Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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AthleticsOAK

3–4

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

AthleticsLeads 10 of 18

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 8 of 18

Batting

4.36Runs per game4.14
0.244Batting average0.243
0.318On-base percentage0.311
0.403Slugging percentage0.394
0.721OPS0.705
1.22Home runs per game1.01
8.30Hits per game8.15
152Home runs127
66Stolen bases97

Pitching

5.49ERA4.78
1.50WHIP1.41
8.59Strikeouts per nine7.56
4.02Walks per nine3.78
5.40Runs allowed per game4.67
0.270Opponent batting average0.260
1057Pitching strikeouts929
26Quality starts52
30Saves31

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

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (KC)	Total	OAK ML	KC ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	9	+143	-154
FFanDuel	-1.5	9	+144	-156
BBetMGM	-1.5	9	+135	-160
CCaesars	-1.5	9	+145	-155
BBetOnline	-1.5	9	+141	-156
BBetRivers	-1	9	+140	-159
BBetus	-1.5	9	+140	-157
BBovada	-1.5	9	+138	-164
FFanatics	-1.5	9	+135	-165
LLowVig	-1.5	9	+141	-156
MMyBookie	-1.5	9	+136	-160

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Aug 18, 2026

7:40 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 4 mph

90°

Lineups

OAK

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
OAK	20th	30th
KC	23rd	27th

Matchup

OAKKC

49-76Record52-74
39.2%Win %41.3%
23-40Home record30-30
26-36Road record22-44
4-6Last 104-6
-1Streak2
-178Run diff-107
17-16Division18-22
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

OAKStatKC

3Runs4
5Hits9
1Errors0
0Home runs0
3RBI4
0Stolen bases0
3K (bat)6
6K (pit)3
5BB (pit)5

Player Stats

OAK — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Henry BolteCF	4	1	1	0	0
Jeff McNeil2B	4	0	2	1	0
Tommy White3B	4	0	1	1	0
Darell HernaizSS	4	0	0	0	0
Jonah HeimC	3	0	0	0	1
Lawrence ButlerRF	3	0	1	0	1
Max Muncy3B	2	0	0	1	1
Zack Gelof3B	2	2	0	0	2
Alika WilliamsSS	2	0	0	0	0
Donovan Walton2B	2	0	0	0	0
Carlos CortesRF	1	0	0	0	0

OAK — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Jack PerkinsRP	3.2	1	0	0	1	4
Brady BassoRP	2.1	2	0	0	0	1
Luis MedinaRP	1.1	0	0	0	3	0
Hogan HarrisRP	0.2	3	3	2	1	0
Drew RomRP	0.1	2	1	1	0	1
Elvis AlvaradoRP	0.1	1	0	0	0	0

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Maikel Garcia3B	4	0	1	0	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	1	2	0	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	2	1	0
Kyle IsbelCF	3	0	0	0	0
Nick Loftin3B	3	0	0	0	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	0	1	1	1
Michael Massey2B	3	1	1	0	1
Salvador PerezDH	3	0	0	0	0
Carter JensenC	2	1	1	0	2
Isaac CollinsLF	1	0	0	0	1
Tyler TolbertSS	1	0	1	2	0
John RaveRF	0	1	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Daniel Lynch IVRP	4.0	2	1	1	2	1
Mason BlackRP	3.0	2	2	2	3	1
Alex LangeRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Carlos DuranSP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1

Scoring Summary

94 events · 6 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Bolte flied out to center.
0-0
Top
Gelof walked.
0-0
Top
McNeil singled to right, Gelof to second.
0-0
Top
Heim walked, McNeil to second, Gelof to third.
0-0
Top
White singled to left, Gelof scored, Heim to second, McNeil thrown out at home.
1-0
Top
Butler grounded out to second.
1-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Loftin struck out looking.
1-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. lined out to center.
1-0
Bottom
Caglianone lined out to shortstop.
1-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Muncy flied out to left.
1-0
Top
Williams flied out to center.
1-0
Top
Hernaiz grounded out to third.
1-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Garcia singled to right.
1-0
Bottom
Pasquantino flied out to left.
1-0
Bottom
Perez flied out to right.
1-0
Bottom
Massey grounded out to second.
1-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Bolte grounded out to second.
1-0
Top
Gelof flied out to second.
1-0
Top
McNeil lined out to shortstop.
1-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen singled to center.
1-0
Bottom
Isbel flied out to center.
1-0
Bottom
Perkins relieved Basso
1-0
Bottom
Jensen caught stealing second, catcher to second. Athletics challenged: call on the field was overturned.
1-0
Bottom
Loftin flied out to right.
1-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Heim lined out to center.
1-0
Top
White grounded out to third.
1-0
Top
Butler struck out looking.
1-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Witt Jr. hit by pitch.
1-0
Bottom
Caglianone struck out swinging.
1-0
Bottom
Garcia grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Witt Jr. out at second.
1-0

