Oakland Athletics at Kansas City Royals 8/26/19 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
Oakland Athletics vs. Kansas City Royals
MLB: 8:15 PM EST
Aug. 26, 2019
TV: FSKC
Latest Odds : OAK -156 Total 9
The Kansas City Royals return back to their home field on Monday and will host the Oakland Athletics. The Royals are 46-85 on the season and sit 4th in the AL Central. Kansas City has won three of their last ten games and beat the Indians 9-8 on Sunday in extra innings. The Royals carry a 24-39 home field record.
Jorge Lopez will make his 13th start of the season for the Royals. Lopez is 2-7 on the season with 90.2 innings pitched. Lopez has 84 strikeouts, 36 walks, and carries a 6.25 ERA. Lopez pitched just 1 inning in his last outing earning the save.
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The Oakland Athletics head to Kansas City after losing to the Giants at home on Sunday. The Athletics are 2nd in the AL West and have a 74-55 record. Oakland has won seven of their last ten games but carry a two game losing streak. The Athletics carry a 31-29 road record.
Homer Bailey will make his 26th start of the season. Bailey is 11-8 with 128 innings pitched. Bailey has 116 strikeouts and carries a 5.06 ERA. Bailey pitched 5.2 innings in his last start allowing 1 run on 7 hits.
Recent Betting Trends:
Athletics are 0-4 in their last 4 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400.
Royals are 16-36 in their last 52 Monday games.
Under is 35-15-2 in Athletics last 52 vs. American League Central.
Under is 4-0 in Royals last 4 during game 1 of a series.
Free Betting Pick: Oakland Athletics -156
Lay it and play it with Oakland to get back into the win column on Monday. Homer Bailey takes the hill and has pitched 12 innings over his last two starts allowing just 1 run. The Athletics are 8-2 in the last 10 meetings in Kansas City. The Royals are 1-7 in their last 8 home games. Final Score Prediction, Oakland Athletics win 7-4.