Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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AthleticsOAK

7–9

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

AthleticsLeads 9 of 18

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 9 of 18

Batting

4.35Runs per game4.14
0.244Batting average0.244
0.318On-base percentage0.312
0.402Slugging percentage0.394
0.719OPS0.706
1.21Home runs per game1.00
8.27Hits per game8.16
152Home runs127
66Stolen bases97

Pitching

5.47ERA4.77
1.50WHIP1.41
8.57Strikeouts per nine7.52
4.03Walks per nine3.79
5.38Runs allowed per game4.65
0.270Opponent batting average0.259
1063Pitching strikeouts932
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	8.5	+169	-182
FFanDuel	-1.5	8.5	+162	-174
BBetMGM	-1.5	8.5	+155	-190
CCaesars	-1.5	8.5	+165	-180
BBetOnline	-1.5	8.5	+168	-186
BBetRivers	-1.5	8.5	+155	-182
BBetus	-1.5	8.5	+150	-170
BBovada	-1.5	8.5	+160	-195
FFanatics	-1.5	8.5	+155	-190
LLowVig	-1.5	8.5	+168	-186
MMyBookie	-1.5	8.5	+157	-187

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Aug 19, 2026

7:40 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 2 mph

81°

Lineups

OAK

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
OAK	20th	29th
KC	22nd	27th

Matchup

OAKKC

49-77Record53-74
38.9%Win %41.7%
23-40Home record31-30
26-37Road record22-44
4-6Last 105-5
-2Streak3
-179Run diff-106
17-16Division18-22
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

OAKStatKC

7Runs9
11Hits11
1Errors0
1Home runs1
7RBI9
1Stolen bases0
6K (bat)2
2K (pit)6
6BB (pit)0

Player Stats

OAK — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI
Henry BolteCF	5	2	2	0	1
Max Muncy3B	4	2	2	1	2
Jonah HeimC	4	0	0	0	0
Zack Gelof3B	4	0	1	0	2
Jeff McNeil2B	4	1	2	0	2
Tommy White3B	4	0	0	0	0
Carlos CortesRF	4	0	0	0	0
Donovan Walton2B	4	2	2	0	0
Lawrence ButlerRF	4	0	2	0	0

OAK — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Jeffrey SpringsSP	5.2	5	2	2	3	1
Drew RomRP	1.0	3	4	4	2	0
Elvis AlvaradoRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Scott BlewettRP	0.1	1	0	0	0	1
Hayden JuengerRP	0.0	2	3	3	1	0

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Maikel Garcia3B	5	1	2	0	1	0
Kyle IsbelCF	4	1	1	0	1	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	1	0	0	0	1
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	3	3	1	2	1
John RaveRF	3	1	1	0	3	0
Carter JensenC	3	0	1	0	0	1
Tyler TolbertSS	3	1	1	0	0	1
Salvador PerezDH	3	1	1	0	1	1
Nick Loftin3B	2	0	0	0	0	1
Isaac CollinsLF	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	1	0	1	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	K
Seth LugoSP	6.0	9	5	5	3
Alex LangeRP	1.0	0	0	0	2
Steven CruzRP	1.0	2	2	2	0
Craig KimbrelRP	1.0	0	0	0	1

Scoring Summary

93 events · 13 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Bolte singled to right.
0-0
Top
McNeil doubled to center, Bolte scored.
1-0
Top
Gelof singled to left, McNeil scored.
2-0
Top
Butler struck out swinging, Gelof stole second.
2-0
Top
White grounded out to third, Gelof to third.
2-0
Top
Cortes lined out to left.
2-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Loftin lined out to left.
2-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. flied out to center.
2-0
Bottom
Caglianone reached on infield single to shortstop.
2-0
Bottom
Garcia grounded out to pitcher.
2-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Heim grounded out to pitcher.
2-0
Top
Walton lined out to center.
2-0
Top
Muncy lined out to pitcher.
2-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Pasquantino walked.
2-0
Bottom
Perez flied out to left.
2-0
Bottom
Jensen walked, Pasquantino to second.
2-0
Bottom
Tolbert flied out to center.
2-0
Bottom
Isbel lined out to shortstop.
2-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Bolte grounded out to third.
2-0
Top
McNeil lined out to center.
2-0
Top
Gelof struck out looking.
2-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Loftin walked.
2-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. grounded out to first, Loftin to second.
2-0
Bottom
Caglianone hit by pitch.
2-0
Bottom
Garcia grounded into double play, third to first, Loftin out at third.
2-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Butler singled to center.
2-0
Top
Butler picked off first.
2-0
Top
White grounded out to shortstop.
2-0
Top
Cortes lined out to center.
2-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Pasquantino singled to right.
2-0
Bottom
Pasquantino to second on a balk.
2-0
Bottom
Perez doubled to center, Pasquantino scored.
2-1
Bottom
Jensen struck out looking.
2-1
Bottom
Tolbert grounded out to second, Perez to third.
2-1
Bottom
Isbel lined out to right.
2-1

