The Kansas City Royals (70-67) will host the Los Angeles Angels (64-73), Tuesday at 7:40 p.m. ET, in the first game of a three-game series.
The Angels (+150 underdog moneyline odds) visit the Royals (-178). The Kansas City Royals will give the start to Michael Lorenzen (5-8, 4.62 ERA), who is looking for win No. 6 on the season, and the Angels will turn to Mitch Farris.
The Royals lost 5-0 to the Tigers Sunday, with Michael Wacha (4 2/3 innings, giving up four earned runs on five hits while striking out four) on the hook for the loss. Maikel Garcia went 2 for 4 with two doubles to lead the Royals offensively in the defeat.
The Angels suffered an 8-3 loss to the Astros yesterday. Jo Adell (2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs) led the way offensively, while Yusei Kikuchi took the loss on the mound after going 5 2/3 innings, giving up five earned runs on eight hits while striking out six.
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Kansas City Royals vs. Los Angeles Angels odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Royals (-178, bet $178 to win $100)Underdog: Angels (+150, bet $100 to win $150)Over/under: 9Royals vs. Angels: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Tuesday, September 2, 2025Game time: 7:40 p.m. ETLocation: Kansas City, MissouriStadium: Kauffman StadiumTV channel: FDSKC and FDSWLive 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 58 times and won 34, or 58.6%, of those games.Kansas City has entered 10 games this season favored by -178 or more, and won each of those games.The moneyline for this contest implies a 64% chance of a victory for the Royals.Games involving Kansas City have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 59 of 137 chances this season.In 137 games with a spread this season, the Royals are 71-66-0 ATS.Michael Lorenzen (Royals probable starter)Lorenzen gets the start for the Royals, his 22nd of the season. He is 5-8 with a 4.62 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 113 2/3 innings pitched.The right-hander’s last time out was on Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox, when he threw five innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up seven hits.The 33-year-old has an ERA of 4.62, with 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings, in 21 games this season. Opponents are batting .268 against him.Lorenzen has seven quality starts under his belt this year.Lorenzen will try to collect his 15th outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 5.4 innings per appearance.In three of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.The opposing Angels offense has the 15th-ranked slugging percentage (.402) and ranks fifth in MLB play with 192 home runs. It has a collective .229 batting average, and is 29th in MLB with 1044 total hits and 22nd in MLB play scoring 584 runs.Royals batting statsThe Royals have hit just 132 homers this season, which ranks 26th in the league.Hitters for Kansas City have combined for a team rank of 18th in the majors with a .394 team slugging percentage.The Royals have a team batting average of .246 this season, which ranks 18th among MLB teams.Kansas City has scored the fourth-fewest runs in the majors this season with just 529 (3.9 per game).The Royals have an on-base percentage of .307 this season, which ranks 23rd in the league.Kansas City ranks second in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 6.8 whiffs per contest.Angels stats and trendsAngels betting recordsThe Angels have been underdogs in 104 games this season and have come away with the win 47 times (45.2%) in those contests.This season, Los Angeles has been victorious 13 times in 29 chances when named as an underdog of at least +150 or worse on the moneyline.The Angels have an implied victory probability of 40% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.Contests with Los Angeles has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 73 of 137 chances this season.In 137 games with a line this season, the Angels have a mark of 74-63-0 against the spread.Mitch Farris (Angels probable starter)Farris will start for the Angels, his first of the season.The southpaw is pitching in his MLB debut. He’s 24 years old.The Royals have scored 529 total runs this season, making them MLB’s 27th-ranked scoring offense so far this season. As a team they have a .246 batting average while hitting 132 home runs (26th in the league).Angels batting statsThe Angels rank fifth in MLB play with 192 total home runs.This season, Los Angeles ranks 15th in the majors with a .402 slugging percentage.The Angels have the second-worst batting average in the league (.229).The offense for Los Angeles is the No. 22 offense in the majors, scoring 4.3 runs per game (584 total runs).The Angels rank 27th in MLB with a .302 on-base percentage.