Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/17/2022

Game Time: 9:40 pm ET, Friday, June 17, 2022

Venue:  RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, CA

Where to Watch:  NBCS-CA

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Royals NL, Athletics NL; Over/Under:  NL runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Royals NL, Athletics NL; Over/Under:  NL runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Royals NL, Athletics NL; Over/Under:  NL runs

 

Kansas City Royals:  21-41 (5th place, AL Central)

Oakland Athletics:  21-43 (5th place, AL West)

 

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Kansas City Royals:  4-6 last 10

Oakland Athletics:  1-9 last 10

 

 

 

The Royals are coming into this game with a 21-41 record overall and they are 9-20 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 4 game losing streak that they were on. They just lost their 3-game series against the San Francisco Giants 2-1, had Thursday off as a rest day, and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Athletics on Friday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Friday. Jonathan Heasley was the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while Daniel Lynch will be on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 2-6 with a 5.50 ERA this season. His team lost 4 of their last 5 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 4 ER, 1 HR, and 1 BB with 7 Ks on 8 hits in 5.1 IP against the Baltimore Orioles. They scored 7 runs in their last series averaging just over 2 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 12 runs against them averaging 4 runs allowed per game.

 

The Athletics are coming into this game with a 21-43 record overall and they are 14-20 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 13 of their last 14 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game losing streak. They just lost their 4-game series against the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Royals on Friday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Friday with the series finale of their series against the Boston Red Sox still to be played on Thursday. Paul Blackburn is the starting pitcher for them on Thursday while Frankie Montas will be on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 3-6 with a 3.40 ERA this season. His team lost 9 of their last 10 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 5 earned runs, 0 homers, and 1 BB with 2 strikeouts on 8 hits in 6 innings played against the Cleveland Guardians. They scored 2 runs in their last series averaging 1 run scored per game in that span and they allowed 16 runs against them averaging 8 runs allowed per game with the final game of that series still to be played.

 

The Athletics are coming into this game playing very poorly in their recent games. They have lost 3 straight games and only have 1 win in their last 14 games as they have been losing a lot and struggling to score runs as well. They are starting a homestand in this game though and their luck is bound to turn around at home here with one of the worst teams in the MLB coming into town. They are going up against a Royals team that has not been playing very well either, they are coming off of a rest day that followed a win to finish off their last series but they have also been struggling to score runs this season and currently have one of the worst records in the MLB like the Athletics. The A's have Montas starting here and he is coming off of a bad start but he has not been that awful this season and will likely bounce back at home here as he has been very reliable. Lynch is starting for the Royals here and he is also coming off of a bad start in his last game but he has also been struggling all season and being on the road here against a hungry team that needs a win badly is not the best spot to back him in. These are both very bad teams with the way they are playing right now but the best bet here is on the Athletics to win this game at home and snap out of their bad losing streak. 

 

Royals Athletics Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, June 17, 2022 (9:40 pm ET start time) is Athletics 4 Royals 2.

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Kansas City Royals: 41-52 (+4.2 Units) ML after 3 or more consecutive road games. 19-12 UNDER after a one run win. 61-35 UNDER after 2 straight games where they committed no errors.

Oakland Athletics: 21-43 (-15.6 Units) ML in all games. 7-24 (-18.5 Units) ML in home games. 9-5 UNDER at home when the money line is +125 to -125.

 

 

Kansas City Royals:  E. Olivares (CF) Late June - Quadricep. A. Mondesi (SS) out for season - Knee. C. Gallagher (C) Late June - Hamstring.

Oakland Athletics:  S. Bolt (CF) Late June - Oblique. S. Piscotty (RF) Out indefinitely - Calf. J. Lowrie (2B) Out indefinitely - Wrist.

 

 

 

"It's just textbook baseball. It was beautiful to watch." - Mike Matheny after his team’s win against the Giants on Wednesday.

 

 

"Obviously, ‘Kap's' had a few good starts, and we can just put this one in the rearview mirror." - Mark Kotsay after his team’s loss against the Red Sox on Wednesday.

 

 

 

Whit Merrifield (R) RF

Michael A. Taylor (R) CF

Bobby Witt Jr. (R) SS

Salvador Perez (R) DH

MJ Melendez (L) C

Hunter Dozier (R) LF

Carlos Santana (S) 1B

Emmanuel Rivera (R) 3B

Nicky Lopez (L) 2B

 

Tony Kemp (L) 2B

Ramon Laureano (R) CF

Seth Brown (L) LF

Christian Bethancourt (R) 1B

Stephen Vogt (L) DH

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Sean Murphy (R) C

Luis Barrera (L) RF

Jonah Bride (R) 3B

 

 

Batting Average:  Edward Olivares (.371)

Hits:  Andrew Benintendi (68)

Home Runs:  Salvador Perez (9)

RBI:  Bobby Witt (32)

Stolen Bases:  Bobby Witt (10)

Wins:  Collin Snider (4)

Saves:  Scott Barlow (7)

ERA:  Matt Peacock (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Jonah Bride (.333)

Hits:  Tony Kemp (48)

Home Runs:  Seth Brown (8)

RBI:  Seth Brown (31)

Stolen Bases:  Seth Brown (6)

Wins:  Paul Blackburn (5)

Saves:  Dany Jimenez (10)

ERA:   Adrian Martinez (0.00)

 

Managers:

Kansas City Royals: Mike Matheny (3rd season)

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)