Inning 5 Top

Top
Heim grounded out to first.
2-1
Top
Walton singled to center.
2-1
Top
Muncy singled to center, Walton to second.
2-1
Top
Bolte singled to left, Walton scored, Bolte to second, Muncy to third.
3-1
Top
McNeil singled to right, Muncy scored, Bolte to third.
4-1
Top
Gelof grounded into fielder's choice to second, Bolte scored, McNeil out at second.
5-1
Top
Butler singled to center, Gelof to third.
5-1
Top
White popped out to second.
5-1

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Loftin grounded out to third.
5-1
Bottom
Witt Jr. fouled out to first.
5-1
Bottom
Rave hit for Caglianone
5-1
Bottom
Rave grounded out to third.
5-1

Inning 6 Top

Top
Rave in right field.
5-1
Top
Cortes struck out swinging.
5-1
Top
Heim lined out to center.
5-1
Top
Walton flied out to center.
5-1

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Garcia lined out to right.
5-1
Bottom
Pasquantino homered to right (427 feet).
5-2
Bottom
Perez lined out to left.
5-2
Bottom
Jensen singled to center.
5-2
Bottom
Blewett relieved Springs
5-2
Bottom
Tolbert singled to center, Jensen to second.
5-2
Bottom
Isbel struck out swinging.
5-2

Inning 7 Top

Top
Lange relieved Lugo
5-2
Top
Muncy struck out swinging.
5-2
Top
Bolte struck out swinging.
5-2
Top
McNeil grounded out to second.
5-2

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Collins hit for Loftin
5-2
Bottom
Alvarado relieved Blewett
5-2
Bottom
Collins flied out to left.
5-2
Bottom
Witt Jr. grounded out to pitcher.
5-2
Bottom
Rave flied out to center.
5-2

Inning 8 Top

Top
Collins in left field.
5-2
Top
Tolbert at second base.
5-2
Top
Kimbrel relieved Lange
5-2
Top
Gelof flied out to center.
5-2
Top
Butler struck out swinging.
5-2
Top
White lined out to center.
5-2

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Juenger relieved Alvarado
5-2
Bottom
Garcia singled to center, Garcia safe at third on fielding error by right fielder Butler.
5-2
Bottom
Pasquantino singled to right, Garcia scored.
5-3
Bottom
Perez walked, Pasquantino to second.
5-3
Bottom
Rom relieved Juenger
5-3
Bottom
Jensen flied out to center, Pasquantino to third.
5-3
Bottom
Tolbert walked, Perez to second.
5-3
Bottom
Isbel singled to left, Pasquantino scored, Tolbert to second, Perez to third.
5-4
Bottom
Collins hit sacrifice fly to center, Perez scored, Isbel to second, Tolbert to third.
5-5
Bottom
Witt Jr. intentionally walked.
5-5
Bottom
Rave doubled to right, Tolbert scored, Witt Jr. scored and Isbel scored.
5-8
Bottom
Garcia singled to right, Rave scored.
5-9
Bottom
Pasquantino lined out to right.
5-9

Inning 9 Top

Top
Cruz relieved Kimbrel
5-9
Top
Cortes popped out to third.
5-9
Top
Heim flied out to shortstop.
5-9
Top
Walton singled to right.
5-9
Top
Walton to second on fielder's indifference.
5-9
Top
Muncy homered to center (414 feet), Walton scored.
7-9
Top
Bolte grounded out to third.
7-9

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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 9-7 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday, August 19, 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

DraftKings lists the Kansas City Royals at KC -1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 8.5. Moneylines are Athletics +169 and Kansas City Royals -182. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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