Oakland Athletics (7-26) vs. Kansas City Royals (8-25)
May 6, 2023 7:10 pm EDT
The Line: Kansas City Royals -161 / Oakland Athletics +148; Over/Under: +9.5
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The Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals meet Saturday in MLB action at Kauffman Stadium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Oakland Athletics have scored 17 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 4 of their last 8 games. The Athletics have won 4 of their last 6 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Esteury Ruiz leads the Athletics with 34 hits and 14 RBI, while Brent Rooker and Jesus Aguilar have combined for 49 hits and 34 RBI. Ken Waldichuk gets the ball, and he is 0-2 with a 7.26 ERA and 25 strikeouts this season. This will be Waldichuk’s first career game against the Royals.
The Kansas City Royals have scored 24 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 straight games. The Royals have lost 5 of their last 6 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Vinnie Pasquantino leads the Royals with 35 hits and 16 RBI, while Salvador Perez and Bobby Witt Jr. have combined for 62 hits and 31 RBI. Brady Singer gets the ball, and he is 2-3 with a 8.49 ERA and 29 strikeouts this season. Singer is 0-2 with a 4.58 ERA and 16 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.
The Athletics are 18-41 in their last 59 road games and 18-47 in their last 65 overall. The Royals are 5-16 in their last 21 home games and 16-38 in their last 54 overall. The over is 13-3 in Athletics last 16 road games. The over is 4-1 in Royals last 5 overall. The Athletics are 16-5 in the last 21 meetings in Kansas City and 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
These are two teams that can’t score, but all of a sudden have found a spark offensively. Also, Ken Waldichuk and Brady Singer aren’t scaring anybody on the mound, as they’ve both been terrible up to this point. There’s no reason to expect the offensive fireworks to slow down here. Give me the over.
