How to Watch Royals vs. Athletics on TV or Streaming Live - Thursday, June 20

JJ Bleday and the Oakland Athletics (28-48) will be seeking a series sweep when they take on the Kansas City Royals (41-34) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Thursday, June 20. First pitch is set for 3:37 PM ET.

Ahead of Kansas City taking on Oakland, you can find out how to watch the matchup in the piece below.

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Where to Watch Royals vs. Athletics

• Date: Thursday, June 20, 2024
• Time: 3:37 PM ET
• TV Channel: BSKC
• Live Stream:Watch this game on Fubo
• Location: Oakland, California
• Venue: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

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Pitching Matchup

Royals: Seth Lugo

• Seth Lugo (10-2 with a 2.40 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 97 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Royals, his 16th of the season.
• The right-hander's most recent appearance came on Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when he tossed six innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up six hits.
• In 15 games this season, the 34-year-old has an ERA of 2.40, with 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .224 against him.
• Lugo is looking to pick up his 12th quality start of the year.
• Lugo will try to pitch five or more innings for his 16th straight appearance. He's averaging 6.5 innings per outing.
• In three of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.

Athletics: Mitch Spence

• The Athletics will send Mitch Spence (4-3) to the mound to make his seventh start of the season. He is 4-3 with a 3.95 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 57 2/3 innings pitched.
• The righty last pitched on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins, when he threw 5 2/3 innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up nine hits.
• In 17 games this season, the 26-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.95, with 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .257 against him.
• Spence is trying to pick up his second quality start of the year.
• Spence will try to pitch five or more innings for his fifth straight start. He's averaging 3.4 frames per outing.
• He has held his opponents without an earned run in six of his 17 outings this season.

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Team Comparison

Royals Offensive Leaders

• Bobby Witt Jr. is hitting .323 this year, with a .372 on-base percentage and a .545 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 16.5%, and his walk rate is 7.2%. He has 11 home runs and 52 RBI, plus 59 runs scored and 21 steals on 29 attempts.
• So far this year, Maikel Garcia's batting average is .240, to go along with a .291 on-base percentage and a .354 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 16.7%, and his walk rate is 6.9%. He has five homers and 39 RBI, plus 47 runs scored and 17 stolen bases on 17 attempts.
• Vinnie Pasquantino is hitting .241, with seven home runs and 46 RBI, plus 34 runs scored. He has a .325 on-base percentage and a .422 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 13%, and his walk rate is 10.6%.
• The Royals' Salvador Perez is hitting .295, with a .849 OPS (.370 on-base, .479 slugging). His strikeout rate is 17.5%, and his walk rate is 8.2%. He has 11 home runs and 45 RBI, plus 28 runs scored.

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Athletics Offensive Leaders

• Bleday is batting .257/.340/.471 this season with 10 home runs, 27 RBI and 34 runs. He's striking out 18.2% of the time and walking at a 10.7% clip.
• In 252 plate appearances, Brent Rooker, who sports a .260/.341/.511 triple slash line this season, has tallied 26 runs, 44 RBI, and 13 bombs. His walk rate is 10.3%, and his strikeout rate is 35.3%.
• This season, Abraham Toro has posted a batting average of .256 with an OPS of .679 (.298 OBP; .381 SLG), while cracking six dingers with 31 runs and 24 RBI. He's walking at a 3.8% clip and fanning 17.9% of the time.
• At the dish, Shea Langeliers is hitting .198/.258/.428 with 13 homers, 36 RBI and 23 runs scored. He's fanning 27% of the time and walking at a 6.6% rate.