Athletics vs Royals Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some Daily Fantasy Sports action as the Oakland Athletics, trying to climb out of their 19-28 hole, gear up to face the high-flying Kansas City Royals, who are sitting pretty at 27-19, at the iconic Kauffman Stadium tonight at 7:10 PM EST. The stakes are hot with the A’s looking to snag a much-needed win from the Royals, who just handed them a 6-2 defeat in their last showdown. With the betting lines buzzing and an over/under of 8.5, all eyes are on whether the A’s can turn the tables or if the Royals will continue their royal rampage. The weather gods are smiling too, promising clear skies and perfect baseball temps, setting the stage for what’s expected to be a sizzling showdown. So, as the Athletics try to steal the crown and the Royals look to defend the throne, tonight’s game is shaping up to be a classic case of regal ambitions clashing with athletic aspirations!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: May 18, 2024 07:10PM EST

Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City

Weather: Sunny with winds from the SSW at 6.9 mph. Temperature is at 82.0° with 55% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	OAK ML	KC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+155	-188	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+156	-190	9.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+1	-2	+1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

104W-155L

39.1% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

121W-139L

60.9% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/17/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	2	Under	-0.5
05/17/24	Kansas City Royals KC	6	Under	-0.5
05/05/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	12	Over	+11.5
05/05/23	Kansas City Royals KC	8	Over	+11.5
05/06/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	5	Over	+0.5
05/06/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Over	+0.5
05/07/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	1	Under	-2.5
05/07/23	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Under	-2.5
08/21/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Over	+1.5
08/21/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	6	Over	+1.5
08/22/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Over	+0.5
08/22/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	5	Over	+0.5
08/23/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Under	-4.5
08/23/23	Oakland Athletics OAK	0	Under	-4.5

Athletics Vs Over/Under

Royals Vs Over/Under

Ross Stripling

ERA 4.979 | IP 47.0 | 1.0W-7.0L | KO 30.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-13-24	@HOU	2-9L	5.0	4	3	1	Over
05-07-24	vsTEX	15-8L	1.7	10	11	2	Over
05-01-24	vsPIT	0-4W	6.0	3	0	2	Under
04-26-24	@BAL	3-2W	5.7	6	2	3	Under
04-21-24	@CLE	2-6L	5.0	5	3	4	Under
04-15-24	vsSTL	3-1L	5.7	6	3	4	Under
04-10-24	@TEX	2-6L	6.0	11	6	5	Under
04-03-24	vsBOS	1-0L	7.0	8	1	3	Under
03-29-24	vsCLE	6-4L	5.0	7	5	6	Over
10-01-23	@LAD	5-2L	3.3	2	0	2	Under

Will Smith

ERA 7.244 | IP 13.7 | 0.0W-2.0L | KO 8.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	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	Under
04-21-24	vsBAL	5-0L	5.3	9	4	1	Under
04-15-24	@CWS	2-0W	7.0	4	0	4	Under
04-10-24	vsHOU	2-11W	6.0	7	2	2	Over
04-04-24	vsCWS	1-10W	6.7	8	1	3	Over
03-30-24	vsMIN	5-1L	6.0	2	0	4	Under
09-26-23	@SF	4-0L	8.7	3	0	7	Under
05-15-24	@SEA	2-4L	1.0	0	0	0	Under
05-10-24	@LAA	2-1W	1.0	0	0	1	Under
05-08-24	vsMIL	4-6W	0.7	0	0	0	Over
05-06-24	vsMIL	2-3W	0.7	0	0	0	Under
05-04-24	vsTEX	15-4L	1.0	0	0	0	Over
04-28-24	@DET	1-4L	0.3	0	0	0	Under
04-26-24	@DET	8-0W	1.0	1	0	0	Under
04-21-24	vsBAL	5-0L	1.0	0	0	0	Under
04-19-24	vsBAL	4-9W	1.0	4	4	1	Over
04-17-24	@CWS	4-2W	1.0	0	0	1	Under

Athletics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/19	vs KC	2-6L	4	1	Under
05/18	vs HOU	1-8L	4	0	Under
05/17	vs HOU	0-3L	2	0	Under
05/16	vs HOU	1-2L	7	0	Under
05/15	vs HOU	2-9L	9	0	Over
05/14	vs SEA	4-8L	8	3	Over
05/13	vs SEA	8-1W	9	1	Under
05/12	vs SEA	1-8L	7	0	Under
05/10	@ TEX	11-12L	14	2	Over
05/10	@ TEX	9-4W	10	3	Over
05/09	@ TEX	8-15L	7	2	Over
05/08	@ TEX	2-4L	7	0	Under
05/07	@ MIA	3-12L	5	0	Over
05/06	@ MIA	20-4W	21	6	Over
05/05	@ MIA	3-1W	5	1	Under

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/19	@ OAK	6-2W	11	2	Under
05/17	vs SEA	2-4L	6	0	Under
05/16	vs SEA	4-2W	5	1	Under
05/15	vs SEA	2-6L	6	0	Under
05/14	vs LAA	4-2W	11	0	Under
05/13	vs LAA	3-9L	8	0	Over
05/12	vs LAA	2-1W	7	1	Under
05/11	vs LAA	10-4W	12	2	Over
05/10	@ MIL	6-4W	9	1	Over
05/09	@ MIL	5-6L	12	0	Over
05/08	@ MIL	3-2W	5	1	Under
05/07	@ TEX	2-3L	7	0	Under
05/06	@ TEX	4-15L	9	0	Over
05/05	@ TEX	7-1W	11	2	Under
05/03	vs TOR	6-1W	7	1	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Oakland Athletics	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Abraham Toro	7.1	9.1	0.293	0.446	36.9%	81.5%	2.5%
#2 JJ Bleday	6.9	9.0	0.242	0.427	35.7%	78.3%	3.2%
#3 Brent Rooker	8.3	11.1	0.272	0.568	40.0%	96.8%	8.0%
#4 Shea Langeliers	7.7	10.3	0.222	0.519	31.9%	83.7%	7.4%
#5 Tyler Soderstrom	5.4	7.0	0.318	0.545	45.5%	100.0%	4.5%
#6 Zack Gelof	7.1	9.2	0.181	0.305	26.7%	57.1%	2.9%
#7 Seth Brown	6.9	8.8	0.174	0.284	24.8%	53.2%	2.8%
#8 Max Schuemann	4.9	6.5	0.219	0.359	37.5%	73.4%	3.1%
#9 Brett Harris	4.8	6.7	0.128	0.359	41.0%	76.9%	7.7%

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Maikel Garcia	8.0	10.5	0.238	0.381	30.9%	69.1%	2.8%
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	10.2	13.3	0.291	0.497	39.7%	89.4%	2.8%
#3 Vinnie Pasquantino	8.9	12.1	0.23	0.408	36.2%	77.0%	3.3%
#4 Salvador Perez	8.3	10.9	0.335	0.557	44.9%	100.6%	5.1%
#4 Will Smith	3.3	11.8	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%
#5 Michael Massey	7.8	10.4	0.259	0.447	27.1%	71.8%	4.7%
#6 Nelson Velazquez	8.6	11.3	0.22	0.35	30.9%	65.9%	2.4%
#7 MJ Melendez	8.1	10.5	0.18	0.353	25.6%	60.9%	3.0%
#8 Hunter Renfroe	7.1	9.6	0.157	0.256	24.8%	50.4%	2.5%
#9 Kyle Isbel	6.4	8.2	0.224	0.345	28.4%	62.9%	2.6%