Jacob Wilson leads the Athletics (76-84) into a matchup against Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals (80-80) on Sunday at 3:05 p.m. ET at Sutter Health Park. Wilson is hitting .313, the second-best batting average in the majors, for the favored Athletics (-123), and Witt is ninth in MLB play with a .295 batting average this season for the underdog Royals (+103). Kansas City has Cole Ragans projected to start, while Sacramento has not named a starting pitcher.

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Athletics vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Athletics (-123)
• Underdog: Royals (+103)
• Over/under: 10

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

• The Athletics have compiled an 18-21 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 46.2% of those games).
• The Athletics have a record of 9-12 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -123 or shorter (42.9%).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Athletics’ implied win probability is 55.2%.
• The Athletics have combined with their opponents to go over the total 75 times this season for a 75-75-10 record against the over/under.
• The Athletics are 85-75-0 against the spread this season.

Athletics hitting info

• Brent Rooker has 40 doubles, three triples, 30 home runs and 63 walks while batting .263.
• Among all batters in MLB play, Rooker’s home run total ranks 30th and his RBI tally ranks 31st.
• Tyler Soderstrom’s 93 runs batted in lead his team.
• Among all MLB batters, Soderstrom ranks 46th in home runs and 25th in RBI.
• Nick Kurtz has collected a team-high 35 home runs.
• Shea Langeliers is batting .273 with 31 doubles, 31 home runs and 36 walks.
• Langeliers enters this game on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .524 with three doubles, a home run and three RBIs.

Athletics pitching rankings

• The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Athletics pitching staff ranks 20th in the majors.
• The Athletics’ 4.70 team ERA ranks 27th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Athletics combine for the 25th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.358).
• Athletics pitchers combine to allow the second-most home runs in baseball (219 total, 1.4 per game).
• They took down the Royals 4-3 in their last game with seven strikeouts while allowing four hits.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have been underdogs in 91 games this season and won 41 (45.1%) of those contests.
• This season, the Royals have won 28 of their 69 games, or 40.6%, when they’re the underdog by at least +103 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 49.3% chance of a victory for the Royals.
• Games involving the Royals have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 70 of 160 chances this season.
• The Royals are 79-81-0 ATS in their 160 games with a spread this season.

Royals hitting info

• Witt leads Kansas City with a batting average of .295. He’s also hit 23 home runs with 85 RBI.
• In all of MLB, Witt is 61st in home runs and 38th in RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino leads Kansas City in home runs with 32 and runs batted in with 111.
• Pasquantino currently ranks 17th in home runs and sixth in RBI in the big leagues.
• Maikel Garcia has collected 168 base hits, an OBP of .352 and a slugging percentage of .449 this season.
• Garcia heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .350 with two doubles, two walks and two RBIs.
• Salvador Perez is batting .239 with an OBP of .285 and a slugging percentage of .451 this season.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals strike out just 7.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in MLB.
• The Royals have pitched to a 3.76 ERA this season, which ranks sixth in baseball.
• Royals pitchers have a 1.248 WHIP this season, 11th in the majors.
• The Royals have given up the eighth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 170 home runs allowed.
• The Royals suffered a 4-3 defeat in their most recent game, striking out nine Athletics batters while allowing eight hits.