Saturday, June 27, 2015

O.co Coliseum

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Probable Pitchers: Chris Young (6-3) vs. Scott Kazmir (4-4)

The Oakland Athletics welcome the Kansas City Royals to O.co Coliseum on Saturday. The probable starters are Chris Young for the Royals and Scott Kazmir for the Athletics. The opening line for this matchup has Kansas City at +110 and Oakland at -120. The over/under was set at 7.5. The Royals, with a 40-29 run line record, cover the spread 58% of the time. They also have a 31-32 over/under record. The Athletics are 38-37 against the run line and have a 43-27 over/under record. They cover the spread 51% of the time.

The Royals come into this game with a 41-28 record, and they are 19-15 away from home. Chris Young has an earned run average of 2.83 and is 6-3 so far on the season while having a 1.01 WHIP. The Royals are 6-3 over his 63.2 innings pitched and he's also given up 45 hits over that time period. The Royals are also 3-5 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 4.2 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen's earned run average is currently 2.06 and they've given up 162 hits on the season. The bullpen has struck out 205 and walked 80 batters this season while opposing teams hit .193 against them. Kansas City has a team average of 8.1 hits allowed per game and are averaging 6.79 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 3.54, they are 6th in the league.

As a team, Kansas City is batting .274, good for 2nd in the league while putting together a .271 average away from home. Ranked at 11th in the league in on-base percentage, the Royals sit at .323 and they hold a .409 team slugging percentage. With 83 hits, Mike Moustakas leads the team while his team ranks 2nd in hits per game with 9.35.

With a 34-41 overall record, Oakland will come into this game 14-20 at home. Scott Kazmir is starting this game 4-4 for the season with an earned run average of 2.70 and a WHIP of 1.20. The Athletics have a record of 6-8 over the 83.1 innings he's pitched during which he's given up 68 hits. The Athletics are also 8-5 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 4.3 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen's earned run average is currently at 4.56 and they have given up 202 hits on the season. The Athletics bullpen has struck out 199 batters and walked 76 this season while opposing teams have hit .251 against them. Oakland has a team average of 8.19 hits per game and are averaging 7.66 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 3.54, they are 7th in the league.

As a team, they are batting .261, good for 9th in the league while putting together a .273 average at Safeco Field. Ranked at 8th in the league in on-base percentage, the Athletics sit at .325 and they hold a .400 team slugging percentage. With 76 hits, Brett Lawrie leads the team while his team ranks 6th in hits per game with 9.12.

The Royals have committed 36 errors and have combined for 665 assists and 1,833 put outs leading to a .986 team fielding percentage. Over the course of this season, the Athletics have accumlated 72 errors while having 752 assists and 1,992 put outs leading to a .974 fielding percentage.

Kansas City Royals Betting Trends

The Kansas City Royals are 31-32 against the over/under so far this season

The Kansas City Royals are 40-29 against the run line so far this season

Oakland Athletics Betting Trends

The Oakland Athletics are 43-27 against the over/under so far this season

The Oakland Athletics are 38-37 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Kansas City Royals

06/25/15 CF Lorenzo Cain Hamstring probable Friday vs. Oakland Athletics
06/18/15 P Yordano Ventura Hand Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/13)
05/17/15 P Brian Flynn Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/16)
04/06/15 P Tim Collins Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/6)
04/04/15 P Kris Medlen Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/07)

Oakland Athletics

06/14/15 P Pat Venditte Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/11)
05/30/15 P Sean Doolittle Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/28)
05/23/15 CF Coco Crisp Neck Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/21)
05/23/15 2B Tyler Ladendorf Ankle Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/22)
04/05/15 P Jarrod Parker Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)
04/05/15 P Sean Nolin Abdominal Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/4)
04/04/15 P Taylor Thompson Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (2/26)

Tony's Pick: Take the Royals

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