Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 7:40 PM EDT

MLB

Athletics @ Kansas City Royals

ATH @ KC

ATH3

KC4

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:Jack Perkins(RHP)

Record:3-9

ERA:6.68

Home Starter

Team:Kansas City Royals (KC)

Pitcher:Daniel Lynch IV(RHP)

Record:4-4

ERA:2.93

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: Jack Perkins (6.68 ERA) vs Daniel Lynch IV (2.93 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
Henry BolteCF	4	1	1	0	0	0
Zack GelofDH	2	2	0	0	2	0
Jeff McNeil1B	4	0	2	1	0	0
Jonah HeimC	3	0	0	0	1	0
Tommy White3B	4	0	1	1	0	1
Lawrence ButlerRF	3	0	1	0	1	1
Max MuncyLF	2	0	0	1	1	0
Carlos CortesLF	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alika Williams2B	2	0	0	0	0	0
Donovan Walton2B	2	0	0	0	0	1
Darell HernaizSS	4	0	0	0	0	0

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC
Drew Rom	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	8
Brady Basso	2.1	2	0	0	0	1	32
Elvis Alvarado	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	2
Hogan Harris	0.2	3	3	2	1	0	30
Luis Medina	1.1	0	0	0	3	0	24
Jack Perkins	3.2	1	0	0	1	4	53

Kansas City Royals (KC)

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

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC
Mason Black	3.0	2	2	2	3	1	51
Carlos Duran	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	12
Daniel Lynch IV	4.0	2	1	1	2	1	45
Alex Lange	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	11

Pitcher Matchup Analysis

Platoon splits, recent form, and times through the order

Jack Perkins (ATH)

2026 season

vs KC

ERA

0.00

5.2

W-L

0-0

WHIP

0.58

AVG

.125

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	6.68	1.49	10.4	3.8	.267	90.1
Home	7.56	1.60	10.8	3.8	.286	50.0
Away	5.58	1.35	9.9	3.8	.240	40.1
Last 7 Days	1.04	1.22	11.0	6.6	.143	8.2
Last 30 Days	6.51	1.65	9.3	4.6	.284	27.2

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.264	.360	.462	.822	182	61
vs RHB	.270	.337	.478	.814	178	43

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.258	.347	.431	.778	209	58
2nd Time	.234	.304	.405	.709	111	37
3rd Time	.400	.478	.850	1.328	40	9

Daniel Lynch IV (KC)

2026 season

vs ATH

ERA

1.80

5.0

W-L

0-0

WHIP

1.00

AVG

.176

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	2.93	1.03	6.7	2.6	.200	58.1
Home	2.34	0.96	6.1	3.2	.172	34.2
Away	3.80	1.16	7.8	1.9	.237	23.2
Last 7 Days	3.24	1.11	3.3	3.3	.207	8.1
Last 30 Days	5.06	1.31	5.1	2.8	.258	16.0

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.172	.222	.247	.470	93	19
vs RHB	.221	.294	.377	.671	122	24

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.205	.269	.320	.589	200	41
2nd Time	.133	.188	.333	.521	15	2
3rd Time	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0

Last 5 Games

Not available yet

Season Series

This Series (4 games)

KC wins series 4-0

Season (7 games)

KC leads series 3-2

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