The Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers meet Sunday 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 22-36 on the year and play the Reds and Twins next. The Kansas City Royals are batting .234 on the season, have a .309 OBP, and have a .373 slugging percentage. The Kansas City Royals pitching staff has a 4.51 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Kansas City Royals with 65 hits and 26 RBI, while Maikel Garcia and Salvador Perez have combined for 105 hits and 46 RBI.
Michael Wacha gets the ball for the Kansas City Royals, and he is 4-2 with a 2.69 ERA and 60 strikeouts this season. Wacha is 2-3 with a 3.82 ERA and 24 strikeouts in his career against the Texas Rangers.
Texas Rangers Betting Preview
The Texas Rangers are 27-31 on the year and play the Guardians and Cardinals next. The Texas Rangers are batting .234 on the season, with a .314 OBP and a .381 slugging percentage. The Texas Rangers’ pitching staff has a 3.75 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. Josh Jung leads the Texas Rangers with 63 hits and 23 RBI, while Jake Burger and Brandon Nimmo have combined for 109 hits and 58 RBI.
Jack Leiter gets the ball for the Texas Rangers, and he is 2-4 with a 4.75 ERA and 64 strikeouts this season. Leiter is 0-2 with an 8.68 ERA and 9 strikeouts in his career against the Kansas City Royals.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Royals have lost each of their last seven day games against the Rangers following a road loss.
- The Rangers have won 10 of their last 11 day games against AL Central opponents following a home win.
- The Royals have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five road games against American League opponents.
- The Rangers have covered the run line in four of their last five day games against the Royals following a home win.
- The Rangers have won the first inning in four of their last five games.
- The Royals have trailed after 5 innings in eight of their last nine games as road underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Royals have trailed after 3 innings in 11 of their last 12 day games against American League opponents.
Why the Kansas City Royals will win
- The Rangers have lost six of their last seven games as favorites against American League opponents following a win.
- The Royals have won seven of their last eight day games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line each of their last eight day games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- The Royals have covered the run line each of their last eight day games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Rangers have trailed after 3 innings in seven of their last nine games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- The Royals have led after 5 innings in seven of their last nine day games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Royals’ last five road games against American League opponents has gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the last four games between the Royals and Rangers has gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last 10 games as favorites.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Royals’ last nine games as road underdogs.
Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Joc Pederson has hit at least one home run in four of the Rangers’ last five games.
- Josh Jung has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 home appearances against AL opponents.
- Josh Jung ranks 6th amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.312) this season.
Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts
- Vinnie Pasquantino has hit a home run in five of the Royals’ last seven games against the Rangers.
- Michael Wacha has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his last six appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Michael Wacha has recorded a win in each of his last three appearances against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Starling Marte has recorded at least one hit in 22 of his last 23 appearances against the Rangers.
- Bobby Witt Jr. ranks 4th in the league in Steals (16) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Rangers rank 5th in the league for opponent batting average this season (.226).
- The Rangers rank 5th in the league for hits allowed this season (431).
- The Royals rank 29th in the league for runs scored this season (218).
- The Royals rank 28th in the league for RBIs this season (211).
Rangers vs Royals Prediction
Wacha is the better pitcher than Leiter, and he’s having a hell of a season overall with a 2.69 ERA and 1.02 WHIP. The problem is the Royals have lost five straight games and have won just 3 games since May 10. That’s three wins in three weeks for those keeping track at home. No, thanks. You should be blindly fading the Royals right now. I’m not thrilled with Leiter, but I’m betting against the Royals every chance I can get.