Athletics at Royals 6/1/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions
The Oakland Athletics open a three-game road series on Friday against the Kansas City Royals.
The A’s lost their third straight on Wednesday falling to the Tampa Bay Rays 6-0. The A’s were no-hit by Nathan Eovaldi for six innings with Matt Chapman the only Oakland batter to reach base via a walk through six innings. Oakland mustered just one hit in the game, a seventh inning single against reliever Wilmer Frost.
Jon Jay leads the Royals with a .307 batting average and team high 67 hits. Mike Moustakas leads the team in home runs with 12 and RBIs with 39. Kansas City has a team batting average of .257 while opposing hitters are averaging .277 against Royals pitching. Kansas City will send Ian Kennedy to the mound on Friday. The right-hander on the season is 1-5 with an ERA of 5.15, 54 Ks and 20 BBs.
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Oakland has won 6 of the last 7 games played in Kansas City and 9 of the last 12 overall against the Royals. Royals are just not a good team and even at home we don't like Kansas City tonight or in this series. Final Score Prediction, Oakland Athletics win 5-2.