In the first of a four-game series between the Kansas City Royals (74-68) and the Oakland Athletics (60-82) at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium, Dillon Gee (6-7, 4.34 ERA) and Ross Detwiler (1-3, 5.15 ERA) get the ball. The game starts at 7:15 p.m. ET on Monday, Sep. 12 and will air on CSCA and FSKC.
In his most recent outing, Gee pitched 6.0 innings, giving up three runs and striking out two in a 10-3 victory over the Twins. Eric Hosmer (.277, 75 Rs, 23 HRs, 91 RBIs, 5 SBs) played well again yesterday, going 2 for 3 with one run, one home run, and one RBI. The Athletics were unsuccessful the last time Detwiler pitched. He tossed 3.0 innings, allowing three runs, striking out two and walking two in a 10-7 loss to the Angels. Khris Davis (.246, 73 Rs, 35 HRs, 86 RBIs, 1 SB) went 1 for 4 yesterday with one run.
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After last game’s shutout win against Chicago, the Royals now have seven shutouts this season. The Athletics have been shut out in nine games this season.
The Royals managed to give up five walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Athletics who are coming in with a 12-5 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
It looks like the Royals have a slight leg up on the Athletics, as the Royals have won their last two games while the Athletics have lost their last three.
When they outhit their opponents, the Athletics are 40-15. The Royals have a 56-17 record when outhitting opponents.
Kansas City and Oakland both rank near the bottom of the league in runs. Kansas City sits at 25th with 588 runs this season and Oakland ranks 29th with 550.
Kansas City and Oakland both rank near the bottom of the league for their on-base plus slugging percentage. Kansas City sits at 26th with an OPS of .717, and Oakland ranks 28th with an OPS of .694.
When the Athletics allow at least one home run, they are 30-68. When the Royals allow one or more homers, they have a 45-55 record.
