Royals vs Athletics Game Breakdown

Get ready for a clash of contrasts as the surging Kansas City Royals, boasting a solid 41-31 record, roll into the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum to face the struggling Oakland Athletics, who are trying to find their footing at 26-48 this season. The stakes are high with the Royals chasing down the conference leaders, while the A’s are looking to shake off the dust from their recent narrow defeat. It’s a late 9:40 PM EST start under the clear night skies of Oakland, where the breeze is slight and the crowd will be buzzing. The betting world has the Royals as favorites, but with an over/under of 8, tonight’s game promises more than just a few surprises. As both teams step up to the plate, it’s clear that in this royal rumble, only one can wear the crown, while the other might just be left playing checkers!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: June 18, 2024 09:40PM EST

Location: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland

Weather: Clear with winds from the SSW at 3.1 mph. Temperature is at 53.0° with 80% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	KC ML	OAK ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-132	+110	8.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-134	+112	8.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-2	+2	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

98W-177L

57.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

1W-9L

HOME

113W-165L

42.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/17/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	2	Push	-0.0
05/17/24	Kansas City Royals KC	6	Push	-0.0
05/18/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	3	Push	-0.0
05/18/24	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Push	-0.0
05/19/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	4	Over	+4.0
05/19/24	Kansas City Royals KC	8	Over	+4.0
05/05/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	12	Over	+12.0
05/05/23	Kansas City Royals KC	8	Over	+12.0
05/06/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	5	Over	+1.0
05/06/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Over	+1.0
05/07/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	1	Under	-2.0
05/07/23	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Under	-2.0
08/21/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Over	+2.0
08/21/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	6	Over	+2.0
08/22/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Over	+1.0
08/22/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	5	Over	+1.0
08/23/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Under	-4.0
08/23/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	0	Under	-4.0

Royals Vs Over/Under

Athletics Vs Over/Under

Will Smith

ERA 5.4 | IP 21.7 | 0.0W-3.0L | KO 17.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-13-24	vsNYY	3-4W	7.0	1	0	7	Under
06-08-24	vsSEA	4-8W	5.0	7	4	8	Over
06-01-24	vsSD	7-3L	5.0	7	5	3	Over
05-27-24	@MIN	5-6L	7.0	5	5	7	Over
05-21-24	vsDET	3-10W	6.0	5	3	5	Over
05-15-24	@SEA	2-4L	5.0	5	2	7	Under
05-10-24	@LAA	2-1W	5.3	4	1	7	Under
04-24-24	vsTOR	2-3W	4.3	2	0	1	Under
04-19-24	vsBAL	4-9W	5.7	3	0	6	Over
04-13-24	@NYM	11-7W	5.0	5	4	2	Over
06-14-24	@LAD	3-4L	0.7	2	1	1	Under
06-09-24	vsSEA	6-5L	0.3	0	0	1	Over
06-08-24	vsSEA	4-8W	1.0	0	0	1	Over
06-06-24	@CLE	4-3W	1.3	0	0	2	Under
06-01-24	vsSD	7-3L	1.0	1	0	1	Over
05-29-24	@MIN	6-1W	1.0	1	0	1	Under
05-26-24	@TB	1-4L	1.0	1	0	1	Under
05-22-24	vsDET	3-8W	0.7	2	2	0	Over
05-19-24	vsOAK	4-8W	1.0	1	0	1	Over
05-15-24	@SEA	2-4L	1.0	0	0	0	Under

Hogan Harris

ERA 2.487 | IP 25.3 | 0.0W-0.0L | KO 23.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-12-24	@SD	4-5L	5.0	4	2	5	Over
06-07-24	vsTOR	1-2W	6.0	3	0	3	Under
05-30-24	@TB	5-6L	5.7	4	3	7	Over
05-16-24	@HOU	1-8L	3.3	0	0	3	Over
05-07-24	vsTEX	15-8L	5.3	8	4	5	Over
08-22-23	vsKC	4-5W	3.7	5	4	5	Over
08-02-23	@LAD	1-10L	3.0	9	8	2	Over
07-26-23	@SF	3-8L	3.3	2	2	3	Over
07-20-23	vsHOU	3-1L	6.0	4	2	6	Under
07-15-23	vsMIN	10-7L	4.0	6	5	5	Over

