This is a 10* TOP TOTAL on the OVER Royals/A's.

The Royals have used dominant pitching to win the first two games of this series, including yesterday's contest by a score of 2-0. Suffice it to say though, we're definitely expecting a much more wide-open SLUG-FEST here on Sunday finally.

Jared Koenig (0-2, 11.25 ERA) gets the call for the home side and he'll be opposed by the Royals Brady Singer (3-1, 4.24.)

Koenig debuted on the road and gave up four runs over six innings in a 13-2 loss to the Braves in the first, then he allowed six runs in a 6-1 loss to the Red Sox on Tuesday.

The A's won't be lacking for motivation here as they've lost eight straight at home and scored just 11 runs combined.

Singer has faced the A's once in his career and he allowed three runs over six innings.

After two straight lower-scoring games in a row, expect the finale to sneak OVER the number sooner, rather than later.

Good luck, NP