Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/26/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Sunday, June 26, 2022

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Kansas City Royals (26-43) will compete against the Oakland Athletics (23-49) at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday. The expected starting pitchers are James Kaprielian and Brady Singer.

Oakland has a slugging percentage of .325 and have been rung up 606 times, while being walked on 181 occasions. They have recorded 203 runs batted in and 487 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average sits at .208. The Athletics have compiled 111 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 49 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 221 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .271. As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are recording 3.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 29th in the league.

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The Athletics have compiled a team earned run average of 4.39 on the season (24th in MLB), and they have struck out 542 hitters. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.28 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.36. Athletics pitchers have allowed 78 home runs in addition to 332 total runs (22nd in the league). They have walked 238 batters and their FIP is 4.29 as a squad this season.

The Athletics relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 56.0% and has entered the game in 69 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 140 runners this year and 27.1% of those runners earned a run for their team. Athletics bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 92 times in addition to having 72 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have sent 250 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have a total of 44 holds so far this year (11th in MLB). They have accumulated 14 saves on the campaign and have blown 11 of their 25 save opportunities.

The Athletics have converted 69.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 5,682 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 19th in the majors. The Oakland Athletics have earned a total of 1,894 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 659 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which is 25th in pro baseball, and they have turned 63 double plays.

Kaprielian has taken the mound for 169 innings and has tallied 161 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.67 (88 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.303. He has surrendered 157 base knocks (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 64 walks. Kaprielian (8-10 career record) has a FIP of 4.99 and he has gone up against 726 batters during his time in the majors.

Kansas City has tallied 55 HRs for the season to go along with 250 runs batted in. They have recorded 110 doubles, while taking a walk 204 times as well as putting up 264 runs. The Kansas City Royals have recorded an on-base percentage of .302 as well as a batting average of .237 for the year. The Royals hold a team SLG% of .370 and they are scoring 3.83 runs per game (27th in the league). They have struck out on 527 instances (28th in the league) and have totaled 554 hits.

The Kansas City pitching staff have conceded 353 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.93 (332 earned runs conceded). They have given up 73 home runs and they relinquish 5.24 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.467 in addition to having a FIP of 4.52 as a staff on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 1.83 (499 strikeouts vs 273 bases on balls). They rank 25th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 616.

Kansas City has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 23 save chances and they have walked away with 14 saves. They rank 21st in baseball holding a save rate of 60.9%, and they have dispatched 253 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 79 times in high leverage situations and on 91 occasions with base runners. Kansas City relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.5% out of their 146 inherited runners. Sitting with 59 save situations, the Royals have earned 34 holds and 9 blown saves.

In 5,454 innings on the field, the Royals hold a efficiency on defense of 68.9% (20th in pro baseball). The Kansas City Royals have gotten 58 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in the majors). The Royals have 636 assists, 29 errors and have a total of 1,818 putouts so far this year.

Thus far in his career, Singer has given up 243 hits while he has tallied 236 punch outs in 238 innings. He has conceded 121 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.376 and a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 2.78 and he has faced 1,038 hitters in his MLB career. Singer (12-17 record in his career) is the owner of a 4.57 ERA and has conceded 9.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oakland

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