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Kansas City Royals at Athletics Athletics

Athletics vs Kansas City Royals head-to-head

MLBregular • 2026 Season
completed
Athletics logo
Athletics
Athletics
1
vs
Royals logo
Royals
Kansas City
4
OAK 55%45% KC
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Athletics Athletics 55% to win. The biggest signal favoring Athletics:

  • Home Field Advantage. Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: OAK 52% (−3)

Win probability movement

OAK home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement60%55%50%Apr 25Apr 28

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueSutter Health Park
Sacramento, California

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Royals (away)
Athletics (home)
45%
Win probability
55%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Royals defeated the Athletics 4-1.

Our model predicted the Athletics would win with 55% confidence, but the Royals won against the model's expectation. Results like this help us refine the model.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Athletics and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Injuries was neutral and a contributing factor: Similar injury situations: Oakland Athletics (0 out) vs Royals (0 out)
  • Rest Days was neutral and a contributing factor: Similar rest: Oakland Athletics (2 days rest) vs Royals (2 days rest)

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Royals won 1-4

Royals won in a close game

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Athletics at 55%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Athletics Athletics
  • InjuriesNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • Weather ImpactNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

KC
OAK
Home Field Advantage
Favours KC|Favours OAK

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 4/28/2026, 8:45:00 AM

Key Players

Royals

Stephen KolekSP
Noah CameronSP
Randy DobnakSP
Seth LugoSP
Michael WachaSP

Athletics

Kade MorrisSP
J.T. GinnSP
Gage JumpSP
Jeffrey SpringsSP
Joe RockRP

Learn About Our Analysis

Learn about the factors behind our predictions

Frequently Asked Questions

Athletics has a 55% win probability, while Royals has a 45% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers weather conditions, offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, California.

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