{"id":641,"date":"2024-06-19T20:54:35","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T00:54:35","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-06-19T20:54:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T00:54:35","slug":"preview-kansas-city-royals-vs-oakland-athletics-june-20-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betnebraskasports.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/19\/preview-kansas-city-royals-vs-oakland-athletics-june-20-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Kansas City Royals vs. Oakland Athletics &#8211; June 20, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On June 20, 2024, the Kansas City Royals are set to compete against the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland Coliseum, with the first pitch scheduled for 3:37 PM. The forecast predicts scattered clouds for the game day.<\/p>\n<p>Seth Lugo will be starting as pitcher for the Royals, entering the game with an impressive 2.404 ERA. His counterpart from the Athletics, Mitch Spence, will take the mound with a 3.947 ERA.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024 AL Central Division, the Royals currently sit in 5th place, boasting a 41-32 record, which translates to a .560 winning percentage. They are ranked 2nd within the division with a 13-9 record. The Royals have won 4 of their last 10 games and are coming off a single loss streak. Their record shows 25-14 at home and 16-18 on the road. During day games, the Royals have secured 18 victories, compared to 23 in night games. They have scored 351 runs and allowed 290.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Athletics struggle in the AL West, positioned 14th with a record of 26-48, reflecting a .350 winning percentage. They are last in their division with a 6-14 record. Their recent form includes just 1 win in their last 10 outings, coupled with a 9-game losing streak. At home, they have a 15-20 record, while away they have gone 11-28. They have gathered 14 wins in day games versus 12 in night games. The team has managed to score 266 runs and conceded 358.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 20, 2024, the Kansas City Royals are set to compete against the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland Coliseum, with the first pitch scheduled for <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":642,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betnebraskasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/641"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betnebraskasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betnebraskasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betnebraskasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betnebraskasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betnebraskasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/641\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betnebraskasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betnebraskasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betnebraskasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betnebraskasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}