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MLB Matchup

Athletics @ Royals

Mon, Aug 17 11:40 PMKauffman StadiumMLB.TV
Final
ATH 5 - 9 KC
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Odds

DraftKings
Run Line
ATH +1.5·KC -1.5
Moneyline
ATH +168·KC -181
Total
9
Athletics
Away
Athletics
51-80
28-40 road
W
W
L
L
L
Royals
Home
Royals
58-74
36-30 home
W
W
W
W
W

AI Analysis

LEANSoft lean — not a strong recommendation
Royals ML
-187· moderate risk
68%

Michael Wacha's 3.46 ERA vs Mason Barnett's 6.16 ERA represents a 2.70-run advantage — the dominant MLB signal — at a moderate price of -187 at home.

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Starting Pitchers

ATH
Mason Barnett
(1-4, 7.08)
7.08
ERA
Michael Wacha
KC
Michael Wacha
(7-8, 3.49)
3.49
ERA

Season Series — ATH 2 - KC 5

ATH 6-2 KC
Aug 20
ATH 9-7 KC
Aug 19
ATH 4-3 KC
Aug 18
ATH 9-5 KC
Aug 17
ATH 6-3 KC
Apr 30
ATH 5-2 KC
Apr 30
ATH 4-1 KC
Apr 29

Batting

0.244
#16
AVG
0.246
#11
0.718
#16
OPS
0.714
#19
156
#12
HR
136
#22
568
#20
R
560
#22
543
#21
RBI
534
#22
68
#21
SB
104
#9

Pitching

5.47
#29
ERA
4.72
#28
1.510
#29
WHIP
1.400
#27
1101
#15
K
964
#28
522
#27
BB
490
#26
27
#29
QS
53
#4
32
#20
SV
33
#16

Bullpen & Advanced

8.6
#14
K/9
7.5
#28
0.270
#29
OPP AVG
0.258
#28
0.816
#29
OPP OPS
0.768
#28
73
#11
HLD
65
#21

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ATS Records

61-70
Overall ATS
64-68
36-32
Away/Home ATS
34-32
9-23
As Favorite
14-29
52-47
As Underdog
50-39
0-0-6
Over/Under
0-0-5
5-5
Last 10 ATS
8-2
ATS Win%
0.5%
Avg spread: +0.8
Avg margin: -1.4
ATS Win%
0.5%
Avg spread: +0.5
Avg margin: -0.7

Scoring

4.34
R/G
4.24
5.76
RA/G
4.93
-1.5
DIFF
-0.7

Injury Report

ATHNick Kurtz1B
60-Day-IL
ATHJacob WilsonSS
10-Day-IL
ATHTyler SoderstromLF
60-Day-IL
ATHDenzel ClarkeCF
60-Day-IL
ATHJoshua Kuroda-Grauer3B
10-Day-IL
ATHJustin SternerRP
60-Day-IL
ATHLuis SeverinoSP
60-Day-IL
ATHJose SuarezRP
15-Day-IL
KCJac CaglianoneRF
Day-To-Day
KCMaikel Garcia3B
10-Day-IL
KCBeck WayRP
15-Day-IL
KCCarlos EstevezRP
60-Day-IL
KCJames McArthurRP
60-Day-IL
KCNick MearsRP
60-Day-IL
KCTony GonsolinSP
15-Day-IL
KCLuinder AvilaSP
60-Day-IL