The Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals meet Sunday in MLB game 3 action at Kauffman Stadium. Here’s a Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers Prediction.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers are 18-16 on the season and face the Athletics after this. The Texas Rangers have scored 22 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 7 games. The Texas Rangers have won 4 straight games when scoring more than 1 run. Marcus Semien leads the Texas Rangers with 37 hits and 22 RBI, while Adolis Garcia and Josh Smith have combined for 64 hits and 42 RBI.
Kansas City Royals Betting Preview
The Kansas City Royals are 20-14 on the year and face the Brewers next series. The Kansas City Royals have scored 17 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 straight games. The Kansas City Royals have won 6 of their last 10 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Kansas City Royals with 42 hits and 19 RBI, while Salvador Perez and Maikel Garcia have combined for 72 hits and 50 RBI.
Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals Pitching Matchup
Jon Gray gets the ball for the Texas Rangers, and he is 1-1 with a 2.48 ERA and 35 strikeouts this season. Gray has allowed 21 hits and 4 earned runs in his last 29 innings. Gray has allowed a combined 2 runs in his last 14.1 innings. Gray has a 1.17 ERA and .115 allowed batting average in 7.2 innings this season. Gray is 1-1 with a 1.98 ERA and 14 strikeouts in his career against the Kansas City Royals.
The Kansas City Royals didn’t announce a starting pitcher at the time this article was published.
Why the Kansas City Royals will win
- Probable Starting Pitcher: Daniel Lynch Record this season: – ERA: –
- The Royals have won seven of their last eight games against AL West opponents.
- The Rangers have lost seven of their last eight games against American League opponents following a win.
- The Royals have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games against AL West opponents.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six Sunday games against AL Central opponents.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- Probable Starting Pitcher: Jon Gray Record this season: 1-1 ERA: 2.48
- The Rangers have won seven of their last eight games at Kauffman Stadium following a road win.
- The Royals have lost five of their last six day games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
- The Rangers have covered the run line in 14 of their last 16 road games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Royals have failed to cover the run line in six of their last seven home games against the Rangers following a loss.
- The Rangers have led after 5 innings in each of their last five Sunday games against opponents that held a winning record.
- The Rangers have led after 3 innings in each of their last four games at Kauffman Stadium against American League opponents that held a winning record.
Total Runs Facts
- Six of the Royals’ last seven home games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Five of the Rangers’ last six day games against AL Central opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last three day games between the Rangers and Royals.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last three day games against American League opponents.
Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers Prediction
The Kansas City Royals didn’t announce a starting pitcher at the time this article was published, but it doesn’t matter in my eyes. Jon Gray isn’t a pitcher I’m stepping in front of, as he’s allowed just 2 runs in his last 14.1 innings and has a 2.48 ERA and 1.19 WHIP on the season. Gray is also holding current Royals to a .232 batting average with 11 strikeouts in 56 career at bats. I’ll ride with the Rangers, getting the victory on Sunday afternoon behind their ace for the season.