The Oakland Athletics (35-90) will host the Kansas City Royals (40-87), Tuesday at 9:40 PM ET, with the Royals on a three-game losing skid. The Royals will give the start to Angel Zerpa (1-1), and the Athletics will counter with Paul Blackburn (3-3).
How to Live Stream Royals vs. Athletics
- Game Day: Tuesday, August 22, 2023
- Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
- Location: Oakland, California
- Stadium: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
- TV: MLB.tv
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Royals and Athletics Stats
- The Royals have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in baseball.
- The Royals have the 28th-ranked ERA (5.13) in the majors this season.
- The Royals rank 27th in Major League Baseball with just 122 home runs as a team.
- Hitters for Kansas City have combined for a team rank of 23rd in the majors with a .395 team slugging percentage.
- The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Athletics pitching staff ranks 24th in MLB.
- Oakland’s 5.79 team ERA ranks last across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Athletics are 24th in baseball with 126 home runs. They average one per game.
- So far this year, Oakland has the lowest slugging percentage in the majors (.366).
Royals vs. Athletics Key Players
- Not only does Bobby Witt Jr. lead the Royals in hitting with his .281 average, he also paces the squad with 25 home runs and 80 RBI.
- Salvador Perez is batting .252 with 19 doubles, 19 home runs and 16 walks.
- Maikel Garcia has 16 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 25 walks while batting .286.
- Brent Rooker leads the Athletics with 21 long balls and runs batted in, driving in 53.
- Esteury Ruiz is hitting .247 to lead the lineup.
- Tony Kemp is batting .214 with 12 doubles, three triples, three home runs and 33 walks.
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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 | -120 | +100 | 8 | -120 | +100 |
Royals vs. Athletics Betting Trends
- The Royals have won four, or 28.6%, of the 14 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- The Royals are 1-5 this season when entering a game favored by -120 or more on the moneyline.
- Games involving the Royals have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 62 of 126 chances this season.
- The Athletics have won in 34, or 27.6%, of the 123 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- This season, the Athletics have come away with a win 34 times in 120 chances when named as an underdog of at least +100 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Athletics and their opponents have gone over in 65 of their 125 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
