How to Watch Kansas City Royals vs. Oakland Athletics: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – May 17

At Kauffman Stadium on Friday, the Oakland Athletics (19-27) open a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals (26-19), at 7:40 PM ET. The Royals will give the start to Cole Ragans (2-3), and the Athletics will turn to Alex Wood (1-3).

How to Live Stream Royals vs. Athletics

• Game Day: Friday, May 17, 2024
• Game Time: 7:40 PM ET
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
• TV: NBCS-CA (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Livestream: Watch on Fubo

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Royals and Athletics Stats

• The Royals have an 8.0 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in baseball.
• The Royals have the 10th-best ERA (3.46) in the majors this season.
• The Royals’ 41 home runs rank 20th in Major League Baseball.
• Fueled by 125 extra-base hits, Kansas City ranks 16th in MLB with a .385 slugging percentage this season.
• The pitching staff for the Athletics has a collective 8.2 K/9, which ranks 25th in the majors.
• Oakland’s 4.38 team ERA ranks 22nd across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Athletics are fourth in baseball with 55 total home runs.
• This season, Oakland’s .377 slugging percentage ranks 18th in the majors.

Royals vs. Athletics Key Players

• Bobby Witt Jr. is hitting .293 with 11 doubles, five triples, five home runs and 17 walks.
• Salvador Perez has hit eight home runs with 33 RBI while hitting .323. Those stats all pace his team.
• Vinnie Pasquantino is hitting .236 with 12 doubles, five home runs and 19 walks.
• Brent Rooker has posted a team-high 10 home runs and has driven in 28 runs.
• Abraham Toro is hitting .288 to lead the lineup.
• Shea Langeliers has six doubles, two triples, nine home runs and eight walks while batting .218.

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Royals vs. Athletics Betting Odds and Trends

Royals vs. Athletics Moneyline and Over/Under

Royals vs. Athletics Betting Trends

• The Royals have entered the game as favorites 15 times this season and won 11, or 73.3%, of those games.
• The Royals have played as favorites of -200 or more once this season and won that game.
• Games involving the Royals have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 16 of 45 chances this season.
• The Athletics have been victorious in 14, or 35%, of the 40 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• The Athletics have a win-loss record of 8-6 when favored by +166 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
• Contests with the Athletics have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 22 of 46 chances this season.