MLB

Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics

Kansas City
Royals
56 - 52
Jason Vargas (8-5) ERA: 3.69
Oakland
Athletics
66 - 42
Jon Lester (11-7) ERA: 2.59
August 02, 2014, 4:05 PM EDT
 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Power Ranking
Kansas City 18
Oakland 30
Smart Chart
  • KC
  • 4.07
  • 5.34
  • 0.00
  • 8.16
  • 2.45
  • 8.88
  • 3.35
  •  
  • Offense
  • Defense
  • Team ERA
  • Offensive Hits
  • Offensive Walks
  • Defensive Hits
  • Defensive Walks
  • OAK
  • 3.68
  • 5.82
  • 0.00
  • 7.36
  • 3.10
  • 9.18
  • 4.28
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Kansas City Royals at Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics will look to bolster their win total and reward those moneyline betting when the Kansas City Royals invade O.co Coliseum on Saturday.

It's a pitching duel between Jon Lester for the Oakland Athletics (10-7 on the year) and Jason Vargas for Kansas City Royals (8-4 so far).

Team Record
Kansas City Royals
All Last 10 vs Div vs AL vs NL
Record56-528-225-2548-488-4
Home27-275-213-1223-244-3
Away29-253-012-1325-244-1
Fave31-246-216-1328-223-2
Dog24-272-09-1219-255-2
O/U49-54-54-626-23-144-48-45-6-1
vs LHP13-151-05-510-133-2
vs RHP43-377-220-2038-355-2
Team Record
Oakland Athletics
All Last 10 vs Div vs AL vs NL
Record66-425-527-2056-4010-2
Home34-182-213-929-185-0
Away32-243-314-1127-225-2
Fave61-265-523-1251-2410-2
Dog5-150-04-85-150-0
O/U53-49-66-426-20-146-47-37-2-3
vs LHP18-120-37-815-123-0
vs RHP48-305-220-1241-287-2
Pitchers Last 3 Starts
Kansas City Royals
Jason Vargas (8-5) ERA: 3.69
Date OPP SU Score O/U IP Money
Jul 8, 2014TBL3-4P5.2-100
Jul 2, 2014MINW4-0U772
Jun 27, 2014LAAW8-6O480
Oakland Athletics
Jon Lester (11-7) ERA: 2.59
Date OPP SU Score O/U IP Money
Jul 25, 2014TBL4-6O6-100
Jul 20, 2014KCW6-0U864
Jul 10, 2014CHWW4-3U765
Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent
Kansas City Royals
Jason Vargas (8-5) ERA: 3.69
Date Score Winner IP Hits Runs Earned Runs Walks Strikeouts Decision
Sep 24, 20133-0LAA940015Win
Sep 18, 20135-4LAA674425No Decision
Apr 11, 20138-1OAK5.2105534Loss
Sep 29, 20127-4OAK751107No Decision
Sep 9, 20124-2OAK743336Loss
Oakland Athletics
Jon Lester (11-7) ERA: 2.59
Date Score Winner IP Hits Runs Earned Runs Walks Strikeouts Decision
Jul 20, 20146-0BOS840028Win
Aug 8, 20135-1KC753124Loss
Aug 24, 20124-3BOS763346Win
May 9, 20124-3KC564113Loss
Aug 21, 20116-1BOS631143Win
Head to Head Detail
Search MLB DatabaseTeamsRuns ScoredLineTotalO/UPitcher
Aug 1, 2014KC1-2257.5UnderJeremy Guthrie (R)
OAK0Sonny Gray (R)
Jul 7, 2013OAK101189OverA.J. Griffin (R)
KC4Luis Mendoza (R)
Jul 6, 2013OAK3-1098.5UnderJarrod Parker (R)
KC4Ervin Santana (R)
Jul 5, 2013OAK61089PushTommy Milone (L)
KC3Wade Davis (R)
May 19, 2013KC3-1688UnderLuis Mendoza (R)
OAK4A.J. Griffin (R)
May 18, 2013KC1-1397UnderErvin Santana (R)
OAK2Tommy Milone (L)
May 17, 2013KC1-1027UnderJames Shields (R)
OAK2Jarrod Parker (R)
Aug 16, 2012OAK3-1068UnderDan Straily (R)
KC0Luke Hochevar (R)
Aug 15, 2012OAK21108.5UnderBrandon McCarthy (R)
KC3Will Smith (L)
Aug 14, 2012OAK0-1128.5UnderJarrod Parker (R)
KC5Jeremy Guthrie (R)
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Injuries
Kansas City Royals
  • Carlos Hernandez P 15-day IL (03/25), Shoulder
  • Josh Taylor RP 15-day IL (03/25), Biceps
  • Jake Brentz RP 15-day IL (03/25), Hamstring
  • Michael Massey 2B 10-day IL (03/25), Back
Injuries
Oakland Athletics
  • Trevor Gott RP 60-day IL (03/24), Undisclosed
  • Miguel Andujar 3B Is out indefinitely, Knee
Last 5 Games
Kansas City Royals
Date OPP Score SU Line Total Starter IP Location Opp. Starter
Aug 1, 2014OAK1-0W+2057.5Jeremy Guthrie6ASonny Gray
Jul 31, 2014MIN6-3W-2107.5Yordano Ventura7HKevin Correia
Jul 30, 2014MIN3-2W-1527Danny Duffy5.2HPhil Hughes
Jul 29, 2014MIN1-2L-2057.5James Shields6HKyle Gibson
Jul 27, 2014CLE3-10L-1118Bruce Chen5HDanny Salazar
Oakland Athletics
Date OPP Score SU Line Total Starter IP Location Opp. Starter
Aug 1, 2014KC0-1L-2257.5Sonny Gray7HJeremy Guthrie
Jul 30, 2014HOU1-8L-1358Jason Hammel4.1ADallas Keuchel
Jul 29, 2014HOU7-4W-1928Jeff Samardzija6.2AScott Feldman
Jul 28, 2014HOU3-7L-1808Jesse Chavez5.1ABrett Oberholtzer
Jul 27, 2014TEX9-3W-2159Scott Kazmir5AMiles Mikolas
Stats Comparison
Kansas City Royals
Oakland Athletics

Runs Scored

4.07 3.68

Runs Allowed

5.34 5.82

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

3.43 3.44

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

5.26 5.48

Starter ERA

3.69 2.59
Stats Comparison
Kansas City Royals
Oakland Athletics

Offensive Hits

8.16 7.36

Hits Allowed

8.88 9.18

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

8.1 8

Offensive Walks

2.45 3.10

Defensive Walks

3.35 4.28

Wins Last 10 Games

8 5
Supergrid
Stat Rank Stat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense4.07275.8229
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense3.43305.4829
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense3.68305.3428
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense3.44305.2628
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