The Athletics (27-44) meet the Kansas City Royals (34-36), who will be trying to halt a four-game losing streak, Saturday at 4:10 p.m. ET, at Kauffman Stadium.
The Athletics (+132 underdog on the moneyline) are away versus the Royals (-158). The starting pitchers are Michael Lorenzen (4-6) for the Kansas City Royals, and Jacob Lopez (0-4) for the Athletics.
The Athletics beat the Royals 6-4 yesterday, with Luis Severino getting the win (7.2 IP, 1 R, 6 H, 1 K) and Luis Urias leading the way offensively (going 2 for 4 with a home run and an RBI). Michael Wacha (5.1 IP, 5 R, 9 H, 5 K) took the loss for the Royals.
Here’s what you need to get ready for Saturday’s Royals vs. Athletics action, including viewing options.
Kansas City Royals vs. Athletics odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Royals (-158, bet $158 to win $100)Underdog: Athletics (+132, bet $100 to win $132)Over/under: 9.5Royals vs. Athletics: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Saturday, June 14, 2025Game time: 4:10 p.m. ETLocation: Kansas City, MissouriStadium: Kauffman StadiumTV channel: FDSKC and NBCS-CALive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Royals stats and trendsRoyals betting recordsThis season, the Royals have been favored 28 times and won 14, or 50%, of those games.The Royals have a record of 7-3, a 70% win rate, when they’re favored by -158 or more by bookmakers this season.The implied probability of a win from the Royals, based on the moneyline, is 61.2%.The Royals and their opponents have hit the over in 29 of their 70 games with a total this season.In 70 games with a spread this season, the Royals are 37-33-0 ATS.Michael Lorenzen (Royals probable starter)Lorenzen (4-6 with a 4.94 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 71 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Royals, his 14th of the season.The right-hander last pitched on Sunday against the Chicago White Sox, when he tossed six innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up one hit.The 33-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.94, with 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in 13 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .270 batting average against him.Lorenzen has recorded five quality starts this season.Lorenzen is looking to record his 10th start of five or more innings this year in this game.He has had one outing this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.The opposing Athletics offense has a collective .254 batting average, and is fourth in the league with 620 total hits and 13th in MLB play with 305 runs scored. It has the seventh-ranked slugging percentage (.416) and ranks ninth in home runs (86) in all of MLB.This season, the 33-year-old ranks 67th in ERA (4.94), 65th in WHIP (1.380), and 43rd in K/9 (7.7) among pitchers who qualify.Royals batting statsThe Royals’ 46 home runs rank last in MLB this season.Hitters for the Royals combine to rank 27th in the majors with a .369 team slugging percentage.The Royals have a team batting average of .251 this season, which ranks 12th among MLB teams.The Royals have scored 235 runs (just 3.4 per game) this season, which ranks 28th in MLB.The Royals have the 25th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.304).The Royals are one of the most disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking second with an average of 6.8 strikeouts per game.Athletics stats and trendsAthletics betting recordsThe Athletics have been chosen as underdogs in 53 games this year and have walked away with the win 18 times (34%) in those games.This season, the Athletics have come away with a win seven times in 26 chances when named as an underdog of at least +132 or longer on the moneyline.The Athletics have an implied victory probability of 43.1% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.The Athletics and their opponents have hit the over in 40 of their 71 games with a total this season.The Athletics have posted a record of 33-38-0 against the spread this season.Jacob Lopez (Athletics probable starter)Lopez gets the start for the Athletics, his fifth of the season. He is 0-4 with a 6.00 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 24 2/3 innings pitched.The left-hander’s most recent appearance was on Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles, when he went four innings, surrendering no earned runs while giving up four hits.The 27-year-old has put up an ERA of 6.00, with 11.6 strikeouts per nine innings in eight games this season. Opponents are hitting .293 against him.Lopez has recorded one quality start this year.Lopez has put together one start this year where he pitched five or more innings.He has had four appearances this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.The opposing Royals offense has a collective .251 batting average, and is 11th in the league with 591 total hits and 28th in MLB play with 235 runs scored. They have the 27th-ranked slugging percentage (.369) and are last in all of MLB with 46 home runs.Athletics batting statsThe Athletics are ninth in MLB action with 86 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.So far this season, the Athletics’ .416 slugging percentage is seventh-best in the majors.The Athletics have the ninth-best batting average in the majors (.254).Averaging 4.3 runs per game (305 total), the Athletics are the 13th-highest scoring team in baseball.The Athletics’ .321 on-base percentage ranks 12th in baseball.