Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 6/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (-135) Oakland (+114)

Oakland Coliseum is the site where the Oakland Athletics (26-48) will play the Kansas City Royals (41-32) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Royals at -135 while the Athletics are at +114. The total is set at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Cole Ragans and Luis Medina.

As a squad, the Kansas City Royals are scoring 4.8 runs per outing, which ranks them 8th in MLB. They are sitting with 351 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .313. The Royals have earned 127 doubles as a team and have hit 71 baseballs out of the park. They have 340 RBI's as well as 608 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .250. Kansas City has a slugging percentage of .404 and have been rung up 507 times, while drawing a walk on 212 occasions.

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The Royals have a team ERA of 3.79 on the season (10th in the league), and they have rung up 569 hitters. Royals pitchers have given up 67 long balls and also 290 total runs (9th in the league). They have walked 219 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.91 as a team on the year. Kansas City has relinquished 586 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 270 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.60 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.26.

Royals pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 54 times in addition to having 72 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 35 holds this year (20th in the league). The Royals bullpen have a save percentage of 64.3% and has entered the game in 64 save situations. They have accumulated 18 saves on the campaign and have blown 10 out of their 28 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 95 base runners for the year and 28.4% of those runners crossed home plate. The Royals have dispatched 228 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Kansas City Royals have notched a total of 1,923 putouts for the season, as well as 665 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them ranked 7th in pro baseball, and have 52 double plays. The Royals have converted 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,769 innings, which ranks them 9th in pro baseball.

Ragans has thrown 222 innings and has tallied 242 strikeouts thus far in his career. Ragans (11-12 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.55 and he has faced 917 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.61 (89 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.207. He has surrendered 185 base hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) with 83 walks.

Oakland has recorded 84 long balls on the year and 253 runs batted in. They have hit 101 two-baggers, while walking 225 times and scoring 266 runs. The Oakland Athletics hold an OBP of .291 and a batting average of .220 for the season. The Athletics have a SLG% of .371 and they average 3.59 runs per contest (28th in baseball). They have been rung up on 723 occasions (2nd in the league) and have tallied 544 base hits.

The Oakland pitching staff have relinquished 358 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.36 (317 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 76 dingers and they surrender 4.93 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.348 in addition to having a FIP of 4.29 as a team so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.50 (548 strikeouts against 246 walks). They are sitting at 27th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 636.

Oakland has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 26 save opportunities and they have tallied 15 saves. They are ranked 22nd in the league with a save percentage of 57.7%, and they have sent 236 relievers onto the field on the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 82 times in high leverage situations and also on 79 occasions with runners on. Oakland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 31.1% out of 103 inherited base runners. With 73 save situations, the Athletics have amassed 46 holds and also 11 blown saves.

In 5,889 innings played, the Athletics are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 68.9% (24th in MLB). The Oakland Athletics have turned 75 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in pro baseball). The Athletics have accrued 658 assists, 47 errors and have 1,963 putouts on the campaign.

During his MLB career, Medina has allowed 124 base hits while accumulating 116 K's in 125 frames. Medina (3-12 mark in his career) has earned a 5.47 earned run average while giving up 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 76 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.512 and having a FIP of 5.4. His K/BB ratio is 1.78 and he has gone up against 564 batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City (-135)

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