Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/12/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

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

Dodger Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Dodgers (70-48) will try to defeat the Kansas City Royals (49-70) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Kansas City at +132 and Los Angeles is sitting at -160. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Michael Wacha and Eric Lauer.

Kansas City has a slugging rate of .398 and have struck out 932 times, while taking a walk on 366 occasions. They have earned 469 runs batted in in addition to 977 hits this year, and their team batting average sits at .245. The Royals have earned 216 doubles as a squad and have hit 120 baseballs out of the stadium. They are sitting with 492 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .312. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are compiling 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 24th in MLB.

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The Royals have a team earned run average of 4.84 on the season (28th in the league), and the staff has struck out 883 hitters. Royals pitchers have allowed 152 home runs in addition to 602 runs in total (27th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 446 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.70 as a squad for the year. Kansas City has given up 1,045 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 562 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.98 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.43.

Royals relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 80 times as well as having 117 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 54 holds over the course of the season (23rd in the league). The Royals relievers have a save percentage of 56.9% and have stepped onto the mound in 106 save situations. They have 29 saves so far this year and have not converted 22 of their 51 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 119 base runners for the season with 42.0% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Royals have sent 382 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Royals have turned 69.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,414 innings on the field, which ranks them 22nd in the majors. The Kansas City Royals have accounted for 3,138 putouts thus far, as well as 1,075 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which ranks 11th in the majors, and have a total of 104 double plays.

Wacha has taken the mound for 1,771 frames and has earned 1,528 K's in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.85 (758 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.265. He has given up 1,696 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 544 walks. Wacha (116-83 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.79 while he has gone up against 7,431 hitters in the majors.

The Dodgers hold a team slugging percentage of .428 and they are earning 5.01 runs per contest (4th in MLB). They have 190 two-baggers, while walking 443 times as well as earning 591 runs. Los Angeles has compiled 151 long balls on the campaign to go along with 556 RBIs. They have been rung up on 926 instances (26th in MLB) and have notched a total of 1,036 hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have tallied an on-base percentage of .338 and a team batting average of .260 for the season.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.164 with a FIP of 4.02 as a unit on the campaign. They are sitting at 1st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 846. The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 453 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.72 (430 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.10 (1,050 strikeouts vs 365 free passes). They have surrendered 141 home runs and they concede 3.92 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB).

Sitting with 119 save situations, the Dodgers have accrued 73 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 45 save opportunities and they have come away with 31 saves. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score rate of 35.3% of 136 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 112 times in high leverage situations and on 82 occasions with base runners. They are ranked 10th in baseball with a save percentage of 68.9%, and they have sent 379 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 66 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in MLB). The Dodgers have recorded 964 assists, 45 errors and have accumulated 3,122 putouts during this campaign. In their 9,366 innings played, the Dodgers have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.8% (1st in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Lauer has given up 724 hits while he has totaled 700 K's in 756 innings pitched. Lauer (50-40 career mark) has a 4.11 ERA and has conceded 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 345 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.313 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.60 and he has faced 3,230 batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-160)

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