and the Oakland Athletics take the field on Thursday at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum against , who is the named starter for the Kansas City Royals. First pitch is set for 3:37 PM ET for the final game of a three-game series. Here is everything you need to know to watch the Royals vs. Athletics competition. Royals vs. Athletics Highlights | MLB Royals vs. Athletics Game Information & How to Watch When: Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 3:37 PM ET Where: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California TV: Watch on BSKC Box Score: Learn more about the vs. the Sports! Royals vs. Athletics Prediction Score Prediction: Royals 5, Athletics 4 Total Prediction: Over 7 runs Win Probabilities: Royals 53%, Athletics 47% Royals vs. Athletics Head to Head Date Favorite Spread Total Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Result 6/19/2024 Royals -1.5 7 -189 +158 5-1 OAK 6/18/2024 Royals -1.5 8 -132 +112 7-5 OAK 5/19/2024 Royals -1.5 9 -175 +147 8-4 KC 5/18/2024 Royals Carl Yastrzemski Jersey -1.5 9.5 -198 +164 5-3 KC 5/17/2024 Royals -1.5 8.5 -204 +169 6-2 KC 8/23/2023 Royals -1.5 9 -150 +128 4-0 KC 8/22/2023 Royals -1.5 8.5 -116 -103 5-4 OAK 8/21/2023 Athletics -1.5 8.5 -128 +108 6-4 OAK 5/7/2023 Athletics -1.5 10 -115 -105 5-1 KC 5/6/2023 Royals -1.5 10.5 -171 +145 5-4 OAK Royals Last 10 Game Stats Stat Avg/Total Record 2-8 Runs Per Game 3.3 HR 6 ERA 5.17 K/9 7.7 Royals Player Insights Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 11 home runs and 52 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .323. Witt's home runs rank him 40th in the majors, and he is ninth in RBI. Maikel Garcia has 14 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 23 walks while hitting .240. Garcia is 177th in home runs and 41st in RBI among all hitters in baseball. has 20 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 31 walks while hitting .241. Pasquantino has at least one base hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .250 with a double and five walks. has hit 11 home runs to lead his team. Perez takes a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is hitting .211 with a home run and three RBI. Royals Recent & Upcoming Games Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup June 14 @ Dodgers L 4-3 vs Gavin Stone June 15 @ Dodgers W 7-2 Seth Lugo vs Yoshinobu Yamamoto June 16 @ Dodgers L 3-0 vs Tyler Glasnow June 18 @ Athletics L 7-5 vs June 19 @ Athletics L 5-1 Cole Ragans vs June 20 @ Athletics - Seth Lugo vs June 21 @ Rangers - Seth Lugo vs Nathan Eovaldi June 22 @ Rangers - Brady Singer vs Dane Dunning June 23 @ Rangers - Alec Marsh vs Jon Gray June 24 Marlins - Cole Ragans vs Roddery Munoz June 25 Marlins - Seth Lugo vs TBA Athletics Last 10 Game Stats Stat Avg/Total Record 2-8 Runs Per Game 4.0 HR 11 ERA 5.08 K/9 5.9 Athletics Player Insights JJ Bleday is batting .257 with 22 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 33 walks. Bleday ranks 52nd in home runs and 126th in RBI among all batters in MLB. Brent Rooker's 13 home runs, 44 runs batted in and .260 batting average are all tops in the lineup. Rooker is currently 25th in home runs and 23rd in RBI in the major leagues. is hitting .256 with 14 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 11 walks. has swatted a team-leading 13 long balls. Athletics Recent & Upcoming Games Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup June 14 @ L 6-5 Mitch Spence vs June 16 @ Twins L 6-2 vs June 16 @ Twins L 8-7 vs June 18 Royals W 7-5 Hogan Harris vs Alec Marsh June 19 Royals W 5-1 Luis Medina vs Cole Ragans June 20 Royals - Mitch Spence vs Seth Lugo June 21 Twins - Joey Estes vs Chris Paddack June 22 Twins - JP Sears vs Bailey Ober June 23 Twins - Hogan Harris vs June 24 @ Angels - Luis Medina vs TBA June 25 @ Angels - Mitch Spence vs Jos Soriano FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by and data from Sportradar. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience Oakland Athletics Kansas City Royals Phillips Valdez Jersey