Oakland Athletics at Kansas City Royals 6/26/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Sunday, the Oakland Athletics complete a three-game series on the road against the Kansas City Royals. Oakland is 23-49 following its 3-1 loss to Kansas City in the opening game of the series on Friday. The Athletics have lost four straight and six of the last seven. Oakland is last in the American League West, 22 games behind the first place Houston Astros.

Tony Kemp is batting .223 to lead Oakland and the second baseman has a team-high .307 on-base percentage. Left fielder Seth Brown is the leader in home runs with nine and RBIs with 33, while catcher Sean Murphy is the leader in hits with 51. On Sunday, the Oakland Athletics will send James Kaprielian to the mound. The right-hander is 0-5 with a 5.98 ERA, 34 Ks and 21 BBs.

Kansas City improved to 26-43 following its two-run victory over Oakland on Friday. Zack Greinke threw six solid innings allowing only one run and Edward Olivares hit a pair of solo home runs for the Royals. Kansas City has won three of the last four and the Royals are last in the American League Central, 11 ½ games behind co-leaders Cleveland and Minnesota.

Andrew Benintendi is batting .302 to lead Kansas City and the left fielder has team highs in hits with 78 and on-base percentage at .366. Catcher Salvador Perez is the leader in home runs with 11 and shortstop Bobby Witt Jr is the leader in RBIs with 36. On Sunday, the Kansas City Royals will send Brady Singer to the mound. The right-hander is 3-2 with a 4.34 ERA, 44 Ks and 9 BBs.