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Gambling911.com has your Athletics vs. Royals Game 1 pick. Our record for the month of September ended 19-15. Today’s free pick will be counted as part of our post season record.
And we will be on the A’s/Royals UNDER 6.5. In the past, the Athletics LH Jon Lester (16-11, 2.46 ERA) has pitched exceptionally well against Kansas City and in the post season.
He was 3-0 with a 2.61 ERA against the Royals this season and went 2-0 with a 0.59 ERA in last season’s World Series for Boston and has gone 6-4 with a 2.35 ERA in 11 starts.
The Royals RH James Shields (14-8, 3.21) was 1-0 with a 3.21 ERA in two starts against Oakland this season and is 6-4 with a 3.82 ERA in 15 career outings against the Athletics. He went 2-1 with a 2.31 ERA and 0.86 WHIP in five September starts.
The UNDER is 12-4-1 in the last 17 meetings.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oakland's last 9 games on the road.
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
