Royals vs Athletics Game Breakdown

Get ready for a clash of fortunes as the surging Kansas City Royals roll into the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum tonight to face the struggling Oakland Athletics. It’s a 9:40 PM EST showdown under the sunny skies of Oakland, where the breeze is just a whisper and the stakes are as high as the humidity. The Royals, hot on the heels in the American League race, are looking to rebound from their recent stumble against these very A’s, who managed a rare sparkle of victory last time out. With the betting lines tilting in favor of Kansas City and the over/under teasing a tight contest, tonight’s game promises more twists than a royal coronation. So, as the Royals aim to reclaim their throne and the A’s look to unearth some buried treasure, let’s see if the Royals can truly rule or if the Athletics will swing for another upset!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: June 19, 2024 09:40PM EST

Location: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland

Weather: Sunny with winds from the SW at 5.4 mph. Temperature is at 55.3° with 79% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	KC ML	OAK ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-179	+147	7.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-181	+149	7.5	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-2	+2	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

98W-178L

64.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

1W-9L

HOME

114W-165L

35.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/17/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	2	Over	+0.5
05/17/24	Kansas City Royals KC	6	Over	+0.5
05/18/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	3	Over	+0.5
05/18/24	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Over	+0.5
05/19/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	4	Over	+4.5
05/19/24	Kansas City Royals KC	8	Over	+4.5
06/18/24	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Over	+4.5
06/18/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	7	Over	+4.5
05/05/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	12	Over	+12.5
05/05/23	Kansas City Royals KC	8	Over	+12.5
05/06/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	5	Over	+1.5
05/06/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Over	+1.5
05/07/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	1	Under	-1.5
05/07/23	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Under	-1.5
08/21/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Over	+2.5
08/21/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	6	Over	+2.5
08/22/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Over	+1.5
08/22/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	5	Over	+1.5
08/23/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Under	-3.5
08/23/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	0	Under	-3.5

Royals Vs Over/Under

Athletics Vs Over/Under

Will Smith

ERA 5.162 | IP 22.7 | 0.0W-3.0L | KO 17.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-14-24	@LAD	3-4L	7.0	6	3	4	Under
06-09-24	vsSEA	6-5L	6.0	3	1	9	Over
06-02-24	vsSD	3-4W	6.0	5	1	6	Under
05-28-24	@MIN	2-4L	5.0	9	3	7	Under
05-22-24	vsDET	3-8W	6.0	1	0	12	Over
05-17-24	vsOAK	2-6W	7.0	2	0	7	Over
05-11-24	@LAA	3-9L	6.3	8	7	3	Over
05-06-24	vsMIL	2-3W	6.0	2	2	8	Under
04-30-24	@TOR	4-1W	6.7	4	1	9	Under
04-25-24	vsTOR	1-2W	5.0	3	1	4	Under
06-18-24	@OAK	5-7L	1.0	0	0	0	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

Luis Medina

ERA 5.87 | IP 15.3 | 0.0W-2.0L | KO 10.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-13-24	@MIN	2-6L	5.0	8	4	3	Over
06-08-24	vsTOR	7-0L	4.7	5	6	1	Under
06-02-24	@ATL	1-3L	5.7	2	1	6	Under
09-28-23	@MIN	2-1W	6.0	3	1	4	Under
09-21-23	vsDET	7-3L	5.0	6	5	5	Over
09-16-23	vsSD	5-2L	3.7	2	3	7	Under
09-10-23	@TEX	4-9L	4.3	6	5	3	Over
09-04-23	vsTOR	6-5L	4.7	3	3	3	Over
08-18-23	vsBAL	9-4L	3.0	5	4	1	Over
08-12-23	@WAS	2-3L	4.0	4	1	4	Under

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/20	vs OAK	5-7L	7	1	Over
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

Athletics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/20	@ KC	7-5W	11	1	Over
06/18	vs MIN	7-8L	11	2	Over
06/18	vs MIN	2-6L	9	1	Over
06/16	vs MIN	5-6L	5	1	Over
06/15	vs MIN	2-6L	4	1	Over
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

Team’s Batting Order

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Maikel Garcia	7.8	10.1	0.243	0.359	0.319	0.678	0.280	0.016
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	9.7	12.6	0.321	0.542	0.408	0.950	0.383	0.037
#2 Will Smith	6.7	14.4	nan	nan	nan	nan	0.000	nan
#3 Vinnie Pasquantino	7.9	10.7	0.241	0.420	0.384	0.804	0.325	0.029
#4 Salvador Perez	7.2	9.4	0.296	0.482	0.416	0.899	0.362	0.043
#5 Adam Frazier	6.5	8.4	0.216	0.309	0.345	0.655	0.271	0.014
#6 Nelson Velazquez	6.8	9.1	0.202	0.374	0.308	0.682	0.282	0.040
#7 MJ Melendez	6.7	8.9	0.171	0.352	0.256	0.608	0.253	0.040
#8 Nick Loftin	6.2	8.4	0.253	0.304	0.418	0.722	0.293	0.013
#9 Kyle Isbel	5.7	7.4	0.228	0.356	0.294	0.650	0.270	0.022

Oakland Athletics	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Abraham Toro	6.7	8.5	0.256	0.381	0.315	0.696	0.290	0.022
#2 Miguel Andujar	6.6	8.4	0.314	0.430	0.337	0.767	0.319	0.023
#3 Brent Rooker	6.7	9.0	0.255	0.505	0.377	0.882	0.355	0.059
#4 Shea Langeliers	6.2	8.3	0.201	0.434	0.283	0.717	0.296	0.059
#5 Daz Cameron	5.5	7.3	0.178	0.333	0.244	0.578	0.242	0.044
#6 Tyler Nevin	4.9	6.3	0.222	0.349	0.357	0.706	0.290	0.032
#7 Zack Gelof	5.6	7.2	0.195	0.335	0.270	0.605	0.253	0.030
#8 Aledmys Diaz	4.8	6.3	0.091	0.091	0.091	0.182	0.079	0.000
#9 Max Schuemann	4.9	6.3	0.229	0.320	0.340	0.660	0.273	0.020

Royals Notable Injuries

Michael Wacha OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/02/24. Impact: 6.8
Michael Massey OUT (IF): 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