Royals vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 25, 2024

The Kansas City Royals (82-74) stumble into Wednesday’s matchup with the Washington Nationals (69-87) looking to break a seven-game losing streak. The contest starts at 6:45 p.m. ET on MASN2 with the Royals listed as -118 favorites to right the ship. Michael Lorenzen takes the mound for Kansas City while DJ Herz is Washington’s starter for the contest.

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Royals vs. Nationals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Royals (-118)
• Underdog: Nationals (+100)
• Over/under: 8

Royals vs. Nationals Betting Insights

• The Royals have been chosen as favorites in 74 games this year and have walked away with the win 46 times (62.2%) in those games.
• This season Kansas City has been victorious 40 times in 61 chances when named as a favorite of at least -118 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 54.1% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Nationals have won 53 of the 127 games they were listed as the moneyline underdog this season (41.7%).
• Washington is 48-68 (winning 41.4% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +100 or longer.
• The Nationals have an implied moneyline win probability of 50% in this game.

Royals vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in home runs with 32, runs batted in with 108 and his batting average of .334 is also best on his team.
• Among hitters in MLB, Witt is 13th in homers and sixth in RBI.
• Salvador Perez has collected 154 hits this season and has an OBP of .331. He’s slugging .460 on the year.
• Luis Garcia leads the Nationals in home runs (16), runs batted in (65) and has a team-high batting average of .281.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Garcia’s home run total puts him 112th, and his RBI total ranks 79th.
• Keibert Ruiz is batting .224 with 21 doubles, 13 home runs and 16 walks.

Royals vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings

• The Royals strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 17th in MLB.
• Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.86 this year, which ranks 12th in MLB.
• The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.257 as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in MLB.
• The Nationals pitching staff ranks 23rd in MLB with a collective 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Washington’s 4.35 team ERA ranks 23rd across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Nationals average MLB’s 24th-ranked WHIP (1.338).