Inning 5 Top

Top
Black relieved Lynch IV
1-0
Top
Muncy popped out to shortstop.
1-0
Top
Williams grounded out to shortstop.
1-0
Top
Hernaiz grounded out to first.
1-0

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Pasquantino singled to center.
1-0
Bottom
Perez flied out to center.
1-0
Bottom
Pasquantino to second on wild pitch by Perkins.
1-0
Bottom
Massey walked. Kansas City Royals challenged: call on the field was overturned.
1-0
Bottom
Jensen grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Massey out at second.
1-0

Inning 6 Top

Top
Bolte reached on infield single to second.
1-0
Top
Gelof walked, Bolte to second.
1-0
Top
McNeil singled to left, Bolte scored, Gelof to second.
2-0
Top
Heim grounded out to first, McNeil to second, Gelof to third.
2-0
Top
White struck out swinging.
2-0
Top
Butler walked.
2-0
Top
Muncy walked, Gelof scored, Butler to second, McNeil to third.
3-0
Top
Walton hit for Williams
3-0
Top
Walton flied out to center.
3-0

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Walton at second base.
3-0
Bottom
Isbel struck out looking.
3-0
Bottom
Loftin struck out looking.
3-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. struck out swinging.
3-0

Inning 7 Top

Top
Hernaiz grounded out to third.
3-0
Top
Bolte grounded out to shortstop.
3-0
Top
Gelof flied out to left.
3-0

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Rom relieved Perkins
3-0
Bottom
Caglianone doubled to left.
3-0
Bottom
Garcia struck out looking.
3-0
Bottom
Pasquantino doubled to right, Caglianone scored.
3-1
Bottom
Medina relieved Rom
3-1
Bottom
Perez grounded out to shortstop.
3-1
Bottom
Massey grounded out to first.
3-1

Inning 8 Top

Top
Lange relieved Black
3-1
Top
McNeil grounded out to third.
3-1
Top
Heim popped out to second.
3-1
Top
White grounded out to third.
3-1

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen walked.
3-1
Bottom
Isbel grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Jensen out at second.
3-1
Bottom
Collins hit for Loftin
3-1
Bottom
Collins walked.
3-1
Bottom
Collins to second on wild pitch by Medina.
3-1
Bottom
Witt Jr. walked.
3-1
Bottom
Harris relieved Medina
3-1
Bottom
Caglianone reached on infield single to second, Witt Jr. to second, Collins to third. Kansas City Royals challenged: call on the field was overturned.
3-1
Bottom
Garcia lined out to right.
3-1

Inning 9 Top

Top
Collins in left field.
3-1
Top
Duran relieved Lange
3-1
Top
Butler singled to left.
3-1
Top
Cortes hit for Muncy
3-1
Top
Cortes grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Butler out at second.
3-1
Top
Cortes to second on wild pitch by Duran.
3-1
Top
Walton struck out swinging.
3-1
Top
Hernaiz grounded out to second.
3-1

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Cortes in left field.
3-1
Bottom
Pasquantino flied out to right.
3-1
Bottom
Perez reached first base on catcher's interference.
3-1
Bottom
Massey singled to center, Perez to second.
3-1
Bottom
Rave ran for Perez
3-1
Bottom
Jensen walked, Massey to second, Rave to third.
3-1
Bottom
Tolbert hit for Isbel
3-1
Bottom
Tolbert singled to left, Massey scored and Rave scored, Jensen to second.
3-3
Bottom
Alvarado relieved Harris
3-3
Bottom
Collins lined out to center.
3-3
Bottom
Witt Jr. singled to left, Jensen scored, Tolbert to second.
3-4

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Player props

Athletics vs Kansas City Royals 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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Athletics vs Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Athletics 4-3 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, August 18, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Odds

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