Washington Nationals vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/12/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+110) Kansas City (-130)

The Kansas City Royals (58-60) welcome the Washington Nationals (47-70) at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Washington at +110 while Kansas City is opening at -130. The over/under is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Mitchell Parker and Michael Wacha.

As a team, the Washington Nationals are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 20th in baseball. They have accumulated 498 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .309. The Nationals have hit 192 doubles as a team and have knocked 111 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 479 RBI's in addition to 957 hits so far this season, and their team batting average is at .244. Washington has a slugging percentage of .386 and have been called out on strikes 920 times, while taking a walk on 335 occasions.

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The Nationals are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.29 on the year (29th in the league), and the staff has struck out 894 hitters. Nationals pitchers have conceded 144 home runs and 641 total runs (29th in baseball). They have walked 389 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.52 as a unit this year. Washington has conceded 1,089 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 605 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.30 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.44.

Nationals pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 120 times in addition to having 87 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 46 holds on the year (30th in MLB). The Nationals relievers have earned a save percentage of 61.1% and have stepped onto the mound in 83 save situations. They have accumulated 22 saves over the course of the season and have blown 14 of their 36 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 206 runners for the season with 40.3% of those players crossed home plate. The Nationals have sent 410 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Washington Nationals are sitting with 3,085 putouts this season, in addition to 1,001 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which has them ranked 21st in MLB, and have accumulated 91 double plays. The Nationals have transformed 67.6% of balls in play into outs in their 9,255 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 29th in MLB.

Parker has thrown 273 frames and has racked up 214 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Parker (14-22 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.74 and he has faced 1,192 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.81 (146 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.387. He has given up 290 hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has 89 walks.

The Royals hold a team SLG% of .384 and they average 3.68 runs per contest (29th in the league). They have 210 two-baggers, while taking a walk 291 times as well as notching 434 runs. Kansas City has hit 103 HRs so far this year to go along with 427 RBIs. They have struck out on 813 occasions (29th in MLB) and have 967 hits. The Kansas City Royals have an on-base percentage of .302 in addition to a team batting average of .244 so far this year.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.233 and have a FIP of 3.91 as a team so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.00 (934 strikeouts vs 355 free passes). They come in at 8th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 940. They have surrendered 119 home runs and they surrender 3.88 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 453 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.61 (421 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 106 save situations, the Royals have earned 58 holds and 15 blown saves. Kansas City has had relievers step onto the mound in 47 save opportunities and they have walked away with 32 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 129 times in high leverage situations and on 119 occasions with runners on base. Kansas City bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.2% out of their 161 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 5th in the league holding a save percentage of 68.1%, and they have dispatched 392 relief pitchers onto the field so far this season.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 91 double plays and have a fielding rate of .988 (5th in professional baseball). The Royals have racked up 1,057 assists, 49 errors and have accumulated 3,150 putouts on the season. In their 9,450 innings on the diamond, the Royals have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (6th in baseball).

Wacha (107-71 career record) has earned a 3.85 ERA while allowing 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.82 and he has gone up against 6,670 hitters during his MLB career. He has given up a total of 678 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.270 and a FIP of 3.8. During his MLB career, Wacha has allowed 1,521 base hits while he has earned 1,388 K's in 1,585 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington (+110)

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