Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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AthleticsOAK

2–6

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

AthleticsLeads 9 of 18

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 9 of 18

Batting

4.37Runs per game4.18
0.244Batting average0.245
0.318On-base percentage0.313
0.402Slugging percentage0.395
0.719OPS0.708
1.20Home runs per game1.00
8.29Hits per game8.18
153Home runs128
67Stolen bases97

Pitching

5.50ERA4.79
1.51WHIP1.41
8.53Strikeouts per nine7.51
4.05Walks per nine3.76
5.41Runs allowed per game4.67
0.270Opponent batting average0.259
1065Pitching strikeouts938
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	+116	-124
FFanDuel	-1.5	8.5	+118	-126
BBetMGM	-1.5	8	+110	-135
CCaesars	-1.5	8	+115	-125
BBetOnline	-1.5	8	+113	-125
BBetRivers	-1	8	+118	-136
BBetus	-1.5	8	+116	-127
BBovada	-1.5	8	+110	-132
FFanatics	-1.5	8	+110	-130
LLowVig	-1.5	8	+113	-125
MMyBookie	-1.5	8	+111	-130

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Aug 20, 2026

2:10 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Mainly clear

Wind 3 mph

79°

Lineups

OAK

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
OAK	20th	30th
KC	22nd	27th

Matchup

OAKKC

49-78Record54-74
38.6%Win %42.2%
23-40Home record32-30
26-38Road record22-44
3-7Last 105-5
-3Streak4
-181Run diff-104
17-16Division18-22
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

OAKStatKC

2Runs6
8Hits12
2Errors0
0Home runs1
2RBI6
0Stolen bases1
6K (bat)6
6K (pit)6
5BB (pit)7

Player Stats

OAK — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Henry BolteCF	5	0	1	0	0
Jeff McNeil2B	5	0	0	0	0
Zack Gelof3B	4	0	0	0	1
Brian ServenC	4	0	1	1	0
Carlos CortesRF	3	0	2	0	1
Darell HernaizSS	3	0	1	0	1
Donovan Walton2B	3	0	1	1	1
Lawrence ButlerRF	3	1	2	0	1
Max Muncy3B	2	1	0	0	2

OAK — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Gage JumpSP	4.0	8	5	5	3	3
Taylor RashiRP	2.0	3	1	1	2	1
Scott BlewettRP	2.0	1	0	0	0	2

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Salvador PerezDH	5	1	3	0	1	0
John RaveRF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Luke MaileC	4	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Loftin3B	4	0	1	0	1	1
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	3	2	1	1	1
Michael Massey2B	4	1	3	0	1	0
Isaac CollinsLF	3	1	1	0	2	1
Tyler TolbertSS	3	0	0	0	0	1
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	3	0	1	0	0	1
Maikel Garcia3B	1	0	1	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Randy DobnakSP	4.0	6	0	0	4	4
Connor ThomasRP	1.2	1	0	0	0	2
Nate PearsonRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Craig KimbrelRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
John SchreiberRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Carlos DuranSP	0.1	1	2	2	3	0

Scoring Summary

90 events · 7 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Bolte singled to center.
0-0
Top
McNeil grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, Bolte out at second.
0-0
Top
Gelof walked.
0-0
Top
Butler singled to left, Gelof to second.
0-0
Top
Muncy struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Loftin flied out to center.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. homered to left center (402 feet).
0-1
Bottom
Garcia doubled to left.
0-1
Bottom
Perez safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Hernaiz, Garcia out at home on runner's fielder's choice.
0-1
Bottom
Pasquantino popped out to shortstop.
0-1

Inning 2 Top

Top
Loftin at third base.
0-1
Top
Rave in right field.
0-1
Top
Cortes singled to left.
0-1
Top
Serven struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Walton walked, Cortes to second.
0-1
Top
Hernaiz reached on infield single to shortstop, Walton to second, Cortes to third.
0-1
Top
Bolte struck out looking.
0-1
Top
McNeil grounded out to first.
0-1

