Royals vs. A’s Pick
The Royals will attempt to win their fifth consecutive game today at 4:05PM ET when they visit the struggling A’s, losers of four in a row.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Royals are -110 money line favorites to beat the A’s, who have odds of +100 to pull off the small home upset. With Chris Young set to face Sonny Gray in the pitching matchup, the total for today’s game is sitting at 8 runs.
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Omar Infante went 2-for-5 with a double against the A’s on Friday as the Royals won their fourth straight game. Infante is now hitting .324 through 34 at bats at should receive the majority of at-bats over Christian Colon at second base for the defending champs.
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Coco Crisp, meanwhile, really struggled in the loss. He went 0-for-5 as Oakland’s leadoff hitter and is now hitting .182/.229/.364 after 33 at-bats. Sean Doolittle also might be losing his grip on the team’s closer role after giving up a solo home run to Eric Hosmer in the ninth.
OUR PICK: The Royals are now a perfect 5-0 in their last five games in Oakland and 5-0 in their last five games overall versus the A’s. KC is also 8-2 in Young’s last 10 road starts and 5-2 in his last seven starts dating back to last season. The A’s, meanwhile, are just 3-7 in Gray’s last 10 starts and 0-4 in his last four starts with four days of rest in between.
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