The Athletics (76-84) and Kansas City Royals (80-80) will meet on Saturday at Sutter Health Park, starting at 10:05 p.m. ET.
The Athletics are a close favorite (-120 moneyline odds) when they take the field against the Royals (-100). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Athletics looking to Luis Morales (4-2), and Michael Wacha (9-13) getting the nod for the Kansas City Royals.
The Athletics took down the Royals 4-3 yesterday, with Justin Sterner getting the win (1.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 K) and Tyler Soderstrom leading the way offensively (going 1 for 2 with a double). Luinder Avila (0.1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 K) took the loss for the Royals.
Before this Athletics vs. Royals matchup, here’s everything you need to prepare for Saturday’s MLB action, including viewing options.
Athletics vs. Kansas City Royals odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Athletics (-120, bet $120 to win $100)Underdog: Royals (-100, bet $100 to win $100)Over/under: 10Athletics vs. Royals: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Saturday, September 27, 2025Game time: 10:05 p.m. ETLocation: West Sacramento, CaliforniaStadium: Sutter Health ParkTV channel: NBCS-CA and FDSKCLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Athletics stats and trendsAthletics betting recordsThis season, the Athletics have been favored 39 times and won 18, or 46.2%, of those games.The Athletics have a record of 9-13, a 40.9% win rate, when they’re favored by -120 or more by sportsbooks this season.The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 54.5% chance of a victory for the Athletics.Games involving the Athletics have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 75 of 160 chances this season.The Athletics are 85-75-0 ATS in their 160 games with a spread this season.Luis Morales (Athletics probable starter)The Athletics are sending Morales (4-2) to make his ninth start of the season. He is 4-2 with a 3.07 ERA and 38 strikeouts through 44 2/3 innings pitched.His last time out came on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when the right-hander threw six innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up five hits.The 23-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.07, with 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in nine games this season. Opposing hitters have a .206 batting average against him.Morales is trying to pick up his fourth quality start of the season in this game.Morales is looking for his third straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 4.9 innings per appearance on the hill.He has had two appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.The opposing Royals offense has the 18th-ranked slugging percentage (.395) and ranks 26th in MLB play with 156 home runs. It has a collective .246 batting average, and is 18th in MLB with 1319 total hits and 26th in MLB play scoring 638 runs.Athletics batting statsThe Athletics have hit 218 homers this season, which ranks sixth in the league.Hitters for the Athletics have a combined .432 slugging percentage this season, which ranks fifth in MLB.The Athletics’ .254 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking fifth in MLB.The Athletics have scored 729 runs (4.6 per game) this season, which ranks 12th in MLB.The Athletics have an OBP of .319 this season, which ranks 13th in MLB.The Athletics rank 21st with an average of 8.7 strikeouts per game.Royals stats and trendsRoyals betting recordsThe Royals have been victorious in 41, or 45.1%, of the 91 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.This season, the Royals have come away with a win 30 times in 77 chances when named as an underdog of at least -100 or worse on the moneyline.Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 50% chance of pulling out a win.The Royals and their opponents have hit the over in 70 of their 160 games with a total this season.The Royals are 79-81-0 against the spread in their 160 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.Michael Wacha (Royals probable starter)The Royals will send Wacha (9-13) to the mound to make his 31st start of the season as he tries for his 10th win. He is 9-13 with a 4.00 ERA and 121 strikeouts over 166 2/3 innings pitched.The right-hander’s most recent time out came on Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when he threw five innings, surrendering six earned runs while allowing eight hits.The 34-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.00, with 6.5 strikeouts per nine innings in 30 games this season. Opponents are hitting .257 against him.Wacha enters the matchup with 12 quality starts under his belt this season.Wacha has pitched five or more innings in a game 26 times this year heading into this game.In three of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.He will face an Athletics offense that ranks 12th in the league with 729 total runs scored while batting .254 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .432 slugging percentage (fifth in MLB action) and has hit a total of 218 home runs (sixth in the league).Wacha has an 8.44 ERA and a 2.063 WHIP against the Athletics this season in 5 1/3 innings pitched, allowing a .360 batting average over one appearance.Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 34-year-old’s 4.00 ERA ranks 30th, 1.236 WHIP ranks 29th, and 6.5 K/9 ranks 45th.Royals batting statsThe Royals have hit 156 home runs this season, the fifth-lowest total in MLB action.So far this year, the Royals rank 18th in MLB, slugging .395.The Royals have the 16th-ranked batting average in the majors (.246).The Royals are the fifth-lowest scoring team in baseball averaging 4.0 runs per game (638 total).The Royals are 22nd in baseball with an on-base percentage of .308.