8 last 10

Kansas City Royals:  6-4 last 10

 

 

 

The Athletics are coming into this game with a 23-49 record overall and they are 15-21 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 6 of their last 7 games and are coming into this one on a 4 game losing streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Seattle Mariners getting swept 3-0 and they are playing the series finale of a 3-game series with the Royals on Sunday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Sunday with the 2nd game still to be played on Saturday. Rookie pitcher Jared Koenig is the starting pitcher for them on Saturday while James Kaprielian will be on the mound for them here on Sunday. He is 0-5 with a 5.98 ERA this season. His team lost their last 4 straight games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 1 HR, and 2 BB with 7 Ks on 5 hits in 5.1 IP against the Seattle Mariners. 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 26-43 record overall and they are 13-21 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. 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 series finale of a 3-game series with the Athletics on Sunday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Sunday with the 2nd game still to be played on Saturday. Brad Keller is the starting pitcher for them on Saturday while Brady Singer will be on the mound for them here on Sunday. He is 3-2 with a 4.34 ERA this season. His team lost 3 of their last 4 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 3 earned runs, 1 homer, and 0 BB with 4 strikeouts on 6 hits in 5.1 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 favorite with the current betting odds. Both of these teams have 2 of the worst records in the MLB right now but the Royals have been in much better form. The Royals have been winning a lot of games recently and are actually playing well while they are going up against an A's team that has been in a massive slump and continues to lose many games. They have been awful recently and they are not going to play any better with Kaprielian starting in this game. He has not been good this season coming off of some bad starts and has been allowing many runs in his starts this season. Singer is on the mound for the Royals here and he has been one of their better starting pitchers on the pitching staff this season. He will have a better performance in this game at home and the A's have not been hitting the ball well anyway so they likely will not score a lot of runs here. The Royals have been hitting much better recently and should score some runs on Kaprielian here. The best bet here is on the Royals to win this game.

 

Athletics Royals Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Sunday, June 26, 2022 (2:10 pm ET start time) is Royals 6 Athletics 2.

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Oakland Athletics: 23-49 (-19.4 Units) ML in all games. 18-40 (-13.1 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 12-7 UNDER against AL Central opponents.

Kansas City Royals: 38-26 (+3.5 Units) ML as a favorite of -110 or higher. 13-7 UNDER in June games. 39-24 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) Late Aug - Thumb. D. Lynch (RP) Out indefinitely - Finger. A. Mondesi (SS) out for season - Knee.

 

 

 

"That is Zack at his best. He is a master at his craft and knows how to set pitches up, use the strike zone well, keep the ball down and that is what he does and he did it well tonight." - Mark Kotsay after his team’s loss against the Royals on Friday.

 

 

"Zack has been so good on his rehabs, you can tell that he is pitching better and comes out there and just pounds the zone with everything. He was really efficient working ahead in the count and just making him trust the defense. There was a lot of first-pitch swinging going on. He had a really good tempo and came right at them. I was happy for Zack to lead the way for us and get the win." - Mike Matheny after his team’s win against the A’s on Friday.

 

 

 

Tony Kemp (L) LF

Jonah Bride (R) 3B

Ramon Laureano (R) CF

Seth Brown (L) RF

Sean Murphy (R) C

Christian Bethancourt (R) DH

Sheldon Neuse (R) 1B

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Nick Allen (R) 2B

 

Whit Merrifield (R) 2B

Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

Bobby Witt Jr. (R) SS

Edward Olivares (R) RF

MJ Melendez (L) DH

Hunter Dozier (R) 3B

Carlos Santana (S) 1B

Michael A. Taylor (R) CF

Cam Gallagher (R) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Christian Bethancourt (.243)

Hits:  Sean Murphy (51)

Home Runs:  Seth Brown (9)

RBI:  Seth Brown (33)

Stolen Bases:  Seth Brown (7)

Wins:  Paul Blackburn (6)

Saves:  Dany Jimenez (11)

ERA:   Adrian Martinez (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Edward Olivares (.395)

Hits:  Andrew Benintendi (78)

Home Runs:  Salvador Perez (11)

RBI:  Bobby Witt (36)

Stolen Bases:  Bobby Witt (10)

Wins:  Collin Snider (4)

Saves:  Scott Barlow (9)

ERA:  Matt Peacock (0.00)

 

Managers:

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)

Kansas City Royals: Mike Matheny (3rd season)