Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Kansas City RoyalsKC

4–1

Final

AthleticsOAK

Sutter Health Park

Team Season Averages

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 7 of 17

AthleticsLeads 10 of 17

Batting

4.18Runs per game4.25
0.239Batting average0.241
0.321On-base percentage0.316
0.386Slugging percentage0.393
0.707OPS0.709
0.96Home runs per game1.11
7.89Hits per game8.18
27Home runs31
19Stolen bases19

Pitching

4.62ERA4.42
1.40WHIP1.44
8.78Strikeouts per nine8.13
4.48Walks per nine4.60
4.54Runs allowed per game4.39
0.243Opponent batting average0.246
241Pitching strikeouts226
15Quality starts4
8Saves9

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (OAK)	Total	KC ML	OAK ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	9.5	-110	-110
FFanDuel	+1.5	9.5	-112	-104
BBetMGM	+1.5	9.5	-110	-110
CCaesars	+1.5	9.5	-110	-110
BBetOnline	+1.5	9.5	-107	-103
BBetRivers	+1.5	9.5	-112	-110
BBetus	+1.5	9.5	-107	-103
BBovada	+1.5	9.5	-113	-107
FFanatics	+1.5	9.5	-115	-105
LLowVig	+1.5	9.5	-107	-103
MMyBookie	+1.5	9.5	-111	-106

Game Information

Sutter Health Park

Stadium

Apr 28, 2026

9:40 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

Starters

OAK

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
KC	21st	21st
OAK	18th	18th

Matchup

KCOAK

11-17Record15-13
39.3%Win %53.6%
9-7Home record5-5
2-10Road record10-8
4-6Last 105-5
3Streak1
-19Run diff-8
5-8Division8-5
2Rest days2

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	T
KC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	4
OAK	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Team Stats

KCStatOAK

4Runs1
8Hits8
0Errors0
2Home runs0
4RBI1
2Stolen bases1
7K (bat)11
11K (pit)7
6BB (pit)3

Player Stats

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	1	1	1	3	0
Maikel Garcia3B	5	0	2	0	0	0
Salvador PerezC	5	1	2	1	1	0
Nick Loftin2B	4	1	0	0	0	0
Jac Caglianone1B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle IsbelCF	3	1	1	0	0	0
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	0	0	0	1
Lane ThomasRF	2	0	1	0	0	1
Michael Massey2B	2	0	0	0	0	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	2	0	1	0	0	1
Carter JensenC	1	0	0	0	0	0
Starling MarteRF	0	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Kris BubicRP	5.0	4	1	1	4	6
Nick MearsRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
Lucas ErcegRP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1
Matt StrahmRP	1.0	2	0	0	1	2
Daniel Lynch IVRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
John SchreiberRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0

OAK — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Brent RookerLF	5	0	0	0	0
Jacob WilsonSS	5	0	1	1	0
Shea LangeliersC	5	0	3	0	0
Nick Kurtz1B	4	0	0	0	1
Zack Gelof2B	4	1	2	0	1
Darell Hernaiz3B	4	0	0	0	1
Jeff McNeil2B	3	0	0	0	1
Colby ThomasRF	3	0	1	0	1
Tyler Soderstrom1B	2	0	0	0	0
Carlos CortesLF	1	0	1	0	1
Lawrence ButlerRF	1	0	0	0	0

OAK — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Aaron CivaleSP	5.0	5	0	0	1	3
Scott BarlowRP	1.1	0	0	0	0	1
Jack PerkinsSP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Mark Leiter Jr.RP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Justin SternerRP	1.0	2	3	2	0	0
Hogan HarrisSP	0.2	1	1	1	2	1

Scoring Summary

105 events · 3 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Garcia lined out to third.
0-0
Top
Witt Jr. flied out to shortstop.
0-0
Top
Pasquantino doubled to left.
0-0
Top
Perez lined out to center.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Wilson struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Langeliers singled to center.
0-0
Bottom
Kurtz walked, Langeliers to second.
0-0
Bottom
Rooker struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Thomas walked, Kurtz to second, Langeliers to third.
0-0
Bottom
Soderstrom struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Caglianone flied out to left.
0-0
Top
Thomas singled to left.
0-0
Top
Collins flied out to right.
0-0
Top
Thomas stole second.
0-0
Top
Loftin grounded out to shortstop.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Gelof reached on infield single to third.
0-0
Bottom
Hernaiz flied out to left.
0-0
Bottom
McNeil grounded out to pitcher, Gelof to second.
0-0
Bottom
Wilson singled to center, Gelof scored.
0-1
Bottom
Langeliers grounded out to first.
0-1

Inning 3 Top

Top
Isbel struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Garcia singled to right.
0-1
Top
Witt Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Garcia out at second.
0-1
Top
Witt Jr. stole second.
0-1
Top
Pasquantino walked.
0-1
Top
Witt Jr. out at third on runner's fielder's choice.
0-1

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Kurtz grounded out to second.
0-1
Bottom
Rooker grounded out to second.
0-1
Bottom
Thomas struck out looking.
0-1

Inning 4 Top

Top
Perez singled to left.
0-1
Top
Caglianone struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Thomas grounded into fielder's choice to third, Perez out at second.
0-1
Top
Collins grounded out to second.
0-1