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/18	vs LAD	0-3L	3	0	Under
06/17	vs LAD	7-2W	7	1	Over
06/16	vs LAD	3-4L	5	1	Under
06/15	@ NYY	4-3W	9	0	Under
06/14	@ NYY	4-11L	11	0	Over
06/13	@ NYY	1-10L	5	1	Over
06/12	@ NYY	2-4L	7	0	Under
06/11	@ SEA	5-6L	9	2	Over
06/10	@ SEA	8-4W	9	1	Over
06/09	@ SEA	10-9W	10	1	Over
06/08	vs CLE	4-3W	10	0	Under
06/06	vs CLE	5-8L	10	3	Over
06/04	@ SD	4-3W	7	0	Under
06/03	@ SD	3-7L	8	1	Over
06/02	@ SD	8-11L	13	1	Over

Athletics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/18	vs MIN	7-8L	11	2	Over
06/18	vs MIN	2-6L	9	1	Push
06/16	vs MIN	5-6L	5	1	Over
06/15	vs MIN	2-6L	4	1	Push
06/14	vs SD	4-5L	10	0	Over
06/13	vs SD	3-4L	9	2	Under
06/12	vs SD	1-6L	8	1	Under
06/11	@ TOR	4-6L	7	1	Over
06/10	@ TOR	0-7L	5	0	Under
06/09	@ TOR	2-1W	5	1	Under
06/08	@ SEA	0-3L	2	0	Under
06/07	@ SEA	2-1W	5	1	Under
06/06	@ SEA	3-4L	8	0	Under
06/04	vs ATL	1-3L	2	1	Under
06/03	vs ATL	11-9W	16	2	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Maikel Garcia	8.0	10.4	0.247	0.365	32.4%	68.9%	1.7%
#2 Will Smith	7.2	16.0	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	10.2	13.2	0.327	0.551	41.5%	96.6%	3.7%
#3 Vinnie Pasquantino	8.4	11.4	0.24	0.421	38.0%	80.2%	2.9%
#4 Salvador Perez	7.9	10.4	0.292	0.482	41.5%	89.7%	4.3%
#5 Nelson Velazquez	7.7	10.4	0.205	0.379	31.3%	69.2%	4.1%
#6 Freddy Fermin	7.4	9.5	0.29	0.395	37.1%	76.6%	1.6%
#7 Nick Loftin	6.0	8.0	0.25	0.263	40.8%	67.1%	0.0%
#8 Dairon Blanco	6.4	8.2	0.231	0.323	32.3%	64.6%	1.5%
#9 Garrett Hampson	6.3	7.7	0.295	0.379	36.8%	74.7%	0.0%

Oakland Athletics	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Abraham Toro	6.9	8.7	0.256	0.381	31.5%	69.6%	2.2%
#2 JJ Bleday	7.3	9.5	0.254	0.462	37.9%	84.1%	3.8%
#3 Brent Rooker	8.2	10.9	0.253	0.502	37.8%	88.0%	6.0%
#4 Miguel Andujar	6.9	8.8	0.305	0.427	32.9%	75.6%	2.4%
#5 Tyler Soderstrom	5.5	7.3	0.25	0.464	41.7%	88.1%	6.0%
#6 Shea Langeliers	6.8	9.0	0.205	0.442	28.8%	73.0%	6.0%
#7 Seth Brown	6.1	7.8	0.189	0.306	27.2%	57.8%	2.8%
#8 Zack Gelof	6.3	8.1	0.189	0.316	26.5%	58.2%	2.6%
#9 Max Schuemann	5.3	6.8	0.228	0.322	33.6%	65.8%	2.0%

Royals Notable Injuries

Michael Wacha OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/02/24. Impact: 6.8
Michael Massey OUT (2B): Avg: 0.294 SLG:0.529 Last game: 05/26/24. Impact: 4.4
Hunter Renfroe OUT (OF): Avg: 0.2 SLG:0.365 Last game: 06/12/24. Impact: 3.5

Athletics Notable Injuries

Ross Stripling OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/26/24. Impact: 2.3
Kyle Muller OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/26/24. Impact: 1.7
Esteury Ruiz OUT (OF): Avg: 0.2 SLG:0.382 Last game: 05/24/24. Impact: 0.6