Friday, April 17, 2015

Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City

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Probable Pitchers: (R) Gray, S (1-0) vs. (R) Guthrie, J (1-0)

The Oakland Athletics take on the Kansas City Royals on Friday at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.

The Athletics are 5-2 in their last 7 during game 1 of a series and 4-11 in their last 15 vs. a team with a winning record. They are 2-6 in Grays last 8 starts with 5 days of rest and are 0-4 in Grays last 4 starts vs. American League Central. The over is 4-0 in the Athletics last 4 during game 1 of a series and 5-1 in their last 6 games following an off day.

The Royals are 5-1 in their last 6 home games vs. a right-handed starter and 10-2 in their last 12 home games. They are 6-1 in Guthries last 7 starts on grass and 5-1 in Guthries last 6 starts vs. American League West. The over is 5-1 in the Royals last 6 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15 and 4-1 in their last 5 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.

Head-to-head, the under is 12-5-1 in the last 18 meetings and 11-5-1 in the last 17 meetings in Kansas City. The Athletics are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Kansas City and 1-5 in the last 6 meetings.

Oakland Athletics Betting Trends

The Oakland Athletics are 7-3-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the Oakland Athletics is 2.3

Kansas City Royals Betting Trends

The Kansas City Royals are 5-3-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the Kansas City Royals is 4

Injuries to Watch

Oakland Athletics

04/05/15 CF Coco Crisp Elbow 15-day DL (4/4)
04/05/15 P Jarrod Parker Elbow 15-day DL (3/27)
04/05/15 1B Nate Freiman Back 15-day DL (4/4)
04/05/15 P Sean Doolittle Rotator Cuff 15-day DL (4/4)
04/05/15 P Sean Nolin Abdominal 15-day DL (4/4)
04/04/15 P A.J. Griffin Elbow 60-day DL (2/27)
04/04/15 P Taylor Thompson Shoulder 60-day DL (2/26)

Kansas City Royals

04/16/15 LF Alex Gordon Rest is not expected to be in the starting lineup Thursday vs. Minnesota Twins
04/16/15 2B Omar Infante Rest is not expected to be in the starting lineup Thursday vs. Minnesota Twins
04/15/15 RF Alex Rios Hand 15-day DL (4/14)
04/13/15 P Yordano Ventura Calf left last game, "?" next start
04/06/15 P Luke Hochevar Elbow 15-day DL (4/6)
04/06/15 P Tim Collins Elbow 15-day DL (4/6)
04/04/15 P Kris Medlen Elbow 60-day DL (3/07)

Josh's Pick: Take Oakland

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