The Atlanta Braves (45-61) and Kansas City Royals (53-55) will clash on Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium, starting at 2:10 p.m. ET.
The Braves are an underdog away (+107) against the Royals (-125). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Kansas City Royals looking to Angel Zerpa (3-1), and Joey Wentz (2-2) taking the ball for the Atlanta Braves.
These squads meet again following the Royals’ 9-6 victory over the Braves yesterday. Seth Lugo (5.2 IP, 3 R, 7 H, 5 K) registered the win for the Royals. Vinnie Pasquantino went 3 for 5 with a double, a home run and two RBIs to lead the team on offense. Erick Fedde (4.2 IP, 4 R, 5 H, 3 K) took the loss on the mound for the Braves.
Before this Royals vs. Braves showdown, here’s what you need to get ready for Wednesday’s MLB action, including viewing options.
Kansas City Royals vs. Atlanta Braves odds, line and spread
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 3:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Royals (-125, bet $125 to win $100)Underdog: Braves (+107, bet $100 to win $107)Over/under: 10Royals vs. Braves: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Wednesday, July 30, 2025Game time: 2:10 p.m. ETLocation: Kansas City, MissouriStadium: Kauffman StadiumTV channel: FDSKC and FDSSOLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Royals stats and trendsRoyals betting recordsThe Royals have been favorites in 43 games this season and won 23 (53.5%) of those contests.Kansas City has entered 27 games this season favored by -125 or more and is 15-12 in those contests.Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 55.6% chance to win.Kansas City’s games have gone over the total in 44 of its 108 chances.The Royals are 56-52-0 against the spread this season.Angel Zerpa (Royals probable starter)The Royals are sending Zerpa (3-1) out for his second start of the season.In his most recent time out — out of the bullpen on Tuesday — the lefty threw a third of an inning against the Atlanta Braves, allowing two earned runs while surrendering two hits.In 45 appearances this season, he has a 4.15 ERA and 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings, while opponents are batting .265 against him.He will take the hill against a Braves squad that is batting .243 as a unit (21st in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .391 (19th in MLB) with 117 total home runs (14th in MLB).Head-to-head against the Braves this season, Zerpa has thrown 1/3 of an inning, giving up two earned runs on two hits.Royals batting statsThe Royals’ 92 home runs rank 28th in MLB this season.Hitters for Kansas City have combined for a team rank of 24th in the majors with a .384 team slugging percentage.The Royals have a team batting average of .245 this season, which ranks 17th among MLB teams.Kansas City has scored the third-fewest runs in the majors this season with just 392 (3.6 per game).The Royals have the 25th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.301).Kansas City is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking second with an average of 6.8 strikeouts per game.Braves stats and trendsBraves betting recordsThe Braves have been chosen as underdogs in 25 games this year and have walked away with the win five times (20%) in those games.Atlanta has a win-loss record of 2-13 when favored by +107 or worse by bookmakers this year.The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Braves have a 48.3% chance of walking away with the win.Atlanta and its opponents have gone over in 46 of its 106 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.The Braves are 42-64-0 against the spread in their 106 games that had a posted line this season.Joey Wentz (Braves probable starter)The Braves will look to Wentz (2-2) to open the game and make his third start of the season.In his most recent appearance on Saturday, the lefty tossed 4 1/3 innings against the Texas Rangers, giving up three earned runs while surrendering four hits.Over his 28 games this season, opposing hitters have a collective batting average of .268 against him. He has a 5.76 ERA and averages 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings.In 14 of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.The opposing Royals offense has a collective .245 batting average, and is 17th in the league with 887 total hits and 28th in MLB play with 392 runs scored. They have the 24th-ranked slugging percentage (.384) and are 28th in all of MLB with 92 home runs.Braves batting statsThe Braves rank 14th in MLB action with 117 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.So far this year, Atlanta ranks 19th in the majors, slugging .391.The Braves have the 21st-ranked batting average in the league (.243).Atlanta scores the 23rd-most runs in baseball (443 total, 4.2 per game).The Braves’ .319 on-base percentage ranks 15th in baseball.