At Kauffman Stadium on Monday, the Washington Nationals (47-70) begin a three-game series versus the Kansas City Royals (58-60), at 7:40 p.m. ET.
The Royals are favored (-150 on the moneyline) when they square off against the Nationals (+125). The starting pitchers are Bailey Falter (7-6) for the Kansas City Royals, and Cade Cavalli for the Washington Nationals.
The Royals’ matchup yesterday versus the Twins ended in a 5-3 loss. Vinnie Pasquantino went 1 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs in the defeat, while Carlos Estevez threw 2/3 of an inning, giving up two earned runs on one hit en route to taking the loss.
The Nationals picked up an 8-0 victory over the Giants yesterday. C.J. Abrams (2 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs) led the way offensively, while MacKenzie Gore got the win on the mound after going six innings without giving up an earned run on three hits, while striking out 10.
Ahead of this Royals vs. Nationals matchup, here is what you need to get ready for Monday’s MLB action, including viewing options.
Kansas City Royals vs. Washington Nationals odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Royals (-150, bet $150 to win $100)Underdog: Nationals (+125, bet $100 to win $125)Over/under: 9Royals vs. Nationals: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Monday, August 11, 2025Game time: 7:40 p.m. ETLocation: Kansas City, MissouriStadium: Kauffman StadiumTV channel: FDSKC and MASNLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Royals stats and trendsRoyals betting recordsThis season, the Royals have won 25 out of the 45 games, or 55.6%, in which they’ve been favored.Kansas City is 9-5 this season when entering a game favored by -150 or more on the moneyline.Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 60% chance to win.Kansas City and its opponents have hit the over in 50 of its 118 games with a total this season.In 118 games with a spread this season, the Royals are 61-57-0 ATS.Bailey Falter (Royals probable starter)The Royals will send Falter (7-6) out for his 24th start of the season. He is 7-6 with a 4.14 ERA and 72 strikeouts through 117 1/3 innings pitched.In his last time out on Monday against the Boston Red Sox, the lefty threw four innings, allowing seven earned runs while surrendering eight hits.The 28-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.14, with 5.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in 23 games this season. Opponents are hitting .240 against him.Falter is looking to secure his eighth quality start of the season.Falter will look to record his 15th game of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 5.1 innings per appearance.In five of his 23 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.He will face a Nationals offense that is batting .244 as a unit (17th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .386 (23rd in MLB) with 111 total home runs (27th in MLB).Falter has pitched seven innings without giving up an earned run on two hits, while striking out two against the Nationals this season.Royals batting statsThe Royals have hit just 103 homers this season, which ranks 28th in the league.Fueled by 332 extra-base hits, Kansas City ranks 24th in MLB with a .384 slugging percentage this season.The Royals rank 17th in MLB with a .244 team batting average.Kansas City has scored 434 runs (just 3.7 per game) this season, which ranks 29th in MLB.The Royals have an OBP of just .302 this season, which ranks 26th in MLB.Kansas City has shown patience at the plate this season with the second-best rate of strikeouts per game (6.9) among MLB offenses.Nationals stats and trendsNationals betting recordsThe Nationals have been victorious in 43, or 43%, of the 100 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.This year, Washington has won 24 of 61 games when listed as at least +125 or worse on the moneyline.The Nationals have an implied victory probability of 44.4% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.Washington and its opponents have gone over in 59 of its 116 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.The Nationals have an against the spread mark of 58-58-0 in 116 games with a line this season.Cade Cavalli (Nationals probable starter)Cavalli (0-0) gets the starting nod for the Nationals, his second this season.In his last time out on Wednesday, the righty tossed 4 1/3 scoreless innings against the Athletics while surrendering three hits.He has a 0.00 ERA and 12.5 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are hitting .167 against him over his one game this season.He will face a Royals offense that ranks 29th in the league with 434 total runs scored while batting .244 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .384 slugging percentage (24th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 103 home runs (28th in the league).Nationals batting statsThe Nationals have hit 111 home runs this season, the fourth-lowest total in MLB action.This season, Washington’s .386 slugging percentage is 23rd in the majors.The Nationals have the 17th-ranked batting average in the majors (.244).The offense for Washington is the No. 21 offense in baseball, scoring 4.3 runs per game (498 total runs).The Nationals’ .309 on-base percentage is 22nd in baseball.