Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/18/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Monday, August 18, 2025

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City

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

The Kansas City Royals (60-61) will play the Texas Rangers (61-61) at Kauffman Stadium on Monday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Rangers at -210 while the Royals are priced at +172. The total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Jack Leiter and Michael Wacha.

As a squad, the Texas Rangers are notching 4.1 runs per outing, which puts them at 25th in baseball. They have earned 495 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .299. The Rangers have earned 183 doubles as a team and have knocked 126 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 473 RBI's as well as 944 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is .232. Texas has a slugging percentage of .375 and have been rung up 1,011 times, while drawing a walk on 363 occasions.

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The Rangers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.32 for the year (1st in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,000 hitters. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 121 home runs in addition to 438 runs (1st in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 362 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.82 as a squad on the year. Texas has relinquished 911 base hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and 401 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.76 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.17.

The Rangers have dispatched 382 relievers to the hill for the year. The relievers have inherited 176 runners on the year with 31.3% of those players crossed home plate. They have 29 saves on the season and have missed out on 23 of their 52 save opportunities. The Rangers bullpen have recorded a save rate of 55.8% and have stepped onto the mound in 121 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 66 holds so far this year (19th in the league). Rangers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 127 times and also have had 144 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rangers have converted 72.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 9,777 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 1st in MLB. The Texas Rangers have 3,259 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,054 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .991 which is 1st in pro baseball, and they have turned 96 double plays.

Leiter (7-9 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 5.12 while facing 627 batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 131 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 71 free passes. His ERA is 5.20 (81 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.441. Leiter has taken the mound for 140 innings and has 127 punch outs in his career.

The Royals have a team slugging percentage of .387 and they are recording 3.77 runs per outing (28th in the league). They have 214 two-baggers, while taking a walk 309 times and racking up 456 runs. Kansas City has recorded 108 home runs on the year and 449 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 831 occasions (29th in baseball) and have tallied 995 hits. The Kansas City Royals have earned a team on-base percentage of .304 in addition to a batting average of .245 on the season.

The Royals have a WHIP of 1.240 and have a FIP of 3.94 as a pitching staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.00 (953 strikeouts vs 367 walks). They come in at 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 969. They have given up 123 long balls and they allow 3.93 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Kansas City pitching staff have yielded 470 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.65 (437 earned runs yielded).

Kansas City has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 49 save chances and they have walked away with 34 saves. They rank 4th in baseball with a save rate of 69.4%, and they have dispatched 404 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 131 times in high leverage situations and on 121 occasions with runners on. Kansas City relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.7% out of 164 inherited base runners. Sitting with 112 save situations, the Royals have accrued 62 holds and also 15 blown saves.

In 9,693 innings played, the Royals hold a efficiency on defense of 71.0% (9th in the majors). The Kansas City Royals have turned 92 double plays and have a fielding rate of .989 (5th in baseball). The Royals have recorded 1,080 assists, 50 errors and have a tally of 3,231 putouts this year.

Wacha (108-71 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.85 ERA and has given up 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.81 and he has faced 6,693 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 680 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.270 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. During his career, Wacha has conceded 1,526 base knocks and he has 1,391 punch outs in 1,591 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Texas (-210)

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