Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 4/6/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Sunday, April 6, 2025

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City

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

Kauffman Stadium is the site where the Kansas City Royals (2-4) will compete against the Baltimore Orioles (3-4) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Baltimore at -210 while Kansas City is priced at +172. The total is 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Cade Povich and Kris Bubic.

The Orioles have tallied 10 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 11 baseballs out of the park. Baltimore has a slugging percentage of .460 and have been called out on strikes 64 times, while taking a walk on 20 occasions. As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are knocking in 5.1 runs per game, which is 7th in baseball. They have accrued 35 runs batted in and 65 hits this season, while their batting average comes in at .277. They have notched a total of 36 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .338.

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The Orioles are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.87 this year (22nd in MLB), and their staff has rung up 65 batters. Orioles pitchers have allowed 7 home runs and 34 total runs (25th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 24 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.44 as a team on the campaign. Baltimore has yielded 62 base knocks (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 33 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.71 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.41.

The Orioles relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 0.0% and has entered the game in 5 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 6 runners for the season with 33.3% of them crossed the plate. Orioles relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 4 times and also have had 4 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have sent 25 relievers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen have a total of 4 holds for the season (16th in MLB). They have accumulated 0 saves so far this year.

The Atlanta Braves are sitting with 183 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 55 assists and 4 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which has them sitting 21st in professional baseball, and have 5 double plays. The Orioles have transformed 65.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 549 innings, ranking them 28th in MLB.

Povich (3-9 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 5.21 while facing 372 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 85 base hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has 36 walks. His earned run average is 5.29 (49 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.453. Povich has pitched in 83 innings and has tallied 77 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Royals have a team SLG% of .338 and they are recording 3.83 runs per contest (17th in the league). They have put up 12 doubles, while getting a free base 17 times and scoring 23 runs. Kansas City has a total of 4 HRs for the season and 23 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 50 occasions (19th in MLB) and have notched a total of 44 base knocks. The Kansas City Royals have accumulated a team OBP of .287 in addition to a team batting average of .213 this year.

The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.325 with a FIP of 4.31 as a team so far this season. They have a ranking of 12th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 47. The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 25 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.43 (21 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.50 (52 strikeouts against 26 bases on balls). They have relinquished 8 homers and they allow 4.08 runs per 9 innings (13th in the league).

Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.6% out of their 7 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 10 times in high leverage situations and also on 7 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 4 save situations, the Royals have 1 hold in addition to 2 blown saves. They rank 25th in the league holding a save rate of 33.3%, and they have sent 23 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year. Kansas City has called on relievers to take the mound in 3 save opportunities and they have converted 1 save.

Out of their 498 innings played, the Royals have a efficiency on defense of 72.4% (11th in the majors). The Kansas City Royals have turned 6 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .991 (9th in the majors). The Royals have recorded 63 assists, 2 errors and have notched a total of 166 putouts for the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Bubic has given up 377 base hits while he has totaled 336 strikeouts in 361 innings pitched. Bubic (12-29 career mark) is the owner of a 4.59 earned run average while giving up 9.4 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 184 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.468 and a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.20 and he has faced 1,578 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore (-210)

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