Royals vs Athletics Game Breakdown
Royals
41W-33L
June 20, 2024
03:37PM EST
Odds: 8.0 o/u
Athletics
28W-48L
Get ready to slide into your seats this afternoon as the Kansas City Royals, boasting a solid 41-33 record, gallop into the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum to face the underdog Oakland Athletics, who are trying to find their stride at 28-48. The first pitch is set to soar at 03:37 PM EST, under partly cloudy skies with a brisk westerly wind chilling the field vibes. With the Royals looking to close a 5-game gap and the A’s hoping to shake off a 16-game lag in the American League standings, the stakes are as juiced as the over/under of 8.0. Fresh off a head-to-head, where Oakland turned the tables with a 5-1 victory, both teams are itching to prove that yesterday’s game was no fluke. So, as the Royals aim to rule and the Athletics gear up to swing big, today’s matchup is set to be a royal rumble with an athletic twist!
Game Breakdown
Game Time: June 20, 2024 03:37PM EST
Location: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland
Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the W at 8.1 mph. Temperature is at 55.0° with 83% humidity.
Vegas Odds
| KC ML | OAK ML | Over/Under | Line | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | -145 | +122 | 8.0 | -1.5/1.5 |
| Recent | -158 | +132 | 7.5 | -1.5/1.5 |
| Difference | -13 | +10 | -0.5 | – |
Team Performance
61.2% Win Probability
38.8% Win Probability
Previous Matchups
| Date | Runs | O/U | O/U DIFF | ATS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/17/24 | Oakland Athletics OAK | 2 | Push | -0.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 6 | ||||
| 05/18/24 | Oakland Athletics OAK | 3 | Push | -0.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 5 | ||||
| 05/19/24 | Oakland Athletics OAK | 4 | Over | +4.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 8 | ||||
| 06/18/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 5 | Over | +4.0 | |
| Oakland Athletics OAK | 7 | ||||
| 06/19/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | Under | -2.0 | |
| Oakland Athletics OAK | 5 | ||||
| 05/05/23 | Oakland Athletics OAK | 12 | Over | +12.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 8 | ||||
| 05/06/23 | Oakland Athletics OAK | 5 | Over | +1.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | ||||
| 05/07/23 | Oakland Athletics OAK | 1 | Under | -2.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 5 | ||||
| 08/21/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | Over | +2.0 | |
| Oakland Athletics OAK | 6 | ||||
| 08/22/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | Over | +1.0 | |
| Oakland Athletics OAK | 5 | ||||
| 08/23/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | Under | -4.0 | |
| Oakland Athletics OAK | 0 |
Royals Vs Over/Under
Athletics Vs Over/Under
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-15-24 | @LAD | 7-2W | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | Over |
| 06-10-24 | vsNYY | 4-2L | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | Under |
| 06-04-24 | @CLE | 5-8L | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | Over |
| 05-29-24 | @MIN | 6-1W | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | Under |
| 05-24-24 | @TB | 8-1W | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Over |
| 05-18-24 | vsOAK | 3-5W | 5.7 | 6 | 2 | 10 | Over |
| 05-12-24 | @LAA | 4-2W | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | Under |
| 05-07-24 | vsMIL | 6-5L | 6.7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Over |
| 05-01-24 | @TOR | 6-1W | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Under |
| 04-26-24 | @DET | 8-0W | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | Over |
| 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 |
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-14-24 | @MIN | 5-6L | 5.7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | Over |
| 06-09-24 | vsTOR | 6-4L | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | Over |
| 06-04-24 | vsSEA | 4-3L | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | Under |
| 05-28-24 | @TB | 3-0W | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Under |
| 05-22-24 | vsCOL | 4-3L | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | Under |
| 05-17-24 | @KC | 2-6L | 4.7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | Over |
| 05-13-24 | @HOU | 2-9L | 0.7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Over |
| 05-11-24 | @SEA | 8-1W | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Over |
| 05-05-24 | vsMIA | 12-3L | 4.7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | Over |
| 04-30-24 | vsPIT | 2-5W | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Under |
Royals Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/21 | vs OAK | 1-5L | 8 | 0 | Under |
| 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 |
Athletics Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/21 | @ KC | 5-1W | 8 | 1 | Under |
| 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 |
Team’s Batting Order
| Kansas City Royals | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | 9.2 | 0.240 | 0.354 | 0.315 | 0.669 | 0.277 | 0.016 | |
|
#2
Will Smith
|
7.2 | 15.6 | nan | nan | nan | nan | 0.000 | nan |
| 9.2 | 11.9 | 0.323 | 0.545 | 0.409 | 0.954 | 0.384 | 0.036 | |
| 7.2 | 9.8 | 0.241 | 0.422 | 0.382 | 0.803 | 0.325 | 0.028 | |
| 6.9 | 9.1 | 0.295 | 0.479 | 0.414 | 0.893 | 0.360 | 0.042 | |
|
#5
MJ Melendez
|
7.2 | 9.6 | 0.172 | 0.350 | 0.256 | 0.606 | 0.253 | 0.039 |
|
#6
Nick Loftin
|
6.0 | 8.1 | 0.259 | 0.321 | 0.444 | 0.765 | 0.307 | 0.012 |
|
#7
Adam Frazier
|
6.6 | 8.6 | 0.210 | 0.301 | 0.336 | 0.636 | 0.265 | 0.014 |
| 6.2 | 8.4 | 0.199 | 0.368 | 0.308 | 0.677 | 0.280 | 0.040 | |
|
#9
Kyle Isbel
|
5.7 | 7.4 | 0.234 | 0.359 | 0.299 | 0.658 | 0.273 | 0.022 |
| Oakland Athletics | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS | wOBA | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 8.0 | 0.226 | 0.316 | 0.355 | 0.671 | 0.277 | 0.019 | |
|
#2
JJ Bleday
|
6.8 | 8.8 | 0.257 | 0.471 | 0.382 | 0.853 | 0.344 | 0.037 |
| 6.0 | 7.6 | 0.330 | 0.440 | 0.352 | 0.791 | 0.328 | 0.022 | |
|
#4
Brent Rooker
|
6.4 | 8.6 | 0.260 | 0.507 | 0.386 | 0.892 | 0.359 | 0.058 |
| 5.4 | 7.2 | 0.239 | 0.446 | 0.391 | 0.837 | 0.336 | 0.054 | |
|
#6
Tyler Nevin
|
4.6 | 6.0 | 0.223 | 0.346 | 0.354 | 0.700 | 0.288 | 0.031 |
| 5.4 | 7.0 | 0.173 | 0.273 | 0.309 | 0.582 | 0.243 | 0.018 | |
|
#8
Zack Gelof
|
5.3 | 6.8 | 0.196 | 0.348 | 0.270 | 0.618 | 0.258 | 0.034 |
|
#9
Kyle McCann
|
4.2 | 5.5 | 0.278 | 0.444 | 0.403 | 0.847 | 0.341 | 0.042 |
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
- Abraham Toro OUT (3B): Avg: 0.256 SLG:0.381 Last game: 06/18/24. Impact: 1.4
- 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
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