A series opener between the Kansas City Royals (78-78) and Los Angeles Angels (70-86) is scheduled for Tuesday at 9:38 p.m. ET, at Angel Stadium.
The Royals are the road favorite (-146) versus the Angels (+124). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Kansas City Royals looking to Cole Ragans (2-3), and Samuel Aldegheri answering the bell for the Los Angeles Angels.
The Royals lost their last game against the Blue Jays by an 8-5 score Sunday. Mike Yastrzemski went 2 for 4 with a double to lead them offensively. Michael Wacha picked up the loss after throwing five innings, giving up six earned runs on eight hits while striking out four.
The Angels lost to the Rockies Sunday, with Caden Dana getting the loss while throwing six innings, giving up two earned runs on three hits while striking out five. Nolan Schanuel went 1 for 3 to lead the Angels’ offense.
Get ready for the Royals vs. Angels with what you need to know about Tuesday’s game, including viewing options.
Kansas City Royals vs. Los Angeles Angels odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Royals (-146, bet $146 to win $100)Underdog: Angels (+124, bet $100 to win $124)Over/under: 9Royals vs. Angels: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Tuesday, September 23, 2025Game time: 9:38 p.m. ETLocation: Anaheim, CaliforniaStadium: Angel StadiumTV channel: FDSW and FDSKCLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Royals stats and trendsRoyals betting recordsThe Royals have been favorites in 64 games this season and won 37 (57.8%) of those contests.Kansas City has a record of 14-10 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -146 on the moneyline.Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 59.3% chance to win.Games involving Kansas City have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 68 of 156 chances this season.The Royals have an ATS record of 77-79-0 in 156 games with a spread this season.Cole Ragans (Royals probable starter)Ragans (2-3) gets the starting nod for the Royals in his 12th start of the season. He’s put together a 5.16 ERA in 52 1/3 innings pitched, with 80 strikeouts.The lefty last pitched on Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners, when he threw 3 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up one hit.The 27-year-old has a 5.16 ERA and 13.8 strikeouts per nine innings across 11 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .241 to opposing hitters.Ragans has two quality starts this season.Ragans is trying to pick up his eighth start of five or more innings this year in this game.He has made one appearance this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.The opposing Angels offense has a collective .226 batting average, and is 29th in the league with 1174 total hits and 25th in MLB play with 655 runs scored. It has the 14th-ranked slugging percentage (.398) and ranks fourth in home runs (217) in all of MLB.Royals batting statsThe Royals have hit 153 homers this season, which ranks 25th in the league.Fueled by 452 extra-base hits, Kansas City ranks 19th in MLB with a .396 slugging percentage this season.The Royals rank 16th in MLB with a .247 team batting average.Kansas City has scored the fourth-fewest runs in the majors this season with just 616 (3.9 per game).The Royals have the 22nd-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.308).Kansas City has the fewest strikeouts in MLB, whiffing only 6.7 times per game on average.Angels stats and trendsAngels betting recordsThe Angels have been victorious in 51, or 43.6%, of the 117 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 32-38 when favored by +124 or worse by oddsmakers this year.The Angels have an implied victory probability of 44.6% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.Los Angeles and its opponents have gone over in 83 of its 156 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.The Angels are 82-74-0 against the spread in their 156 games that had a posted line this season.Samuel Aldegheri (Angels probable starter)Aldegheri will start for the Angels, his first of the season.The 24-year-old left-hander pitched in relief in his last outing this season, one of two appearances so far.In two games this season, he has put up a 10.38 ERA and averages 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings while opposing batters are hitting .333 against him.The Royals have MLB’s 27th-ranked scoring offense (616 total runs) and have put up a .247 batting average as a team while hitting 153 home runs (25th in the league) this season.Angels batting statsThe Angels are fourth in baseball with 217 total home runs.So far this year, Los Angeles is 14th in baseball, slugging .398.The Angels have the second-worst batting average in the league (.226).Averaging 4.2 runs per game (655 total), Los Angeles is the 25th-highest scoring team in the majors.The Angels rank 28th in baseball with a .299 on-base percentage.