Power Ranking
Oakland 30
Kansas City 18
Smart Chart
- OAK
- 3.61
- 5.70
- 0.00
- 7.31
- 3.07
- 9.04
- 4.29
- Offense
- Defense
- Team ERA
- Offensive Hits
- Offensive Walks
- Defensive Hits
- Defensive Walks
- KC
- 4.17
- 5.30
- 0.00
- 8.18
- 2.54
- 8.81
- 3.41
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Oakland Athletics at Kansas City Royals
The Oakland Athletics' Jon Lester will put his dominant career record against the Kansas City Royals on the line on Tuesday night as the teams battle in the AL's Wild Card Game.
Lester has faced the Royals 13 times in his career, going 9-3 with a 1.84 ERA over those 88 innings of work.
Team Record
Oakland Athletics
All | Last 10 | vs Div | vs AL | vs NL | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record | 88-74 | 5-5 | 38-38 | 75-67 | 13-7 |
Home | 48-33 | 3-3 | 18-19 | 40-31 | 8-2 |
Away | 40-41 | 2-2 | 20-19 | 35-36 | 5-5 |
Fave | 82-51 | 5-5 | 33-27 | 69-45 | 13-6 |
Dog | 6-21 | 0-0 | 5-10 | 6-20 | 0-1 |
O/U | 76-76-10 | 4-5-1 | 37-36-3 | 65-72-5 | 11-4-5 |
vs LHP | 24-25 | 1-2 | 10-17 | 21-23 | 3-2 |
vs RHP | 64-49 | 4-3 | 28-21 | 54-44 | 10-5 |
Team Record
Kansas City Royals
All | Last 10 | vs Div | vs AL | vs NL | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record | 89-73 | 6-4 | 39-37 | 74-68 | 15-5 |
Home | 42-39 | 1-2 | 18-19 | 35-36 | 7-3 |
Away | 47-34 | 5-2 | 21-18 | 39-32 | 8-2 |
Fave | 57-40 | 3-4 | 26-23 | 47-37 | 10-3 |
Dog | 30-32 | 2-0 | 12-14 | 25-30 | 5-2 |
O/U | 73-81-8 | 6-4 | 39-35-2 | 65-70-7 | 8-11-1 |
vs LHP | 24-21 | 1-1 | 9-8 | 17-18 | 7-3 |
vs RHP | 65-52 | 5-3 | 30-29 | 57-50 | 8-2 |
Pitchers Last 3 Starts
Oakland Athletics
Jon Lester (16-11) ERA: 2.62
Date | OPP | SU | Score | O/U | IP | Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 24, 2014 | LAA | L | 4-5 | O | 7 | -100 |
Sep 19, 2014 | PHI | W | 3-1 | U | 7 | 35 |
Sep 14, 2014 | SEA | W | 4-0 | U | 6 | 64 |
Kansas City Royals
James Shields (14-8) ERA: 3.30
Date | OPP | SU | Score | O/U | IP | Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 25, 2014 | CHW | W | 6-3 | O | 6 | 72 |
Sep 20, 2014 | DET | L | 2-3 | U | 6.2 | -100 |
Sep 15, 2014 | CHW | W | 4-3 | P | 7 | 42 |
Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent
Oakland Athletics
Jon Lester (16-11) ERA: 2.62
Date | Score | Winner | IP | Hits | Runs | Earned Runs | Walks | Strikeouts | Decision |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 12, 2014 | 11-3 | OAK | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Win |
Aug 2, 2014 | 8-3 | OAK | 6.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Win |
Jul 20, 2014 | 6-0 | BOS | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | Win |
Aug 8, 2013 | 5-1 | KC | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Loss |
Aug 24, 2012 | 4-3 | BOS | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | Win |
Kansas City Royals
James Shields (14-8) ERA: 3.30
Date | Score | Winner | IP | Hits | Runs | Earned Runs | Walks | Strikeouts | Decision |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 14, 2014 | 7-3 | KC | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | No Decision |
Aug 3, 2014 | 4-2 | KC | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Win |
May 17, 2013 | 2-1 | OAK | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | Loss |
Jul 31, 2012 | 8-0 | TB | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | Win |
Jul 27, 2011 | 13-4 | OAK | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | Loss |
