Philadelphia Phillies vs Kansas City Royals Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 9/12/25, 3:18 PM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 2/3/26 at 6:40 AM in MLB Picks

The Philadelphia Phillies look to keep on rolling as they target their fifth straight win in Friday’s series opener against the Kansas City Royals at Citizens Bank Park.

The Phillies, who covered the -1.5 handicap in the final three games of their series against the Mets, carry a value of +148 on a -1.5 runline against the Royals.

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The Phillies rallied from a 0-4 hole to beat the New York Mets 6-4 on Thursday, completing a four-game sweep of their NL East rivals at Citizens Bank Park. The win improved Philadelphia’s record to 87-60 and bolstered their chance of locking up the NL East title with just over two weeks left in the regular season. Over the last five games, the Phillies demonstrated exceptional pitching with a 2.66 ERA in the stretch. The Phillies have also averaged 6.2 runs per game on a .299 batting average, which allowed them to cover a 1.5 run spread in the last three games of their series with the Mets.

The Royals only won one out of four games they played against the Cleveland Guardians this week. As a result, Kansas City dropped to third in the AL Central standings with a 74-73 record and fell five games behind the 79-68 Houston Astros in the wild card race. Kansas City has batted .227 while averaging 3.7 runs per game in the last five games. Despite allowing only seven runs in the last three games, the Royals still posted a 4.60 ERA over the last five games, mainly due to the 10 runs they gave up in Game 1 vs. the Guardians.