The Athletics (75-84) will host the Kansas City Royals (80-79), Friday at 10:05 p.m. ET, in the first game of a three-game series.
An expected tight matchup features the Royals (-116 moneyline odds to win) against the Athletics (-103). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Kansas City Royals looking to Noah Cameron (9-7), and Mason Barnett (1-1) answering the bell for the Athletics.
The Royals won 9-4 over the Angels yesterday in their most recent game. Vinnie Pasquantino went 1 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs to lead them offensively while Michael Lorenzen was picked up the victory after throwing 5 2/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits while striking out nine.
Yesterday, the Athletics lost to the Astros 11-5. J.T. Ginn was the losing pitcher after throwing 3 2/3 innings, giving up seven earned runs on six hits while striking out four. Nick Kurtz led the Athletics’ offense, going 3 for 5 with two home runs and three RBIs.
Before this Royals vs. Athletics showdown, here is everything you need to prepare for Friday’s MLB action, including viewing options.
Kansas City Royals vs. Athletics odds, line and spread
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 6:17 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Royals (-116, bet $116 to win $100)
- Underdog: Athletics (-103, bet $103 to win $100)
- Over/under: 10
Royals vs. Athletics: Game time and live stream info
- Game day: Friday, September 26, 2025
- Game time: 10:05 p.m. ET
- Location: West Sacramento, California
- Stadium: Sutter Health Park
- TV channel: NBCS-CA and FDSKC
- Live stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Royals stats and trends
Royals betting records
- This season, the Royals have been favored 67 times and won 39, or 58.2%, of those games.
- This season, the Royals have won 35 of their 60 games, or 58.3%, when favored by at least -116 on the moneyline.
- The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 53.7% chance of a victory for the Royals.
- Games involving the Royals have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 70 of 159 chances this season.
- The Royals are 79-80-0 against the spread this season.
Noah Cameron (Royals probable starter)
- The Royals will send Cameron (9-7) out for his 24th start of the season as he aims for his 10th victory. He is 9-7 with a 2.90 ERA and 108 strikeouts in 133 2/3 innings pitched.
- The left-hander last pitched on Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when he threw 6 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run while giving up three hits.
- The 26-year-old has an ERA of 2.90, with 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 23 games this season. Opponents have a .214 batting average against him.
- Cameron is looking for his fourth quality start in a row.
- Cameron will look to continue a six-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.8 innings per outing).
- In seven of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
- The opposing Athletics offense has the fourth-ranked slugging percentage (.433) and is sixth in MLB play with 218 home runs. It has a collective .254 batting average, and is fifth in MLB with 1382 total hits and 12th in MLB play scoring 725 runs.
- Head-to-head against the Athletics this season, Cameron has pitched five innings without giving up an earned run on four hits, while striking out seven.
Royals batting stats
- The Royals’ 155 home runs rank 25th in Major League Baseball.
- Fueled by 463 extra-base hits, the Royals rank 17th in MLB with a .396 slugging percentage this season.
- The Royals rank 15th in MLB with a .247 team batting average.
- The Royals are among the lowest scoring teams in the league, ranking 26th with just 635 total runs (4.0 per game) this season.
- The Royals have an on-base percentage of .309 this season, which ranks 22nd in the league.
- The Royals have shown patience at the plate this season with the second-best rate of strikeouts per game (6.8) among MLB offenses.
Athletics stats and trends
Athletics betting records
- The Athletics have been chosen as underdogs in 119 games this year and have walked away with the win 56 times (47.1%) in those games.
- This year, the Athletics have won 48 of 108 games when listed as at least -103 or better on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 50.7% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Athletics and their opponents have hit the over in 75 of their 159 games with a total this season.
- The Athletics are 84-75-0 against the spread in their 159 games that had a posted line this season.
Mason Barnett (Athletics probable starter)
- Barnett (1-1 with a 7.56 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 16 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Athletics, his fifth of the season.
- In his most recent time out on Wednesday, Sept. 17 against the Boston Red Sox, the righty tossed four innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
- Over four games this season, the 24-year-old has a 7.56 ERA and 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .324 to his opponents.
- Barnett has put up one start this season where he pitched five or more innings.
- He will face off against a Royals offense that ranks 19th in the league with 1315 total hits (on a .247 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .396 (17th in the league) with 155 total home runs (25th in MLB play).
Athletics batting stats
- The Athletics average 1.4 home runs per game to rank sixth in MLB play with 218 total home runs.
- So far this year, the Athletics’ .433 slugging percentage ranks fourth-best in baseball.
- The Athletics rank fourth in the majors with a .254 batting average.
- The Athletics score the 12th-most runs in baseball (725 total, 4.6 per game).
- The Athletics’ .318 on-base percentage ranks 13th in MLB.
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