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Kansas City Royals vs San Diego Padres Picks & Predictions

Model updated Sep 10, 9:02PM UTC

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Petco Park, San Diego
Outdoor
Sat 21 Jun 2025, 11:15PM
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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Kansas City Royals

  • James McArthur RPOut
  • Tony Gonsolin SPOut
  • Connor Seabold RPOut
  • Jac Caglianone RFDay-to-day
  • Maikel Garcia 3BOut
  • Beck Way RPOut
  • Carlos Estevez RPOut
  • Nick Mears RPOut
  • Luinder Avila SPOut
  • Stephen Kolek SPOut
  • Cole Ragans SPOut
  • Jonathan India 2BOut
  • Alec Marsh SPOut

San Diego Padres

  • Miguel Andujar DHOut
  • Joe Musgrove SPOut
  • Luis Rengifo LFOut
  • Gavin Sheets 1BOut
  • Jeremiah Estrada RPOut
  • Lucas Giolito SPOut
  • Jason Adam RPOut
  • Ramon Laureano LFOut
  • Bryan Hoeing RPOut
Availability updated Sep 10, 1:53PM UTC · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & injury impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For Kansas City Royals vs San Diego Padres: Ballpark wind and temperature can swing the run total, though the live per-park feed isn't wired into this page yet, and 22 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Ballpark weatherWind and temperature at the park move run totals, but our ballpark weather module is pending a file-to-table persistence job.
Availability22 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

General rule: wind blowing out and warm air help the ball carry (more runs and home runs), while wind in and cold air suppress scoring; the starting pitchers listed above are the single biggest driver of the run total.

Ballpark weather module pending a file-to-table persistence job (owner). We won't show a wind/temperature number until it's persisted to the database.

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Player props

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PlayerTeamStat
Dylan Cease SDP Pitcher - Outs
Jonathan India KCR Batter - Hits + Runs + RBIs
Luis Arraez SDP Batter - Hits
Maikel Garcia KCR Batter - Stolen Bases
Bobby Witt Jr. KCR Batter - Stolen Bases

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineSan Diego PadresNo line posted
2-3L5 record
L5 RF1.8L5 RA1.4Home L54-1vs Kansas City Royals L54-1Free board17-12

San Diego Padres moneyline form: last five 2-3, 1.8 runs/gm.

Run LineSan Diego Padres run lineNo line posted
2-3L5 record
L5 RF1.8L5 RA1.4Home L54-1vs Kansas City Royals L54-1

San Diego Padres spread form: last five 2-3, 1.8 runs/gm.

Total RunsGame total · San Diego Padres vs Kansas City RoyalsNo line posted

San Diego Padres total runs form: last five 2-3, 1.8 runs/gm.

Team Total RunsSan Diego Padres team totalNo line posted
1.3runs we expect
L5 RF1.8L5 RA1.4Home L54-1vs Kansas City Royals L54-1

San Diego Padres team total runs form: last five 2-3, 1.8 runs/gm.

Kansas City Royals @ San Diego Padres — what the model found

Our model graded 7 betting markets for Kansas City Royals at San Diego Padres — 0 on the game itself and 7 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

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Kansas City Royals vs San Diego Padres — recent results

San Diego Padres have won 5 of their last 5 games; Kansas City Royals have won 2 of their last 5.

San Diego Padres — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
W5–4WSHHome
W9–2WSHHome
W3–2WSHHome
W4–3NYYHome
W3–2NYYHome
Kansas City Royals — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
W5–2ARIHome
L3–5ARIHome
L4–5ARIHome
W6–1TORHome
L2–9TORHome

Kansas City Royals vs San Diego Padres — recent meetings

These two have met 5 times recently: San Diego Padres won 2, Kansas City Royals won 3.

DateSan Diego PadresKansas City RoyalsWinner
Jul 19192San Diego Padres
Jul 1867Kansas City Royals
Jul 1816Kansas City Royals
Mar 13110Kansas City Royals
Feb 21103San Diego Padres

Who’s out or in doubt

22 players are listed as out or in doubt for this game.

San Diego Padres
PlayerStatus
Miguel Andujar DHOUT
Joe Musgrove SPOUT
Luis Rengifo LFOUT
Gavin Sheets 1BOUT
Jeremiah Estrada RPOUT
Lucas Giolito SPOUT
Jason Adam RPOUT
Ramon Laureano LFOUT
Kansas City Royals
PlayerStatus
James McArthur RPOUT
Tony Gonsolin SPOUT
Connor Seabold RPOUT
Jac Caglianone RFDAY-TO-DAY
Maikel Garcia 3BOUT
Beck Way RPOUT
Carlos Estevez RPOUT
Nick Mears RPOUT

The full availability report — with what each missing player means for the bets — is further down this page.

Kansas City Royals @ San Diego Padres — model preview

Expert analysis and top MLB betting picks for San Diego Padres vs Kansas City Royals. Includes analysis on key players like Bobby Witt Jr.. Discover MLB predictions, MLB game picks, baseball betting preview, San Diego Padres vs Kansas City Royals stats and odds.

Bobby Witt Jr. (KCR) Under 0.5 Stolen Bases (-556)

Odds available at draftkings at time of publishing

The bet on Bobby Witt Jr. for under 0.5 in the Batter Stolen Bases market is a statistically sound choice. Witt Jr.'s average stolen bases in the last five games overall and against the opponent are both under 0.5, indicating a lower tendency to steal bases. This trend is even more pronounced in away games, where his stolen base average drops to 0.2. Moreover, Witt Jr. has been caught stealing an average of 0.2 times in both overall and away games, suggesting that he may be more cautious in attempting steals. Additionally, his current hit streak is zero overall and only two for away games, indicating a recent dip in his offensive performance. These stats collectively point towards a lower probability of Witt Jr. stealing a base in the upcoming game.

About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for Kansas City Royals vs San Diego Padres in the MLB. You may also see this matchup written as Royals vs Padres, or as Padres vs Royals. The most recent game between them was Saturday 21 June 2025 at Petco Park. The model has generated 7 player props for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your MLB betting strategy for this matchup.

Head-to-head record

Final scores · 20 meetings on record
Kansas City Royals 11–9 across the last 20 meetings · these games average 10.2 runs (meetings on record since 2023)
DateGameScoreWinner
19 Jul 2026San Diego Padres @ Kansas City Royals2–19San Diego Padres
18 Jul 2026San Diego Padres @ Kansas City Royals7–6Kansas City Royals
17 Jul 2026San Diego Padres @ Kansas City Royals7–6Kansas City Royals
13 Mar 2026Kansas City Royals @ San Diego Padres1–10Kansas City Royals
12 Mar 2026Kansas City Royals @ San Diego Padres1–10Kansas City Royals
21 Feb 2026San Diego Padres @ Kansas City Royals3–10San Diego Padres
22 Jun 2025Kansas City Royals @ San Diego Padres3–2San Diego Padres
21 Jun 2025Kansas City Royals @ San Diego Padres5–1San Diego Padres
20 Jun 2025Kansas City Royals @ San Diego Padres5–6Kansas City Royals
13 Mar 2025San Diego Padres @ Kansas City Royals6–5Kansas City Royals

Table shows the last 10 — the record above counts all 20 meetings on file.

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