Published on: Jun 10, 2021 3:08 pm IST|Updated on: Jun 11, 2021 11:32 am IST
OA vs KCR Dream11 Match Prediction: Free-falling Kansas City Royals will be looking to end a five-game skid when they hit the road for an away game against Oakland Athletics at O.co Coliseum. This is the first match in the four-game mini-series with the game set to start at 07:10 AM on Friday morning (IST). Royals were looking unstoppable when they brushed asides team during their imperious 5-game winning run, but since beating Minnesota Twins 14-5 at the end of that streak, Kansas’ form has gone upside down. They are on a five-game losing run heading into this match. Oakland Athletics are at the moment what Kansas City Royals were a few weeks ago, and that is red-hot. The Athletics won six times in the last seven regular-season games and improved their regular-season record to 37-26.
Match Details Date: 10/06/2021 Venue: O.co Coliseum Time: 07:10 AM IST
Recent form Oakland Athletics: W W L W W Kansas City Royals: L L L L L
Record This Season: Oakland Athletics | Kansas City Royals Games Played: 63 | 60 Wins: 37 | 29 Defeats: 26 | 31
1. Matt Olson: Games: 58 Runs: 38 Home Runs: 56 Home Runs: 15
2. Mark Canha: Games: 61 Runs: 49 Home Runs: 58 Home Runs: 11
3. Ramon Laureano Games: 48 Runs: 30 Home Runs: 47 Home Runs: 11
4. Jed Lowrie: Games: 59 Runs: 27 Home Runs: 54 Home Runs: 04
5: Matt Chapman Games: 62 Runs: 22 Home Runs: 42 Home Runs: 05
6. Salvador Perez: Games: 60 Runs: 27 Home Runs: 65 Home Runs: 14
7. Whit Merrifield: Games: 60 Runs: 38 Home Runs: 62 Home Runs: 05
8. Carlos Santana: Games: 60 Runs: 38 Home Runs: 48 Home Runs: 10
9. Hunter Dozier: Games: 44 Runs: 18 Home Runs: 24 Home Runs: 07
Unlike Cricket or Football where 11 players take the field, in Baseball only 9 players are allowed to take the field.
Mark Canha (R) CF Jed Lowrie (S) 2B Matt Olson (L) 1B Mitch Moreland (L) DH Sean Murphy (R) C Seth Brown (L) RF Matt Chapman (R) 3B Tony Kemp (L) LF Elvis Andrus (R) SS
Kansas City Royals Line Up (likely): Whit Merrifield (R) 2B Carlos Santana (S) 1B Andrew Benintendi (L) LF Salvador Perez (R) C Jorge Soler (R) DH Hunter Dozier (R) RF Kelvin Gutierrez (R) 3B Michael A. Taylor (R) CF Nicky Lopez (L) SS
OF: R Laureano, M Canha (VC), J Dyson, J Soler IF: M Chapman, M Olson (C), H Dozier P: C Bassitt C: A Garcia
Kansas City Royals’ luck has been on the wrong side for some time now. But the team is good enough to end this negative run and come out of the rut with flying colours. This team is built to do offensive damage against the opponents and it’s high time that they show this to the league. And what better game to send a message than this one against an in-form Oakland Athletics. Sure, the Royals can win this one, but we are backing Athletics to get the job done here.