At Kauffman Stadium on Saturday, the Oakland Athletics (six straight losses) face the Kansas City Royals at 7:10 PM ET. On the hill for the Royals will be Seth Lugo (6-1), opposed by the Athletics’ Ross Stripling (1-7).
How to Live Stream Royals vs. Athletics
- Game Day: Saturday, May 18, 2024
- Game Time: 7:10 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 strike out 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 25th in MLB.
- The Royals have pitched to a 3.43 ERA this season, which ranks ninth in baseball.
- The Royals rank 17th in Major League Baseball with 43 home runs.
- Fueled by 130 extra-base hits, Kansas City ranks 13th in MLB with a .389 slugging percentage this season.
- The Athletics pitching staff is 25th in the majors with a collective 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Oakland’s 4.42 team ERA ranks 23rd across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Athletics are fifth in MLB action with 56 total home runs.
- This season, Oakland ranks 18th in the majors, slugging .375.
Royals vs. Athletics Key Players
- Bobby Witt Jr. has 12 doubles, five triples, five home runs and 17 walks while batting .291.
- Salvador Perez has hit eight home runs with 34 RBI while hitting .335. Those stats all lead his team.
- Maikel Garcia is batting .238 with nine doubles, a triple, five home runs and 13 walks.
- Brent Rooker leads the Athletics in home runs (10) and runs batted in (28).
- Shea Langeliers has a team-high 10 home runs.
- Abraham Toro paces the Athletics with a team-best batting average of .293.
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Royals vs. Athletics Betting Odds and Trends
Royals vs. Athletics Moneyline and Over/Under
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royals | -183 | +152 | 8.5 | -118 | -102 |
Royals vs. Athletics Betting Trends
- This season, the Royals have been favored 16 times and won 12, or 75%, of those games.
- The Royals have been at least -183 moneyline favorites five times this season and won each of those games.
- The Royals and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 16 of 46 opportunities.
- The Athletics have been underdogs in 41 games this season and have come away with the win 14 times (34.1%) in those contests.
- This season, the Athletics have come away with a win eight times in 18 chances when named as an underdog of at least +152 or longer on the moneyline.
- The Athletics and their opponents have gone over in 22 of their 47 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
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