Athletics vs Royals Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some MLB Daily Fantasy action as the underdog Oakland Athletics try to steal a win at the regal Kauffman Stadium against the high-flying Kansas City Royals. It’s a sunny day showdown with the first pitch at 02:10 PM EST, where the A’s are looking to shake off a recent stumble and the Royals aim to continue their royal ascent up the American League standings. With the betting lines drawing a clear picture of the favorites and an over/under that promises some scoreboard action, today’s game is more than just bats and gloves. It’s a clash of determination and strategy under a perfect 71-degree sky. Will the Athletics swing their fortunes, or will the Royals continue their reign? Let’s find out if Oakland can truly ‘Athleti-cize’ their game or if Kansas City will ‘Royally’ flush out the competition!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: May 19, 2024 02:10PM EST

Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City

Weather: Sunny with winds from the E at 6.9 mph. Temperature is at 71.1° with 59% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	OAK ML	KC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+145	-177	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+142	-172	9.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-3	+5	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

1W-9L

AWAY

104W-156L

41.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

122W-139L

58.7% 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
05/18/24	Oakland Athletics OAK	3	Under	-0.5
05/18/24	Kansas City Royals KC	5	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

JP Sears

ERA 3.96 | IP 50.0 | 3.0W-2.0L | KO 35.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-14-24	@HOU	1-2L	5.0	5	1	2	Under
05-08-24	vsTEX	4-9W	5.7	7	4	3	Over
05-03-24	vsMIA	1-3W	6.3	4	0	6	Under
04-27-24	@BAL	0-7L	6.3	8	7	8	Under
04-22-24	@NYY	2-0W	6.0	3	0	7	Under
04-16-24	vsSTL	3-2L	5.0	2	1	2	Under
04-11-24	@TEX	1-0W	6.3	1	0	5	Under
04-05-24	@DET	4-5L	5.7	6	4	1	Push
03-30-24	vsCLE	12-3L	3.7	6	5	1	Over
10-01-23	@LAA	3-7L	4.0	4	3	4	Over

Will Smith

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

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-13-24	@SEA	2-6L	5.0	9	4	6	Under
05-08-24	vsMIL	4-6W	5.3	5	1	4	Over
05-03-24	vsTEX	1-7W	6.0	4	1	8	Under
04-27-24	@DET	5-6L	5.0	4	1	6	Over
04-22-24	vsTOR	5-3L	6.0	5	5	5	Under
04-17-24	@CWS	4-2W	5.0	3	2	5	Under
04-11-24	vsHOU	3-13W	5.0	5	1	4	Over
04-05-24	vsCWS	1-2W	6.3	2	1	4	Under
03-31-24	vsMIN	0-11W	7.0	3	0	10	Over
09-18-23	vsCLE	4-6W	6.0	8	4	4	Over
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
05/20	vs KC	3-5L	11	1	Under
05/19	vs KC	2-6L	4	1	Under
05/18	vs HOU	1-8L	4	0	Push
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	Push
05/12	vs SEA	1-8L	7	0	Push
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

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/20	@ OAK	5-3W	11	1	Under
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

Team’s Batting Order

Oakland Athletics	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Abraham Toro	8.6	11.0	0.298	0.447	37.9%	82.6%	2.5%
#2 JJ Bleday	8.2	10.7	0.241	0.42	35.2%	77.2%	3.1%
#3 Brent Rooker	8.1	10.9	0.277	0.562	40.0%	96.2%	7.7%
#4 Tyler Soderstrom	6.1	7.9	0.28	0.48	40.0%	88.0%	4.0%
#5 Zack Gelof	7.6	9.8	0.183	0.312	26.6%	57.8%	2.8%
#6 Kyle McCann	6.2	8.2	0.333	0.571	45.2%	102.4%	7.1%
#7 Max Schuemann	5.7	7.5	0.235	0.368	38.2%	75.0%	2.9%
#8 Seth Brown	7.1	9.2	0.179	0.312	25.0%	56.2%	3.6%
#9 Brett Harris	4.5	6.3	0.128	0.359	41.0%	76.9%	7.7%

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Maikel Garcia	8.7	11.3	0.243	0.389	31.4%	70.3%	2.7%
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	11.1	14.4	0.29	0.492	39.3%	88.5%	2.7%
#3 Vinnie Pasquantino	7.5	10.1	0.231	0.404	35.9%	76.3%	3.2%
#4 Salvador Perez	8.1	10.6	0.333	0.549	44.4%	99.4%	4.9%
#4 Will Smith	3.1	11.0	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%
#5 Nelson Velazquez	7.8	10.2	0.228	0.354	31.5%	66.9%	2.4%
#6 Freddy Fermin	7.4	9.4	0.258	0.333	33.3%	66.7%	1.5%
#7 Dairon Blanco	7.7	9.8	0.293	0.439	39.0%	82.9%	2.4%
#8 Hunter Renfroe	6.7	9.1	0.157	0.256	24.8%	50.4%	2.5%
#9 Garrett Hampson	6.8	8.4	0.26	0.3	32.0%	62.0%	0.0%