Sacramento Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/13/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Friday, June 13, 2025

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+150) Kansas City (-182)

Kauffman Stadium is the location where the Kansas City Royals (34-34) will meet the Sacramento Athletics (26-44) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has the Athletics at +150 and the Royals are sitting at -182. The over/under is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Luis Severino and Michael Wacha.

As a squad, the Sacramento Athletics are earning 4.3 runs per game, which puts them at 16th in the league. They have earned 299 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .321. The Athletics have accounted for 121 two-baggers as a team and have hit 84 baseballs out of the park. They have recorded 290 RBI's and 610 base knocks for the season, and their batting average comes in at .254. Sacramento has a slugging rate of .416 and have struck out 577 times, while drawing a walk on 227 occasions.

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The Athletics have compiled a team ERA of 5.63 for the year (30th in the league), and their staff has struck out 559 hitters. Athletics pitchers have conceded 104 long balls and 419 runs in total (30th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 273 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.96 as a unit for the year. Sacramento has given up 670 base hits (9.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 388 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.05 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.52.

The Athletics relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 50.0% and have entered the game in 65 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 127 base runners over the course of the season with 30.7% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Athletics pitchers have come into the game with players on base 88 times in addition to having 80 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have dispatched 235 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 35 holds so far this season (22nd in the league). They have earned 15 saves for the year and have blown 15 of their 30 save opportunities.

The Athletics have transformed 67.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,580 innings, ranking them 28th in MLB. The New York Yankees have earned a total of 1,860 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 508 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which puts them in 26th in baseball, and have earned 40 double plays.

Severino has pitched in 992 frames and has earned 1,009 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.89 (429 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.208. He has surrendered 896 hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 302 free passes. Severino (66-50 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.83 and he has faced 4,144 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Kansas City Royals are sitting with an OBP of .305 in addition to a batting average of .253 for the year. They have been rung up on 470 occasions (29th in the league) and have notched a total of 579 hits. Kansas City has knocked in 46 home runs this season to go along with 227 runs batted in. The Royals hold a slugging percentage of .372 and they are earning 3.40 runs per game (28th in MLB). They have put up 111 two-baggers, while walking 161 times and notching 231 runs.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.214 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.77 as a team on the year. They sit at 13th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 536. The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 251 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.45 (232 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio is 8.20 (554 strikeouts vs 199 walks). They have conceded 67 homers and they relinquish 3.73 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB).

Kansas City bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.8% out of 94 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 80 times in high leverage situations and on 68 occasions with base runners. With 65 save situations, the Royals have earned 37 holds and also 6 blown saves. They rank 2nd in the league holding a save percentage of 78.6%, and they have dispatched 218 relief pitchers to the hill this season. Kansas City has had relievers step onto the hill in 28 save opportunities and they have earned 22 saves.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 57 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (8th in the majors). The Royals have accrued 618 assists, 30 errors and have earned a total of 1,817 putouts on the season. Out of their 5,451 innings on the field, the Royals hold a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (11th in pro baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Wacha has allowed 1,473 hits while tallying 1,345 punch outs in 1,528 frames. He has given up a total of 654 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.276 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.82 and he has faced 6,437 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Wacha (104-67 career record) has a 3.85 earned run average while surrendering 8.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City (-182)

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