Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 6/19/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers

Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Rangers Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+132) Texas (-160)

The Kansas City Royals (35-38) are headed to Globe Life Field on Thursday where they will meet the Texas Rangers (36-37). The odds on this game have Kansas City at +132 and Texas is sitting at -160. The total comes in at 8.5. The men taking the mound are Michael Wacha and Jacob deGrom.

The Royals have tallied 118 doubles as a team and have knocked 49 baseballs out of the stadium. Kansas City has a slugging rate of .369 and have struck out 503 times, while being walked on 170 occasions. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are notching 3.3 runs per contest, which ranks them 29th in the league. They have earned 239 runs batted in and 612 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate is at .249. They have notched a total of 243 runs scored while having a team OBP of .302.

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The Royals are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.40 on the year (5th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 597 hitters. Royals pitchers have allowed 73 home runs and also 266 runs (4th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 213 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.77 as a team so far this season. Kansas City has yielded 572 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) and 246 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.80 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21.

The Royals relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 75.9% and stepped onto the hill in 66 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 101 runners over the course of the season and 29.7% of those runners crossed home plate. Royals bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 72 times and also have had 84 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have sent 234 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relievers have 37 holds on the year (21st in MLB). They have accumulated 22 saves on the year and have missed out on 7 of their 29 save chances.

The Royals have turned 71.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 5,856 innings on the field, which has them sitting 9th in baseball. The Houston Astros have accumulated 1,952 putouts this season, as well as 662 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which has them ranked 8th in MLB, and have accumulated 59 double plays.

Wacha has taken the mound for 1,534 innings and has earned 1,350 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.87 (659 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.278. He has surrendered 1,482 base hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 479 free passes. Wacha (104-68 record in his career) has a FIP of 3.81 and he has gone up against 6,465 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

Texas has 76 home runs so far this season to go along with 257 RBIs. They have 98 doubles, while taking a walk 201 times as well as notching 266 runs. The Texas Rangers have earned an OBP of .293 in addition to a team batting average of .228 for the season. The Rangers have a team slugging % of .369 and they score 3.64 runs per game (26th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 593 occasions (18th in baseball) and have totaled 544 base hits.

The Rangers have a WHIP of 1.138 and have a FIP of 3.55 as a staff over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (577 strikeouts against 199 free passes). They are sitting at 3rd in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 527. They have relinquished 62 long balls and they yield 3.44 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB). The Texas pitching staff have given up 244 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.15 (223 earned runs conceded).

Sitting with 81 save situations, the Rangers have accumulated 46 holds and also 12 blown saves. Texas has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 32 save opportunities and they have tallied 20 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 75 times in high leverage situations in addition to 74 occasions with runners on. Texas relievers have an inherited score rate of 33.0% of 109 inherited base runners. They are ranked 16th in the league holding a save rate of 62.5%, and they have dispatched 224 relievers to the hill this season.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 55 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in professional baseball). The Rangers have recorded 641 assists, 25 errors and have earned 1,914 putouts so far this year. In 5,742 innings played, the Rangers have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.4% (1st in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, deGrom has allowed 1,109 base knocks and he has 1,746 strikeouts in 1,449 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 403 ER's while earning a WHIP of 0.990 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 5.37 and he has faced 5,691 opposing batters during his career. deGrom (90-59 career record) holds a 2.50 earned run average while giving up 6.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City (+132)

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