The Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers meet Friday in MLB action at Globe Life Field. Here’s a Rangers vs Royals Prediction. This article will include a Rangers vs Royals Pick.
Kansas City Royals Betting Preview
The Kansas City Royals are 22-34 on the year and play the Reds and Twins next. The Kansas City Royals are batting .234 on the season, have a .308 OBP, and have a .375 slugging percentage. The Kansas City Royals pitching staff has a 4.44 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Kansas City Royals with 64 hits and 25 RBI, while Maikel Garcia and Salvador Perez have combined for 101 hits and 45 RBI.
Stephen Kolek gets the ball for the Kansas City Royals, and he is 3-0 with a 2.77 ERA and 14 strikeouts this season. Kolek is 0-1 with an 8.10 ERA and 2 strikeouts in his career against the Texas Rangers.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers are 25-31 on the year and play the Guardians and Cardinals next. The Texas Rangers are batting .230 on the season, with a .312 OBP and a .372 slugging percentage. The Texas Rangers’ pitching staff has a 3.76 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. Josh Jung leads the Texas Rangers with 59 hits and 22 RBI, while Jake Burger and Brandon Nimmo have combined for 102 hits and 55 RBI.
MacKenzie Gore gets the ball for the Texas Rangers, and he is 3-4 with a 4.42 ERA and 62 strikeouts this season. This will be Gore’s second career game against the Kansas City Royals.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Royals have lost each of their last 10 night games against American League opponents.
- The Rangers have won eight of their last nine night games against the Royals following a home loss.
- The Royals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 10 night games against American League opponents.
- The Rangers have covered the run line in each of their last eight Friday games as favorites against the Royals.
- The Royals have trailed after 5 innings in eight of their last nine road night games.
- The Royals have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four games.
Why the Kansas City Royals will win
- The Rangers have lost five of their last six games as favorites.
- The underdogs have won four of the Rangers’ last five games at Globe Life Field.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight Friday games as favorites.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in nine of the Rangers’ last 10 games.
- The Rangers have lost the first inning in four of their last five games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- The Royals have led after 5 innings in each of their last four night games against the Rangers at Globe Life Field.
- The Rangers have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last seven games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
Total Runs Facts
- Eleven of the Rangers’ last 12 games as favorites against AL Central opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Each of the Royals’ last five games as underdogs against the Rangers have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last nine night games.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Royals’ last seven games as road underdogs.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Danny Jansen has hit a home run in four of his last seven appearances against the Royals.
- MacKenzie Gore has recorded seven or more strikeouts in four of his five previous appearances at Globe Life Field.
- Josh Jung has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 home appearances against AL opponents.
- Josh Jung ranks 8th amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.307) this season.
Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts
- Vinnie Pasquantino has hit a home run in each of the Royals’ last five games against the Rangers.
- Starling Marte has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 22 appearances against the Rangers.
- Bobby Witt Jr. ranks 4th in the league in Hits (64) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Rangers rank T28th in the league for hits this season (423).
- The Rangers rank 26th in the league for slugging percentage this season (.372).
- The Royals rank 28th in the league for runs scored this season (211).
- The Royals rank T27th in the league for RBIs this season (204).
Rangers vs Royals Prediction
I’m not thrilled to get behind the Royals, especially on the road, but the Rangers aren’t playing any better. We’re getting plus money with the Royals and Kolek on the mound, who is off to the best start of his career. Through 26 innings, Kolek has a 2.77 ERA and 0.85 WHIP. Gore strikes out guys, but he’s been hittable this season, which includes allowing 17 hits and 12 runs in his last 24 innings. Two slumping teams- I’ll take a stab with the more favorable price and the pitcher who is in great form despite a smallish sample size.