On Wednesday, the Kansas City Royals (59-60) are hosting the Washington Nationals (47-71), at 2:10 p.m. ET, in the second game of a three-game set.
The Nationals (+152 underdog moneyline odds) visit the Royals (-183). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Kansas City Royals looking to Seth Lugo (8-6), and Jake Irvin (8-7) answering the bell for the Washington Nationals.
The Royals took down the Nationals 7-4 Monday, with Daniel Lynch getting the win (2.0 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 2 K) and Salvador Perez leading the way offensively (going 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.
Prepare for the Royals vs. Nationals with what you need to know ahead of Wednesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Kansas City Royals vs. Washington Nationals odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Royals (-183, bet $183 to win $100)Underdog: Nationals (+152, bet $100 to win $152)Over/under: 9Royals vs. Nationals: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Wednesday, August 13, 2025Game time: 2:10 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 recordsThe Royals have won 26, or 56.5%, of the 46 games they’ve played as favorites this season.Kansas City has entered eight games this season favored by -183 or more, and won each of those games.The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 64.7% chance of a victory for the Royals.Kansas City and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 51 of 119 opportunities.The Royals are 62-57-0 ATS in their 119 games with a spread this season.Seth Lugo (Royals probable starter)The Royals will send Lugo (8-6) to make his 23rd start of the season. He is 8-6 with a 3.46 ERA and 108 strikeouts in 127 1/3 innings pitched.In his most recent appearance on Saturday, the righty threw four innings against the Minnesota Twins, allowing seven earned runs while surrendering nine hits.The 35-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.46, with 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in 22 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .234 batting average against him.Lugo has 11 quality starts under his belt this year.Lugo has 19 starts this campaign in which he pitched five or more innings.He has had three appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.He will face a Nationals offense that ranks 20th in the league with 502 runs while batting .244 as a squad. It has a collective .387 slugging percentage (22nd in MLB action) and has hit a total of 113 home runs (24th in MLB).Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 35-year-old ranks 28th in ERA (3.46), 29th in WHIP (1.202), and 38th in K/9 (7.6).Royals batting statsThe Royals rank 28th in Major League Baseball with just 105 home runs as a team.Hitters for Kansas City have combined for a team rank of 24th in the majors with a .385 team slugging percentage.The Royals rank 17th in MLB with a .244 team batting average.Kansas City has scored the third-fewest runs in the majors this season with just 441 (3.7 per game).The Royals have an OBP of just .303 this season, which ranks 26th in MLB.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 underdogs in 101 games this season and have come away with the win 43 times (42.6%) in those contests.This year, Washington has won 12 of 32 games when listed as at least +152 or worse on the moneyline.Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Nationals have a 39.7% chance of pulling out a win.Washington’s games have gone over the total in 60 of its 117 opportunities.The Nationals have an against the spread record of 58-59-0 in 117 games with a line this season.Jake Irvin (Nationals probable starter)Irvin makes the start for the Nationals, his 25th of the season. He is 8-7 with a 4.90 ERA and 91 strikeouts over 136 2/3 innings pitched.In his last time out on Saturday against the San Francisco Giants, the right-hander tossed 5 1/3 innings, giving up three earned runs while surrendering eight hits.The 28-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.90, with 6 strikeouts per nine innings in 24 games this season. Opponents are batting .259 against him.Irvin is trying to record his 10th quality start of the season.Irvin has pitched five or more innings in a game 21 times this season heading into this matchup.In three of his 24 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.He will take the mound against a Royals offense that ranks 18th in the league with 977 total hits (on a .244 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .385 (24th in the league) with 105 total home runs (28th in MLB play).Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 28-year-old’s 4.90 ERA ranks 53rd, 1.338 WHIP ranks 47th, and 6 K/9 ranks 55th.Nationals batting statsThe Nationals rank 24th in baseball with 113 total home runs.So far this year, Washington is 22nd in baseball with a .387 slugging percentage.The Nationals have the 17th-ranked batting average in the majors (.244).Washington scores the 20th-most runs in baseball (502 total, 4.3 per game).The Nationals rank 21st in baseball with an on-base percentage of .309.