Athletics vs Royals Picks and Prediction – 6/15/2025

The Athletics complete a three-game series on the road Sunday versus the Kansas City Royals. The Athletics improved to 27-44 following Friday’s 6-4 victory over the Royals in the opening game of the series. Austin Wynns and Luis Urias each hit home runs for the A’s, while Luis Severino pitched 7.2 solid innings. The Athletics are last in the American League West, 13 games behind first-place Houston. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB picks.

Jacob Wilson is batting .367 with 95 hits and an on-base percentage of .402 to lead the Athletics in the three categories. Brent Rooker leads in home runs with 15, and Tyler Soderstrom has a team-high 45 RBI. The A’s our batting .255 with a .417 slugging percentage. On Sunday, the Athletics will send Jeffrey Springs to the mound. The left-hander is 5-5 with a 4.64 ERA, 64 Ks, and 31 BBs.

The Kansas City Royals dropped to 34-36 following Friday’s two-run loss to the Athletics. Kansas City has lost four straight and six of the last seven. The Royals are struggling at the plate, as Kansas City is 27th in slugging percentage, while on the mound, the Royals have the 5th-best team ERA. Kansas City trails first-place Detroit in the AL Central by 11 ½ games.

Maikel Garcia is batting .309 with 77 hits and an on-base percentage of .372 to lead Kansas City in the three categories. Vinnie Pasquantino is the leader in home runs with 10 and RBI with 38. Kansas City is batting .251 with a .369 slugging percentage. On Sunday, Kansas City will send Noah Cameron to the mound. The left-hander is 2-2 with a 2.17 ERA, 25 Ks, and 11 BBs.

Kansas City will win at home on Sunday when hosting the Athletics, but the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in 11 of the Athletics' last 15 and 8 of Kansas City's last 10. Athletics starter Jeffrey Springs has been hit hard in four consecutive outings, allowing 15 runs across 20.2 innings. Kansas City starter Noah Cameron is coming off a poor outing, in which the left-hander allowed six runs on seven hits across 5.2 innings. Final Score Prediction: Kansas City Royals win, but our best play is OVER 8-5.