Head to Head Detail
Search MLB Database | Teams | Runs Scored | Line | Total | O/U | Pitcher |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 14, 2014 | OAK | 3 | -111 | 7 | Over | Jeff Samardzija (R) |
KC | 7 | James Shields (R) | ||||
Aug 13, 2014 | OAK | 0 | -102 | 7 | Under | Scott Kazmir (L) |
KC | 3 | Jason Vargas (L) | ||||
Aug 12, 2014 | OAK | 11 | 132 | 7 | Over | Jon Lester (L) |
KC | 3 | Jeremy Guthrie (R) | ||||
Aug 11, 2014 | OAK | 2 | -107 | 7 | Under | Sonny Gray (R) |
KC | 3 | Yordano Ventura (R) | ||||
Aug 3, 2014 | KC | 4 | -162 | 7 | Under | James Shields (R) |
OAK | 2 | Scott Kazmir (L) |
Betting Odds Trends
Oakland Athletics
- Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
- Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
- Oakland is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games on the road
- The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oakland's last 9 games on the road
- Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Betting Odds Trends
Kansas City Royals
- Kansas City is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games
- Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
- The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Kansas City's last 17 games when playing Oakland
- Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Oakland
Injuries
Oakland Athletics
- No Injuries
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- No Injuries
Last 5 Games
Oakland Athletics
Date | OPP | Score | SU | Line | Total | Starter | IP | Location | Opp. Starter |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 28, 2014 | TEX | 4-0 | W | -187 | 8.5 | Sonny Gray | 9 | A | Nick Martinez |
Sep 27, 2014 | TEX | 4-5 | L | -190 | 7.5 | Jeff Samardzija | 7 | A | Scott Baker |
Sep 26, 2014 | TEX | 6-2 | W | -168 | 8 | Scott Kazmir | 7 | A | Nick Tepesch |
Sep 25, 2014 | TEX | 1-2 | L | -143 | 8.5 | Jason Hammel | 6 | A | Colby Lewis |
Sep 24, 2014 | LAA | 4-5 | L | -185 | 7.5 | Jon Lester | 7 | H | Hector Santiago |
Kansas City Royals
Date | OPP | Score | SU | Line | Total | Starter | IP | Location | Opp. Starter |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 28, 2014 | CHW | 6-4 | W | -185 | 7.5 | Yordano Ventura | 4 | A | Chris Bassitt |
Sep 27, 2014 | CHW | 4-5 | L | -158 | 8.5 | Danny Duffy | 2 | A | John Danks |
Sep 26, 2014 | CHW | 3-1 | W | -145 | 8 | Jeremy Guthrie | 7 | A | Hector Noesi |
Sep 25, 2014 | CHW | 6-3 | W | -137 | 7 | James Shields | 6 | A | Jose Quintana |
Sep 24, 2014 | CLE | 4-6 | L | -120 | 6.5 | Jason Vargas | 4 | A | Trevor Bauer |
Stats Comparison
Oakland Athletics
Kansas City Royals
Runs Scored
3.61 4.17
Runs Allowed
5.70 5.30
Team ERA
0.00 0.00
Runs Scored Road vs. Home
3.89 4.81
Runs Allowed Road vs. Home
5.95 5.32
Starter ERA
2.62 3.30
Stats Comparison
Oakland Athletics
Kansas City Royals
Offensive Hits
7.31 8.18
Hits Allowed
9.04 8.81
Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3
3 13
Offensive Walks
3.07 2.54
Defensive Walks
4.29 3.41
Wins Last 10 Games
5 6
Supergrid
Stat | Rank | Stat | Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense | 3.61 | 30 | 5.30 | 28 |
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense | 3.89 | 27 | 5.32 | 26 |
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense | 4.17 | 23 | 5.70 | 29 |
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense | 4.81 | 9 | 5.95 | 30 |