MLB Odds and Predictions
The Kansas City Royals (7-23) host the Oakland Athletics (6-24) on Saturday at 7:10 pm EST. Brad Keller will get the start for the Royals vs. Kyle Muller for the Athletics in today’s MLB game of the day with the first pitch at 7:10 pm EST at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals are listed as null while the Athletics have 100 to win.
Royals vs Athletics Spread and Betting Line
Royals vs Athletics Betting Information
| Favorite |
Favorite Moneyline |
Underdog Moneyline |
Total |
Over Total Odds |
Under Total Odds |
Spread |
Favorite Spread Odds |
Underdog Spread Odds |
| Athletics |
100 |
100 |
null |
100 |
100 |
null |
100 |
100 |
Royals vs Athletics Game Info
- The Royals probable starting pitcher: Brad Keller
- The Athletics probable starting pitcher: Kyle Muller
- Game Day: May 5
- Game Time: 7:10 pm EST
- Location: Kansas City, MO
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Royals vs Athletics Pitching Matchup
| Royals |
|
Athletics |
| 6 |
GS |
4 |
| 3-1 |
W-L |
1-3 |
| 4.95 |
ERA |
6.5 |
| 209 |
IP |
181 |
| 6 |
Walks |
4 |
| 25 |
SO |
15 |
Royals’ Starting Pitcher Brad Keller
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Keller makes the start for the Royals, his 7th of the season.
He is (3 – 1) with a 4.95 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 209 innings pitched.
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In his most recent outing on December 31 against Giants
the Right handed went 41,
allowing 0 earned runs while surrendering 5 hits.
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The 28-year-old has put up a 4.95 ERA, WHIP (1.4) and 25 strikeouts across 6 games while allowing a batting average of [home_team_pitcher_batting_average] to opposing hitters.
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Keller enters this outing with 6 quality starts under his belt this year.
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He meets Athletics offense with 114 runs while batting .225 as a squad. They have a collective 0.368 slugging percentage and have hit a total of 33 so far this season they rank null in the National League as of today.
Athletics Starting Pitcher Kyle Muller
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Athletics’ Muller (1 – 3) will make his 5th start of the season.
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Right’ last appearance was on December 31, when he threw
against the Giants , giving up 8 while allowing 10.
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The 26-year-old has an ERA of 6.5 ERA and 15 strikeouts to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.8889 in 5 games this season.
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Kyle Muller has had 4 starts so far this season.
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Muller will look for the 5th start in a row.
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The Athletics have scored 114 total runs in MLB. They are batting .225 for the season with 33 home runs and 110 RBIs in the league.
Athletics Betting Picks & Insights
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The Athletics have come away with 37 wins in the 102 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
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Athletics and their opponents have hit the over in [away_team_hit_over] of their 30 games with a total set by the oddsmakers this season.
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The Athletics have posted a record of [away_team_record_against_spread] against the spread this season.
Royals Leaders & Batting Stats
- Bobby Witt Jr. is leading the Royals with 18 hits this season while batting .221 with 11 RBIs. He currently has 5 home runs and Walks with an 0.264 OBP this season.
- Drew Waters is leading the team with 1 home runs while batting .500. In 2 games this season he has 2 hits and an 0.6 OBP this season.
- Leading the Royals in runs batted is Drew Waters with 1 in 2 games this season. He’s also batting .500 on the year with 2 hits and 1 home runs.
| Name |
GP |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
HR |
RBI |
H |
| Bobby Witt Jr. |
29 |
.221 |
0.264 |
0.41 |
5 |
11 |
18 |
| Edward Olivares |
29 |
.276 |
0.33 |
0.46 |
2 |
8 |
12 |
| Salvador Perez |
27 |
.279 |
0.321 |
0.49 |
5 |
16 |
12 |
| Michael Massey |
16 |
.279 |
0.333 |
0.674 |
5 |
13 |
9 |
| Nick Pratto |
14 |
.324 |
0.385 |
0.471 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
Athletics Leaders & Batting Stats
- Ryan Noda is leading the Athletics with 16 this season while batting .225 with 6 RBIs. He currently has 3 home runs and Walks with an 0.382 OBP this season.
- Esteury Ruiz is leading the team with 2 home runs while batting .326. In 18 games this season he has 11 hits and an 0.411 OBP this season.
- Leading the Athletics in runs batted in this season is Esteury Ruiz with 17 in 18 games this season. He’s also batting .326 on the year with 11 hits and 2 home runs.
| Name |
GP |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
HR |
RBI |
H |
| Ryan Noda |
19 |
.225 |
0.382 |
0.408 |
3 |
6 |
16 |
| Shea Langeliers |
19 |
.276 |
0.287 |
0.457 |
6 |
16 |
13 |
| Esteury Ruiz |
19 |
.279 |
0.411 |
0.522 |
2 |
17 |
11 |
| Brent Rooker |
19 |
.279 |
0.471 |
0.436 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
| JJ Bleday |
19 |
.324 |
0.361 |
0.387 |
1 |
1 |
9 |