Kansas City Royals vs. Oakland Athletics Prediction, Betting Pick, Latest Odds
The Oakland Athletics will take on the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night after winning the first meeting. Can Cole Ragans and the Royals bounce back on the road? Matt McCuen provides his prediction and pick for Royals vs. Athletics.
Matt McCuen - June 19, 2024, 1:11 PM EDT
5 minKansas City Royals vs. Oakland Athletics Prediction, Betting Pick, Latest Odds
The Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics will clash on Wednesday night.
ROYALS VS. ATHLETICS DATE, TIME, AND WHERE TO WATCH
- Date: June 19, 2024
- Time: 9:40 pm ET
- Where to Watch: MLB Extra Innings
Kansas City Royals vs. Oakland Athletics Prediction
Tonight will be game two of this series.
Oakland jumped out to an early lead and never looked back to win game one.
The Royals will aim to bounce back tonight.
Kansas City represents a record of 41-33.
The season has gone well early thus far for Kansas City.
The Royals trail the Guardians by five games in the AL Central.
KC has struggled lately, losing seven of their last 10 games.
Bobby Witt Jr. leads the squad with a .321 batting average while driving in a team-best 51 runs.
Salvador Perez leads the Royals' launching 11 home runs.
Maikel Garcia has added five home runs and 39 runs batted in.
Southpaw Cole Ragans will get the rock tonight. Ragans is 4-4 with a 3.14 ERA.
Oakland comes into this contest with a 27-48 record.
As expected, the A's have been one of the worst teams in baseball.
This Oakland squad is playing for the future, as it will be long before this team sees the postseason.
The A's are 17.0 games back in the AL West.
J.J. Bleday leads the A's with a .261 batting average.
Brent Rooker leads the squad with 13 home runs and 42 runs batted in.
Veteran Abraham Toro is tied for the team lead with 70 hits.
Luis Medina will get the call tonight. Medina is 0-2 with a 5.87 ERA.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS VS. OAKLAND ATHLETICS PICK
I love this spot for the Royals on the road tonight.
After a poor showing in the series' first game, the Royals will bounce back.
Ragans remains one of the most underrated arms in baseball, and will have his way facing one of the worst lineups in the MLB.
Let’s stay hot tonight!
Pick: Kansas City Royals -1 -117 CLICK HERE TO SEE WHICH SPORTSBOOK HAS THE BEST ODDS
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