Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction 6-23-24 Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals prediction for this MLB game on Sunday, June 23rd at Globe Life Field. 

Royals Shutout On Saturday

The Royals really struggled on Saturday, failing to score any runs, and that led to the defeat. The Royals managed only three hits total. The Royals are averaging 4.64 runs while their pitching is giving 4.05 runs per game. They have a run differential 0.59 which is 8th in the league. The offense needs to get out to a fast start here. Bobby Witt has 12 home runs and driven in 53 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the Royals will be Alec Marsh who sits with a 5-4 record and an ERA of 4.37. In his last start against Oakland, he went three innings giving up seven hits and seven runs. 

Why Royals Will Win

• The Royals have won six of their last eight games as road underdogs following a road loss.
• The Rangers have lost four of their last six games as favorites against American League opponents following a home win.
• The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine Sunday day games as favorites against AL Central opponents.
• The Royals have covered the run line in eight of their last nine games as road underdogs following a road loss.

Rangers Leaned on Pitching

The Rangers leaned on pitching on Saturday for their success. Jo nGray started for the Rangers and he went six innings giving up two hits and zero runs. Wyatt Langford hit a home run and drove in four RBIs. The Rangers are averaging 4.28 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.35 runs per game. The offense is ranked 17th in the league while the pitching is ranked 16th. They have a negative run differential of -0.079 which is 17th. Adolis Garcia has hit 13 home runs and driven in 41 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the Rangers will be Max Scherzer and this will be his season debut. The Rangers really need Scherzer to be good because if he is, that is a big boost for this team. The Rangers will face the Brewers following this series.

Why Rangers Will Win

• The Rangers have won each of their last six home games against AL Central opponents following a home win.
• The Royals have lost eight of their last nine day games against the Rangers following a loss.
• The Royals have failed to cover the run line each of their last six road games against teams that held a losing record.
• The Rangers have covered the run line in each of their last five home games against AL Central opponents following a win.

Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals Prediction

The Royals were shutout on Saturday and it’s not going to get any easier in this game. Even though Max Scherzer is making just his first start of the season, I expect he’s going to be strong here. Marsh has had some issues at times this season and in last start he gave up seven runs. The Rangers offense is going to have no issue running up the score off of him here, and Texas will win on the run line. This is one of my favorite plays on the entire board.