Kansas City Royals Season Outlook: News, Schedule, Tickets, Odds

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by Alex HernandezJuly 9, 2025, 9:50 pm >

The Kansas City Royals are in fourth place in the AL Central, despite having one of the strongest pitching staffs in baseball this season.

In 2024, Kansas City finished in second place in the AL Central with a record of 86-76, securing one of the Wild Card spots in the American League. They went on to defeat the Baltimore Orioles in two games during the Wild Card round, but lost to the eventual World Series runner-up, New York Yankees, in four games in the ALDS.

In the offseason, Kansas City prioritized retaining its starting pitchers, re-signing Seth Lugo, Michael Lorenzen and Michael Wacha. They also made outside additions to their team by signing Carlos Estevez to strengthen their bullpen.

Kansas City also made trades for outfielder Mark Canha and second baseman Jonathan India, who is a former top-five draft pick.

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One of the bright spots for Kansas City has been the pitching, led by starting pitcher Kris Bubic, who boasts an ERA of 1.92 and allows only 1.07 walks and hits per inning pitched, which ranks among the best in the league.

Kansas City ranks inside the top five for ERA, and they rank inside the top 10 for walks and hits per inning pitched, walks allowed and home runs allowed. They also rank just outside the top 10 in hits allowed and batting average against.

While pitching is a strength for Kansas City, it is at the plate where the team has struggled this season.

The Royals’ offense is led by Bobby Witt Jr., Maikel Garcia and Vinnie Pasquantino. Outside of those three players, the offense has been a complicated watch throughout the season.

Kansas City only has 46 home runs this season, which places them in last place. They also have drawn the fewest number of walks this season.

The Royals also rank inside the bottom five in slugging percentage and on-base percentage, and they rank in the bottom three in runs scored. Even with the many struggles offensively, they rank just outside of the top 10 for hits and batting average.

Currently, Kansas City has Cole Ragans and Hunter Harvey on the injured list. Ragans is one of its best starting pitchers, and Harvey has been lights out in his limited innings this season out of the bullpen.

If the season ended today, Kansas City wouldn’t have a Wild Card spot in this year’s Postseason. The Royals will likely have to make a move at the trade deadline if they want to be viewed as contenders as October approaches.

Kansas City Royals Schedule & Tickets

July 9: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
July 11: vs. New York Mets
July 12: vs. New York Mets
July 13: vs. New York Mets
July 18: at Miami Marlins
July 19: at Miami Marlins
July 20: at Miami Marlins
July 21: at Chicago Cubs
July 22: at Chicago Cubs
July 23: at Chicago Cubs
July 25: vs. Cleveland Guardians
July 26: vs. Cleveland Guardians
July 27: vs. Cleveland Guardians
July 28: vs. Atlanta Braves
July 29: vs. Atlanta Braves
July 30: vs. Atlanta Braves
August 1: at Toronto Blue Jays
August 2: at Toronto Blue Jays
August 3: at Toronto Blue Jays
August 4: at Boston Red Sox
August 5: at Boston Red Sox
August 6: at Boston Red Sox
August 8: at Minnesota Twins
August 9: at Minnesota Twins
August 10: at Minnesota Twins
August 11: vs. Washington Nationals
August 12: vs. Washington Nationals
August 13: vs. Washington Nationals
August 15: vs. Chicago White Sox
August 16: vs. Chicago White Sox
August 17: vs. Chicago White Sox
August 18: vs. Texas Rangers
August 19: vs. Texas Rangers
August 20: vs. Texas Rangers
August 21: vs. Texas Rangers
August 22: at Detroit Tigers
August 23: at Detroit Tigers
August 24: at Detroit Tigers
August 25: at Chicago White Sox
August 26: at Chicago White Sox
August 27: at Chicago White Sox
August 29: vs. Detroit Tigers
August 30: vs. Detroit Tigers
August 31: vs. Detroit Tigers
September 2: vs. Los Angeles Angels
September 3: vs. Los Angeles Angels
September 4: vs. Los Angeles Angels
September 5: vs. Minnesota Twins
September 6: vs. Minnesota Twins
September 7: vs. Minnesota Twins
September 8: at Cleveland Guardians
September 9: at Cleveland Guardians
September 10: at Cleveland Guardians
September 11: at Cleveland Guardians
September 12: at Philadelphia Phillies
September 13: at Philadelphia Phillies
September 14: at Philadelphia Phillies
September 16: vs. Seattle Mariners
September 17: vs. Seattle Mariners
September 18: vs. Seattle Mariners
September 19: vs. Toronto Blue Jays
September 20: vs. Toronto Blue Jays
September 21: vs. Toronto Blue Jays
September 23: at Los Angeles Angels
September 24: at Los Angeles Angels
September 25: at Los Angeles Angels
September 26: at Athletics
September 27: at Athletics
September 28: at Athletics

Kansas City Royals Odds

The Royals have +375 odds to make the postseason and -500 odds to miss out on October baseball entirely. Placing a bet on the Royals to make the World Series is a longshot bet as its odds are +3400, and its odds to win the World Series are +8000.

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