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Collins flied out to right.
0-1
Bottom
Tolbert walked.
0-1
Bottom
Tolbert stole second. Kansas City Royals challenged: call on the field was upheld.
0-1
Bottom
Massey grounded out to second, Tolbert to third.
0-1
Bottom
Maile struck out swinging.
0-1

Inning 3 Top

Top
Gelof flied out to left.
0-1
Top
Butler grounded out to shortstop.
0-1
Top
Muncy walked.
0-1
Top
Cortes singled to right, Muncy to second.
0-1
Top
Serven struck out swinging.
0-1

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Loftin grounded out to third.
0-1
Bottom
Witt Jr. singled to right.
0-1
Bottom
Rave struck out swinging.
0-1
Bottom
Perez singled to right, Witt Jr. to third.
0-1
Bottom
Pasquantino walked, Perez to second.
0-1
Bottom
Collins singled to left, Perez scored and Witt Jr. scored, Pasquantino to third.
0-3
Bottom
Tolbert lined out to center.
0-3

Inning 4 Top

Top
Walton doubled to right.
0-3
Top
Hernaiz walked.
0-3
Top
Bolte grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, Hernaiz out at second, Walton to third.
0-3
Top
McNeil popped out to shortstop.
0-3

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Massey singled to left.
0-3
Bottom
Maile struck out looking.
0-3
Bottom
Loftin tripled to center, Massey scored.
0-4
Bottom
Witt Jr. intentionally walked.
0-4
Bottom
Rave bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, Witt Jr. to second, Loftin out at home.
0-4
Bottom
Perez singled to center, Witt Jr. scored, Rave to second.
0-5
Bottom
Pasquantino grounded out to second.
0-5

Inning 5 Top

Top
Duran relieved Dobnak
0-5
Top
Gelof grounded out to third.
0-5
Top
Butler walked.
0-5
Top
Muncy walked, Butler to second.
0-5
Top
Cortes walked, Muncy to second, Butler to third.
0-5
Top
Serven singled to center, Butler scored, Cortes to second, Muncy to third.
1-5
Top
Thomas relieved Duran
1-5
Top
Walton grounded out to second, Muncy scored, Serven to second, Cortes to third.
2-5
Top
Hernaiz lined out to second.
2-5

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Rashi relieved Jump
2-5
Bottom
Collins walked.
2-5
Bottom
Tolbert flied out to right.
2-5
Bottom
Massey doubled to right, Collins scored.
2-6
Bottom
Maile lined out to center.
2-6
Bottom
Loftin walked.
2-6
Bottom
Witt Jr. lined out to center.
2-6

Inning 6 Top

Top
Bolte struck out swinging.
2-6
Top
McNeil fouled out to third.
2-6
Top
Gelof struck out swinging.
2-6

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Rave grounded out to second.
2-6
Bottom
Perez singled to left.
2-6
Bottom
Pasquantino singled to center, Perez to second.
2-6
Bottom
Collins struck out swinging.
2-6
Bottom
Tolbert flied out to center.
2-6

Inning 7 Top

Top
Butler singled to left.
2-6
Top
Kimbrel relieved Thomas
2-6
Top
Muncy flied out to second.
2-6
Top
Cortes flied out to left.
2-6
Top
Butler caught stealing second, catcher to second.
2-6

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Blewett relieved Rashi
2-6
Bottom
Massey singled to right.
2-6
Bottom
Maile grounded into double play, third to second to first, Massey out at second.
2-6
Bottom
Loftin struck out looking.
2-6

Inning 8 Top

Top
Schreiber relieved Kimbrel
2-6
Top
Serven lined out to center.
2-6
Top
Walton flied out to right.
2-6
Top
Hernaiz grounded out to third.
2-6

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Witt Jr. safe at first on fielding error by third baseman Muncy.
2-6
Bottom
Rave struck out swinging.
2-6
Bottom
Perez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Witt Jr. out at second.
2-6

Inning 9 Top

Top
Pearson relieved Schreiber
2-6
Top
Bolte grounded out to third.
2-6
Top
McNeil grounded out to second.
2-6
Top
Gelof grounded out to third.
2-6

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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 6-2 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Thursday, August 20, 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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