Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 6/18/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers

Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Rangers Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+172) Texas (-210)

The Texas Rangers (36-36) will play the Kansas City Royals (34-38) at Globe Life Field on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Royals at +172 while the Rangers are coming in at -210. The over/under has been set at 9. The starting pitchers will be Kris Bubic and Patrick Corbin.

Kansas City is slugging .366 and have been rung up 496 times, while drawing a walk on 168 occasions. They have 233 runs batted in and 604 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .250. The Royals have hit 116 doubles as a unit and have hit 46 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 237 runs and hold an OBP of .302. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are notching 3.3 runs per game, which is 29th in baseball.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.75 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.21. Royals pitchers have yielded 73 long balls and 265 runs in total (6th in the league). Kansas City has allowed 567 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 245 earned runs. The Royals have compiled a team ERA of 3.44 over the course of the season (7th in the league), and the staff has struck out 583 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 212 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.82 as a squad on the year.

Royals relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 72 times as well as having 84 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 37 holds for the year (21st in MLB). The Royals relievers have recorded a save percentage of 75.9% and have entered the game in 66 save situations. They have recorded 22 saves for the year and have not converted 7 of their 29 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 101 runners for the year and 29.7% of them ended up scoring. The Royals have sent 231 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Houston Astros are sitting with 1,925 putouts on the year, as well as 657 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which ranks 6th in MLB, and have earned 59 double plays. The Royals have turned 71.1% of balls in play into outs out of 5,775 innings on the field, which has them ranked 7th in professional baseball.

Bubic has taken the mound for 434 innings and has accounted for 410 punch outs in his career. His ERA is 4.17 (201 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.405. He has given up 433 base knocks (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 177 free passes. Bubic (16-33 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.10 and he has gone up against 1,871 batters in the major leagues.

The Texas Rangers are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .294 and a batting average of .229 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 579 occasions (18th in baseball) and have recorded 539 base hits. Texas has knocked in 76 HRs this season to go along with 256 RBIs. The Rangers hold a team SLG% of .372 and they have an average of 3.68 runs per contest (26th in MLB). They have hit 97 two-baggers, while walking 200 times as well as racking up 265 runs.

The Texas pitching staff have relinquished 238 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.10 (217 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 59 homers and they concede 3.41 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB). The Rangers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.138 and have a FIP of 3.51 as a pitching staff on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.20 (570 strikeouts vs 197 bases on balls). They come in at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 519.

Texas bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 33.6% out of their 107 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 75 times in high leverage situations and also on 73 occasions with runners on base. With 81 save situations, the Rangers have recorded 46 holds and 12 blown saves. They sit at 18th in the league holding a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have sent 223 relievers onto the field so far this year. Texas has had relief pitchers take the mound in 32 save opportunities and they have recorded 20 saves.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 55 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in professional baseball). The Rangers have racked up 635 assists, 25 errors and are sitting with 1,887 putouts so far this year. In their 5,661 innings played, the Rangers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.3% (1st in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Corbin has conceded 2,078 hits and he has 1,778 K's in 1,958 innings pitched. He has surrendered 976 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.368 and having a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.96 and he has faced 8,419 hitters thus far in his career. Corbin (107-136 career record) holds a 4.49 ERA while surrendering 9.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas (-210)

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