Kansas City Royals vs. Washington Nationals odds, tips and betting trends | September 25

In the second game of a three-game series at Nationals Park, the Washington Nationals (69-88) take on the Kansas City Royals (83-74), Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. ET.

As the favorite, the Royals (-120 moneyline odds to win) visit the Nationals (+100). The Royals will start Michael Lorenzen (7-6) against the Nationals and DJ Herz (4-8).

Ahead of this Royals vs. Nationals matchup, here’s everything you need to get ready for Wednesday’s MLB action, including viewing options.

Kansas City Royals vs. Washington Nationals odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 9:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Royals (-120, bet $120 to win $100)
• Underdog: Nationals (+100, bet $100 to win $100)
• Over/under: 7.5

Royals vs. Nationals: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
• Game Time: 6:45 p.m. ET
• Stadium: Nationals Park
• TV Channel: Bally Sports
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Royals stats and trends

Royals betting records

• The Royals have entered the game as favorites 75 times this season and won 47, or 62.7%, of those games.
• Kansas City has a record of 38-20 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -120 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 54.5% chance to win.
• Kansas City and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 68 of 157 opportunities.
• The Royals are 83-74-0 ATS in their 157 games with a spread this season.

Michael Lorenzen (Royals probable starter)

• Lorenzen makes the start for the Royals, his 24th of the season. He is 7-6 with a 3.43 ERA and 92 strikeouts through 126 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his last appearance on Tuesday, Aug. 27, the right-hander tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings against the Cleveland Guardians while surrendering one hit.
• The 32-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.43, with 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in 24 games this season. Opponents are hitting .221 against him.
• Lorenzen is trying to secure his 10th quality start of the season in this game.
• Lorenzen has 19 starts this campaign in which he pitched five or more innings.
• In six of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
• The opposing Nationals offense has a collective .242 batting average, and is 20th in the league with 1261 total hits and 25th in MLB play with 638 runs scored. It has the 25th-ranked slugging percentage (.374) and ranks 29th in home runs (130) in all of MLB.

Royals batting stats

• The Royals’ 167 home runs rank 20th in Major League Baseball.
• Hitters for Kansas City have combined for a team rank of 12th in the majors with a .408 team slugging percentage.
• The Royals’ .250 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking seventh in MLB.
• Kansas City ranks 13th in the majors with 720 total runs scored this season.
• The Royals have an on-base percentage of .308 this season, which ranks 17th in the league.
• Kansas City is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking second with an average of 7.1 strikeouts per game.

Nationals stats and trends

Nationals betting records

• The Nationals have been chosen as underdogs in 128 games this year and have walked away with the win 53 times (41.4%) in those games.
• This season, Washington has come away with a win 48 times in 117 chances when named as an underdog of at least +100 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Nationals have an implied victory probability of 50% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Washington and its opponents have gone over in 74 of its 157 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Nationals have an against the spread mark of 86-70-0 in 156 games with a line this season.

DJ Herz (Nationals probable starter)

• The Nationals will send Herz (4-8) to the mound for his 19th start of the season. He is 4-8 with a 4.30 ERA and 103 strikeouts in 83 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent outing on Wednesday against the New York Mets, the left-hander tossed 3 1/3 innings, allowing seven earned runs while surrendering six hits.
• In 18 games this season, the 23-year-old has an ERA of 4.30, with 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .227 against him.
• Herz is trying to secure his third quality start of the season.
• Herz has pitched five or more innings in a game 10 times this season entering this game.
• He has had four appearances this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
• The opposing Royals offense has the 12th-ranked slugging percentage (.408) and ranks 20th in home runs hit (167) in all of MLB. They have a collective .250 batting average, and are 10th in the league with 1317 total hits and 13th in MLB action scoring 720 runs.

Nationals batting stats

• The Nationals have hit 130 home runs this season, the second-lowest total in baseball.
• So far this season, Washington is 25th in baseball with a .374 slugging percentage.
• The Nationals have the 16th-ranked batting average in the league (.242).
• Washington scores the 25th-most runs in baseball (638 total, 4.1 per game).
• The Nationals’ .308 on-base percentage is 17th in MLB.