Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/25/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Saturday, June 25, 2022

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+115) Kansas City (-135)

The Kansas City Royals (25-43) will play the Oakland Athletics (23-48) at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday. The line on this contest has Oakland at +115 while Kansas City is priced at -135. The total is set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jared Koenig and Brad Keller.

As a team, the Oakland Athletics are scoring 3.1 runs per contest, which has them at 29th in MLB. They have tallied 220 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .272. The Athletics have hit 110 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 49 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 202 runs batted in as well as 481 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .209. Oakland owns a slugging percentage of .326 and have struck out 598 times, while being walked on 180 occasions.

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The Athletics have compiled a team ERA of 4.41 so far this year (24th in the league), and the staff has struck out 536 batters. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.27 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.36. Athletics pitchers have given up 76 home runs and 329 runs (22nd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 236 hitters and their FIP is 4.29 as a unit on the year.

The Athletics have sent 248 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 139 base runners over the course of the season and 27.3% of them crossed the plate. They have earned 14 saves this year and have blown 11 of their 25 chances to get a save. The Athletics relievers have earned a save percentage of 56.0% and has entered the game in 69 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 44 holds this season (11th in the league). Athletics pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 91 times as well as having 72 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Athletics have converted 68.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 5,610 innings, which ranks them 20th in professional baseball. The Oakland Athletics have notched a total of 1,870 putouts on the campaign, as well as 651 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which is 25th in pro baseball, and have 63 double plays.

Koenig has taken the hill for 13 frames and has accounted for 6 strikeouts in his career. Koenig (1-2 career record) has a FIP of 6.57 and he has faced 67 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 6.59 (10 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.756. He has conceded 16 hits (10.5 hits per nine innings) and has 8 walks.

The Royals have a team SLG% of .368 and they score 3.84 runs per game (27th in baseball). They have 109 doubles, while taking a walk 202 times as well as putting up 261 runs. Kansas City has compiled 53 home runs for the year to go along with 247 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 521 occasions (28th in baseball) and have earned 546 base hits. The Kansas City Royals have accounted for a team OBP of .302 in addition to a team batting average of .237 over the course of the season.

The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.477 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.58 as a squad so far this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.81 (491 strikeouts against 272 bases on balls). They come in at 25th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 610. They have surrendered 73 homers and they concede 5.31 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Kansas City pitching staff have given up 352 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.99 (331 earned runs surrendered).

Kansas City has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 22 save opportunities and they have tallied 13 saves. They rank 24th in MLB with a save percentage of 59.1%, and they have dispatched 250 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 77 times in high leverage situations and also on 91 occasions with runners on. Kansas City bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 31.5% of 146 inherited runners. With 56 save situations, the Royals have compiled 32 holds in addition to 9 blown saves.

Out of their 5,373 innings played, the Royals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (21st in baseball). The Kansas City Royals have gotten 58 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in baseball). The Royals have recorded 628 assists, 29 errors and have notched a total of 1,791 putouts for the season.

Thus far in his career, Keller has surrendered 556 base knocks while he has totaled 420 K's in 569 frames. Keller (31-43 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.05 earned run average while giving up 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 256 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.372 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.87 and he has faced 2,433 hitters during his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland (+115)

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