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Oakland Athletics vs. Kansas City Royals
The Oakland Athletics and the Kansas City Royals will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium.
Mason Miller will be the starting pitcher for the Athletics on this day. Right hander Miller is 0-1 this season with a 3.52 ERA.
Starting this game for the Royals will be Ryan Yarbrough. The left hander has a 7.40 ERA to go along with a 0-3 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Royals as -125-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total opened at 9.
Last time out for Kansas City, they were a 5-4 loser as they battled the Athletics on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Athletics at 154 were rewarded, while the 9 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Athletics were a 5-4 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Royals. That made winners of bettors who got Oakland at 154 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Oakland:
Team record: 8-26 SU
Oakland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Oakland is 5-17 SU in its last 22 games
Oakland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Kansas City:
Team record: 8-26 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Kansas City is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games
Next up:
Oakland at New York Monday, May 8
Kansas City home to Chicago Monday, May 8