In the second game of a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium, the Washington Nationals (47-71) play the Kansas City Royals (59-60), Tuesday at 7:40 p.m. ET.
The Royals are a home favorite (-178) versus the Nationals (+148). The Royals will start Michael Wacha (6-9) versus the Nationals and Mitchell Parker (7-12).
These teams meet again after the Royals defeated the Nationals 7-4 yesterday. Daniel Lynch picked up the win for the Royals (2.0 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 2 K), and Salvador Perez led the way offensively (2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs). Jackson Rutledge (1.0 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 0 K) took the loss for the Nationals.
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Kansas City Royals vs. Washington Nationals odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Royals (-178, bet $178 to win $100)Underdog: Nationals (+148, bet $100 to win $148)Over/under: 9Royals vs. Nationals: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Tuesday, August 12, 2025Game time: 7:40 p.m. ETLocation: Kansas City, MissouriStadium: Kauffman StadiumTV channel: FDSKC and MASN2Live stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Royals stats and trendsRoyals betting recordsThis season, the Royals have been favored 46 times and won 26, or 56.5%, of those games.Kansas City is undefeated in eight games this season when favored by -178 or more on the moneyline.Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 64% chance to win.Games involving Kansas City have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 51 of 119 chances this season.The Royals are 62-57-0 ATS in their 119 games with a spread this season.Michael Wacha (Royals probable starter)Wacha makes the start for the Royals, his 24th of the season. He is 6-9 with a 3.36 ERA and 98 strikeouts in 131 1/3 innings pitched.In his last time out on Wednesday, the righty tossed six innings against the Boston Red Sox, giving up two earned runs while surrendering five hits.The 34-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.36, with 6.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in 23 games this season. Opponents are hitting .235 against him.Wacha is trying to build on a second-game quality start streak in this game.Wacha will look to go five or more innings for his sixth straight start. He’s averaging 5.7 innings per outing.In three of his 23 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.He will take the mound against a Nationals offense that ranks 20th in MLB with 966 total hits (on a .244 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .387 (22nd in MLB) with 113 total home runs (24th in MLB).Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 34-year-old’s 3.36 ERA ranks 25th, 1.150 WHIP ranks 22nd, and 6.7 K/9 ranks 50th.Royals batting statsThe Royals rank 28th in Major League Baseball with just 105 home runs as a team.Fueled by 334 extra-base hits, Kansas City ranks 24th in MLB with a .385 slugging percentage this season.The Royals rank 17th in MLB with a .244 team batting average.Kansas City has scored 441 runs (just 3.7 per game) this season, which ranks 28th in MLB.The Royals have an on-base percentage of .303 this season, which ranks 26th in the league.Kansas City ranks second in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 6.9 whiffs per contest.Nationals stats and trendsNationals betting recordsThe Nationals have been chosen as underdogs in 101 games this year and have walked away with the win 43 times (42.6%) in those games.This season, Washington has been victorious 14 times in 34 chances when named as an underdog of at least +148 or longer on the moneyline.The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Nationals have a 40.3% chance of walking away with the win.Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 60 of its 117 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.The Nationals have posted a record of 58-59-0 against the spread this season.Mitchell Parker (Nationals probable starter)Parker gets the start for the Nationals, his 24th of the season. He is 7-12 with a 5.50 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 122 2/3 innings pitched.In his last appearance on Thursday, the lefty threw five innings against the Athletics, allowing four earned runs while surrendering six hits.Over 23 games this season, the 25-year-old has a 5.50 ERA and 5.9 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .279 to his opponents.Parker has registered nine quality starts this season.Parker will look to secure his 17th outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 5.3 innings per appearance.He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 23 outings this season.He will match up with a Royals offense that is hitting .244 as a unit (17th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .385 (24th in the league) with 105 total home runs (28th in MLB action).The 25-year-old ranks 58th in ERA (5.50), 59th in WHIP (1.484), and 57th in K/9 (5.9) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.Nationals batting statsThe Nationals rank 24th in MLB play with 113 total home runs.So far this season, Washington ranks 22nd in the majors, slugging .387.The Nationals are 17th in the majors with a .244 batting average.Washington scores the 20th-most runs in baseball (502 total, 4.3 per game).The Nationals’ .309 on-base percentage ranks 21st in the majors.