Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 4/29/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Location: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun

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

The Tampa Bay Rays (14-14) will go up against the Kansas City Royals (14-15) at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Tuesday. The line on this contest has the Royals at +110 while the Rays are at -130. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Michael Lorenzen and Taj Bradley.

Kansas City has a slugging percentage of .327 and have been called out on strikes 215 times, while taking a walk on 78 occasions. They have compiled 91 runs batted in and 212 base knocks so far this season, and their batting average is .225. The Royals have tallied 49 doubles as a team and have smacked 13 balls out of the park. They have earned 91 runs scored and hold an OBP of .289. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are notching 3.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 29th in baseball.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.49 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.22. Royals pitchers have allowed 26 home runs and 107 total runs (7th in baseball). Kansas City has given up 218 hits (7.6 per 9 innings) and also 97 earned runs. The Royals are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.39 on the campaign (6th in the league), and the staff has struck out 239 hitters. They have walked 96 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.71 as a squad on the year.

The Royals relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 69.2% and stepped onto the hill in 27 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 28 base runners this season with 39.3% of them crossed the plate. Royals pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 22 times and also have had 29 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have sent 89 relievers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have a total of 14 holds this year (21st in baseball). They have accumulated 9 saves so far this season and have not converted 4 of their 13 chances to get a save.

The Houston Astros have a tally of 772 putouts on the year, in addition to 265 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which has them sitting 7th in pro baseball, and have a total of 23 double plays. The Royals have transformed 71.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,316 innings, which has them ranked 9th in professional baseball.

Lorenzen has pitched in 881 innings and has tallied 723 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Lorenzen (49-47 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.93 while facing 3,730 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.99 (391 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.316. He has conceded 801 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 359 free passes.

The Tampa Bay Rays have tallied an OBP of .319 in addition to a batting average of .253 on the campaign. They have struck out on 238 instances (14th in MLB) and have totaled 237 hits. Tampa Bay has knocked in 25 HRs on the year to go along with 113 runs batted in. The Rays have a team slugging percentage of .391 and they earn 4.21 runs per game (16th in the league). They have recorded 48 two-baggers, while taking a walk 89 times as well as recording 118 runs.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have conceded 104 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 3.46 (97 earned runs relinquished). They have yielded 39 homers and they concede 3.71 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.138 in addition to having a FIP of 4.20 as a unit for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.70 (243 strikeouts vs 78 free passes). They are sitting at 8th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 209.

Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score percentage of 46.2% out of their 13 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 28 times in high leverage situations and on 10 occasions with runners on. With 25 save situations, the Rays have earned 14 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They rank 8th in baseball with a save percentage of 72.7%, and they have dispatched 88 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. Tampa Bay has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 11 save opportunities and they have earned 8 saves.

Out of their 2,274 innings played, the Rays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.9% (5th in professional baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 31 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (5th in pro baseball). The Rays have recorded 259 assists, 11 errors and have notched a total of 758 putouts so far this year.

In his MLB career, Bradley has surrendered 255 base knocks while he has tallied 310 punch outs in 270 frames. Bradley (15-20 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.79 ERA while surrendering 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 144 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.306 and a FIP of 4.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.16 and he has gone up against 1,158 batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-130)

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