Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals 9/15/2021 Picks Predictions

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The Oakland Athletics (77-67) and the Kansas City Royals (66-78) will battle in Game 2 of a three-game competition at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at 8:10 PM ET. Oakland scored a total of 19 runs in losing a series versus the Texas Rangers after they lost the last two rounds. The Athletics scored 10 runs in winning the series opener over the Rangers at 10-5 on Friday but surrendered the next two installments at 6-8 on Saturday and 3-4 on Sunday. In Game 1 of a series, the Oakland Athletics bowed to the Kansas City Royals after a 7-10 loss on Tuesday. Starter Frankie Montas went 3.1 innings of work while allowing four earned runs on eight hits with two bases on balls awarded and struck out four Kansas hitters in defeat. Third Baseman Josh Harrison acquired a one-run score on one hit with two RBIs while Right Fielder Seth Brown made two runs on one hit for the Athletics.

Oakland will be appointing left-hander Sean Manaea to take the starting role in the second installment of a series versus the Royals on Wednesday. In his career start this season, the twenty-nine-year-old southpaw thrower is 9-9 with a 3.79 ERA and 1.21 WHIP while striking out a total of 174 strikeouts in pitching for 156.2 innings in the majors.

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Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Predictions 9/15/2021

On the Kansas City side, the team just secured a series against the Minnesota Twins after winning the series opener at 6-4 on Friday and the final match at 5-3 on Sunday but lost Game 2 at 2-9 on Saturday. The Royals will try to continue their success after winning the first installment of a three-game series against the Oakland Athletics at 10-7 on Tuesday. Kansas City fell behind Oakland after the 5th frame with a 4-7 lead but managed to earn six runs in the 6th & 7th frame resulting in their 10-7 win. The Royals bullpen combined in giving away seven earned runs on eight hits while granting six walks and struck out six batters of the Athletics in picking up the victory. Center Fielder Kyle Isbel led his team with three runs scored on a triple while driving two RBIs while Catcher Salvador Pérez added two runs on a double and drove four RBIs in the winning effort.

Kansas City will give the ball to southpaw Mike Minor and climb up the pitcher’s rubber to start against the Athletics in the second round of a series on Wednesday. The thirty-three-year-old left-handed thrower is 8-12 with a 5.05 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, and a total of 149 strikeouts in 158.2 innings of work in the big league this year.

Oakland Athletics vs. Kansas City Royals. The MLB Pick for this contest is Oakland -145. The Athletics are trying to earn a Wild Card slot and the club will have to defeat teams with a weak record to make it to the playoffs. Oakland will be sending a solid starter on the mound to control the Royals bats while the Athletic hitters will be earning a lot of runs heading to their important road victory on Wednesday. The prediction: Oakland Athletics will win at 6-1.

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