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Soderstrom struck out swinging.
0-1
Bottom
Gelof walked.
0-1
Bottom
Gelof stole second.
0-1
Bottom
Hernaiz flied out to right.
0-1
Bottom
McNeil walked.
0-1
Bottom
Wilson grounded into fielder's choice to third, McNeil out at second.
0-1

Inning 5 Top

Top
Loftin struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Isbel lined out to right.
0-1
Top
Garcia tripled to left.
0-1
Top
Witt Jr. flied out to right.
0-1

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Langeliers singled to center.
0-1
Bottom
Kurtz struck out looking.
0-1
Bottom
Rooker flied out to left.
0-1
Bottom
Thomas flied out to second.
0-1

Inning 6 Top

Top
Cortes in left field.
0-1
Top
H. Harris relieved Civale
0-1
Top
Pasquantino grounded out to second.
0-1
Top
Perez homered to center (425 feet).
1-1
Top
Caglianone struck out swinging.
1-1
Top
Thomas walked.
1-1
Top
Collins walked, Thomas to second.
1-1
Top
Barlow relieved H. Harris
1-1
Top
Thomas picked off and caught stealing third.
1-1

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Massey at second base.
1-1
Bottom
Loftin at first base.
1-1
Bottom
Cortes hit by pitch.
1-1
Bottom
Schreiber relieved Bubic
1-1
Bottom
Gelof grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Cortes out at second.
1-1
Bottom
Hernaiz fouled out to first.
1-1

Inning 7 Top

Top
Loftin flied out to center.
1-1
Top
Isbel hit by pitch.
1-1
Top
Garcia struck out looking.
1-1
Top
Witt Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Isbel out at second.
1-1

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Lynch IV relieved Schreiber
1-1
Bottom
McNeil flied out to left.
1-1
Bottom
Wilson flied out to right.
1-1
Bottom
Langeliers doubled to left.
1-1
Bottom
Kurtz grounded out to first.
1-1

Inning 8 Top

Top
Leiter Jr. relieved Barlow
1-1
Top
Massey lined out to second.
1-1
Top
Perez lined out to shortstop.
1-1
Top
Caglianone struck out swinging.
1-1

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Strahm relieved Lynch IV
1-1
Bottom
Rooker struck out swinging.
1-1
Bottom
Thomas singled to left.
1-1
Bottom
Cortes singled to right, Thomas to third.
1-1
Bottom
Gelof struck out swinging.
1-1
Bottom
Hernaiz walked, Cortes to second.
1-1
Bottom
McNeil flied out to left.
1-1

Inning 9 Top

Top
Jensen hit for Thomas
1-1
Top
Perkins relieved Leiter Jr.
1-1
Top
Jensen struck out swinging.
1-1
Top
Collins flied out to left.
1-1
Top
Loftin lined out to right.
1-1

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Marte in left field.
1-1
Bottom
Mears relieved Strahm
1-1
Bottom
Wilson struck out swinging.
1-1
Bottom
Langeliers flied out to center.
1-1
Bottom
Kurtz struck out looking.
1-1

Inning 10 Top

Top
Sterner relieved Perkins
1-1
Top
Isbel reached on bunt single to catcher.
1-1
Top
Garcia fouled out to catcher.
1-1
Top
Witt Jr. homered to right center (386 feet), Loftin scored and Isbel scored.
4-1
Top
Massey grounded out to pitcher.
4-1
Top
Perez flied out to center.
4-1

Inning 10 Bottom

Bottom
Erceg relieved Mears
4-1
Bottom
Rooker grounded out to third.
4-1
Bottom
Butler hit for Thomas
4-1
Bottom
Butler struck out swinging.
4-1
Bottom
Cortes walked.
4-1
Bottom
Gelof reached on infield single to pitcher, Cortes to second, Kurtz to third.
4-1
Bottom
Hernaiz lined out to second.
4-1

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Player props

Kansas City Royals vs Athletics Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

J.T. Ginn
Hits Allowed: 11/21 over · last line 5.5
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Kyle Isbel
Home Runs: 0/19 over · last line 0.5
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Nick Kurtz
Hits: 6/19 over · last line 0.5
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Jacob Wilson
Hits: 4/18 over · last line 1.5
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John Rave
Home Runs: 2/18 over · last line 0.5
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Maikel Garcia
Home Runs: 0/18 over · last line 0.5
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Noah Cameron
Outs: 8/18 over · last line 17.5
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Seth Lugo
ER: 11/18 over · last line 1.5
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Jeffrey Springs
Strikeouts: 3/17 over · last line 4.5
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Michael Wacha
Outs: 13/17 over · last line 17.5
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Alika Williams
Home Runs: 1/16 over · last line 0.5
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Jack Perkins
Hits Allowed: 7/15 over · last line 5.5
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Kansas City Royals vs Athletics: Final Score & Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Athletics 4-1 in this MLB game at Sutter Health Park on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Kansas City Royals vs Athletics Odds

DraftKings lists the Athletics at OAK +1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 9.5. Moneylines are Kansas City Royals -110 and Athletics -110. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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