| MATCHUP | Royals Kansas City | Phillies Philadelphia |
|---|---|---|
| Team Records | 75-75 | 89-61 |
| Where | Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| When | Sunday, September 14, 2025 | |
| Time | 01:35 PM EDT | |
| TV | FanDuel SN KC | |
The Kansas City Royals and Philadelphia Phillies meet Sunday in MLB action at Citizens Bank Park. Here’s a Kansas City Royals vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction. This article will include a Kansas City Royals vs Philadelphia Phillies Pick.
Kansas City Royals Betting Preview
The Kansas City Royals are 74-75 on the year and play the Mariners, Blue Jays, and Angels next. The Kansas City Royals are batting .243 on the season, have a .305 OBP, and a .389 slugging percentage. The Kansas City Royals pitching staff has a 3.73 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Kansas City Royals with 164 hits and 78 RBI, while Maikel Garcia and Vinnie Pasquantino have combined for 307 hits and 173 RBI.
Noah Cameron gets the ball for the Kansas City Royals, and he is 7-7 with a 3.00 ERA and 96 strikeouts this season. This will be Cameron’s first career game against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Philadelphia Phillies Betting Preview
The Philadelphia Phillies are 89-60 on the year and play the Dodgers, Diamondbacks, and Marlins next. The Philadelphia Phillies are batting .262 on the season, have a .332 OBP, and a .432 slugging percentage. The Philadelphia Phillies pitching staff has a 3.78 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. Trea Turner leads the Philadelphia Phillies with 179 hits and 69 RBI while Kyle Schwarber and Nick Castellanos have combined for 266 hits and 192 RBI.
Aaron Nola gets the ball for the Philadelphia Phillies, and he is 4-8 with a 6.24 ERA and 79 strikeouts this season. Nola is 0-2 with a 8.71 ERA and 15 strikeouts in his career against the Kansas City Royals.
Kansas City Royals @ Philadelphia Phillies Betting Trends: September 14, 2025
- Probable Starting Pitcher: Aaron Nola Record this season: 4-8 ERA: 6.24
- Home Record: 4-3
- Last 5 against Royals: 0-2
Why the Philadelphia Phillies will win
- The Phillies have won 14 of their last 15 home games after playing the previous day.
- The Royals have lost each of their last four games at Citizens Bank Park.
- The home team has covered the run line in each of the Phillies’ last seven games.
- The Royals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six road games following a loss.
- The Royals have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four games at Citizens Bank Park against opponents that held a winning record.
- The Royals have trailed after 5 innings in seven of their last eight road games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Probable Starting Pitcher: Noah Cameron Record this season: 7-7 ERA: 3.00
- Road Record: 3-4
- Last 5 against Phillies: –
Why the Kansas City Royals will win
- The Royals have won seven of their last eight day games following a loss.
- The Phillies have lost four of their last five day games against AL Central opponents.
- The Royals have covered the run line in each of their last six day games following a loss.
- The Phillies have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six day games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Phillies have lost the first inning in each of their last three home games.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the last seven games between the Royals and Phillies at Citizens Bank Park have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Eight of the Royals’ last nine games against National League opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Royals’ last eight games.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in eight of the Phillies’ last nine games.
Philadelphia Phillies Player Prop Facts
- Kyle Schwarber has hit a home run in three of the Phillies’ last four games against AL opponents.
- Aaron Nola has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last 11 appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Bryce Harper has recorded at least one hit in each of the Phillies’ last 11 games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Aaron Nola has recorded a win in four of his last five appearances at Citizens Bank Park.
- Trea Turner has recorded a Double in four of the Phillies’ last five games at Citizens Bank Park against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts
- Salvador Perez has hit at least one home run in five of the Royals’ last seven road games against NL opponents.
- Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances against NL East opponents that held a winning record.
- Jonathan India has recorded at least one Double in each of his last three appearances at Citizens Bank Park against NL opponents that held a winning record.
Kansas City Royals vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction
Cameron has been solid this season and is even better on the road, where he has a 2.90 ERA and .223 allowed batting average. The problem is, the Royals have lost 6 of their last 7 games and aren’t a team I’m excited to back. Nola is having a down year with his 6.24 ERA and 1.45 WHIP, but the Phillies are so hot it probably doesn’t matter. Also, we know what Nola is capable of when he’s right, so I’m not exactly concerned with his numbers overall. Give me the Phillies.