Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 9/25/2025 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (-152) Los Angeles (+126)

The Los Angeles Angels (70-87) will go up against the Kansas City Royals (79-78) at Angel Stadium on Thursday. The moneyline on this matchup has Kansas City at -152 while Los Angeles is opening at +126. The over/under is set at 8. The men taking the mound will be Michael Lorenzen and Mitch Farris.

The Royals have accumulated 283 doubles as a team and have knocked 153 baseballs out of the stadium. Kansas City has a slugging percentage of .397 and have been called out on strikes 1,056 times, while drawing a walk on 418 occasions. As a squad, the Kansas City Royals are earning 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 26th in baseball. They have 613 runs batted in and 1,302 base knocks this season, and their batting average is at .248. They have accumulated 624 runs and hold an OBP of .309.

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The Royals have compiled a team ERA of 3.75 over the course of the season (6th in the league), and they have struck out 1,222 hitters. Royals pitchers have conceded 166 home runs in addition to 622 runs in total (4th in baseball). They have walked 465 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.04 as a team so far this year. Kansas City has allowed 1,274 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 581 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.63 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25.

Royals pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 155 times and also have had 166 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 84 holds on the campaign (19th in the league). The Royals bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 69.7% and have stepped onto the mound in 151 save situations. They have compiled 46 saves this season and have blown 20 of their 66 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 210 base runners on the season and 27.1% of those players earned a run for their team. The Royals have sent 531 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Houston Astros have amassed 4,179 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,391 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .990 which has them sitting 3rd in the majors, and have 128 double plays. The Royals have turned 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,537 innings on the field, which has them ranked 6th in baseball.

Lorenzen has taken the mound for 990 innings and has racked up 817 punch outs in his career. His earned run average is 4.09 (450 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.316. He has surrendered 916 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 387 walks. Lorenzen (53-55 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.03 and he has faced 4,192 batters during his time in the majors.

Los Angeles has accumulated 219 HRs this season and 636 RBIs. They have recorded 207 two-baggers, while taking a walk 471 times as well as scoring 659 runs. The Los Angeles Angels hold a team OBP of .299 and a batting average of .226 for the year. The Angels hold a slugging % of .398 and they tally 4.20 runs per contest (25th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,584 occasions (1st in baseball) and have tallied 1,179 hits.

The Angels have a WHIP of 1.443 and have a FIP of 4.77 as a unit for the year. They are sitting at 27th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,392. The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 811 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.88 (752 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.00 (1,234 strikeouts against 608 walks). They have relinquished 212 home runs and they allow 5.27 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball).

Los Angeles has had relief pitchers take the mound in 70 save opportunities and they have walked away with 36 saves. They are ranked 30th in the league holding a save percentage of 51.4%, and they have dispatched 539 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 202 times in high leverage situations and on 140 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 37.7% out of 212 inherited base runners. Sitting with 152 save situations, the Angels have accumulated 79 holds in addition to 34 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 157 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in MLB). The Angels have accrued 1,369 assists, 93 errors and have a tally of 4,159 putouts so far this year. In 12,477 innings on the diamond, the Angels have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.7% (25th in MLB).

Farris (1-2 record in his career) is the owner of a 6.60 ERA and has conceded 9.0 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.11 and he has faced 86 opposing batters during his career. He has allowed 14 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.466 and having a FIP of 6.5. So far in his MLB career, Farris has given up 19 base knocks while accumulating 19 punch outs in 19 innings pitched.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City (-152)

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