Monday, August 17, 2026 at 7:40 PM EDT

MLB

Athletics @ Kansas City Royals

ATH @ KC

ATH5

KC9

Final

Moneyline

ATH

43%

57%

+126-141

ML Edge

ATH+11.5%

KC-11.5%

Total (O/U)

9.0

BetUS

Over-13.6%

Under+13.6%

Venue

Park Factor

1.00

Neutral

Away Starter

Team:Athletics (ATH)

Pitcher:Mason Barnett(RHP)

Record:1-4

ERA:7.08

Home Starter

Team:Kansas City Royals (KC)

Pitcher:Michael Wacha(RHP)

Record:7-8

ERA:3.49

Betting Insights

Key takeaways for this matchup

ATH ML has a 11.5% edge — the market may be undervaluing them.

The Under has a 13.6% edge.

Pitching matchup: Mason Barnett (7.08 ERA) vs Michael Wacha (3.49 ERA).

Player Props

Player props for this game

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Box Score

Final game statistics

Athletics (ATH)

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Jeff McNeil1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	1
Henry BolteCF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
Lawrence ButlerRF	3	0	1	0	1	0	0
Zack GelofDH	4	0	1	0	0	2	0
Carlos CortesLF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tommy White3B	3	1	1	1	1	1	1
Donovan Walton2B	3	1	1	0	1	0	0
Alika WilliamsSS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jonah HeimPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brian ServenC	4	1	1	2	0	0	1

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC
Seth Johnson	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	15
Mason Barnett	2.2	7	6	6	4	2	83
Scott Blewett	2.0	3	1	1	0	3	28
Hayden Juenger	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	21

Kansas City Royals (KC)

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Carter JensenC	5	1	1	0	0	1	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	4	3	3	1	0	1
Jac CaglianoneRF	5	1	3	2	0	0	0
Maikel Garcia3B	5	1	2	1	0	1	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Salvador PerezDH	3	0	1	2	0	1	0
Michael Massey2B	3	1	1	0	1	1	0
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
Kyle IsbelCF	3	1	1	1	1	1	0

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC
Connor Thomas	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	11
Lucas Erceg	0.0	1	1	1	2	0	14
Michael Wacha	5.0	6	4	4	0	3	79
Nate Pearson	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	18
Steven Cruz	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	8
John Schreiber	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	9

Pitcher Matchup Analysis

Platoon splits, recent form, and times through the order

Mason Barnett (ATH)

2026 season

vs KC

ERA

20.25

2.2

W-L

0-1

WHIP

5.00

AVG

.500

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	7.08	1.64	8.5	5.4	.266	40.2
Home	6.23	1.37	6.8	3.8	.241	21.2
Away	8.05	1.95	10.4	7.1	.293	19.0
Last 7 Days	20.25	5.00	8.2	16.4	.500	2.2
Last 30 Days	9.78	1.94	8.0	5.7	.313	19.1

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.277	.371	.518	.889	83	13
vs RHB	.253	.364	.560	.924	75	25

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.219	.310	.447	.757	114	30
2nd Time	.351	.479	.703	1.182	37	8
3rd Time	.571	.625	1.143	1.768	7	0

Michael Wacha (KC)

2026 season

vs ATH

ERA

7.20

10.0

W-L

1-1

WHIP

1.80

AVG

.350

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	3.49	1.13	7.0	2.3	.233	162.2
Home	3.04	1.01	6.8	2.1	.211	77.0
Away	3.89	1.23	7.2	2.5	.252	85.2
Last 7 Days	3.75	0.83	6.8	0.8	.205	12.0
Last 30 Days	2.89	0.97	6.1	1.5	.213	37.1

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.220	.281	.346	.627	350	77
vs RHB	.250	.298	.504	.802	256	49

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.236	.283	.418	.701	225	51
2nd Time	.249	.303	.493	.796	213	40
3rd Time	.209	.274	.307	.580	163	33

Last 5 Games

Not available yet

Season Series

This Series (4 games)

KC wins series 4-0

Season (7 games)

Series tied 2-2

Weather

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Recent Odds

Latest betting lines from various books

Moneyline

Book	Away	Home	Time
BetUS	+126	-141	2:24 PM
LowVig.ag	+127	-141	2:24 PM
BetOnline.ag	+127	-141	2:24 PM
BetRivers	+120	-141	2:24 PM
BetMGM	+125	-154	2:24 PM

Totals

Book	Total	Over	Under	Time
BetUS	9.0	-110	-110	2:24 PM
LowVig.ag	9.0	-105	-109	2:24 PM
BetOnline.ag	9.0	-108	-112	2:24 PM
BetRivers	9.0	-108	-112	2:24 PM
BetMGM	9.0	-110	-110	2:24 PM