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The Kansas City Royals (20-13) are favored on the moneyline (-110) in Saturday’s contest with the Texas Rangers (17-16). First pitch is at 7:10 PM ET on BSKC. The Rangers, with +151 odds, are favored against the spread (1.5).
Kansas City’s Michael Wacha gets the start, and he’ll go against Texas’ Dane Dunning.
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The Royals have won 70% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (7-3).
Kansas City has a 7-3 record (winning 70% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -110 or shorter.
This season, the Rangers have been the underdog 16 times and won eight, or 50%, of those games.
Texas has a record of 7-8, a 46.7% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of -109 or more by oddsmakers this season.
In the 33 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Royals, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 10 times (10-21-2).
So far this season, the Rangers and their opponents have hit the over in 13 of their 33 games with a total.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals score the 10th-most runs in baseball (155 total, 4.7 per game).
Kansas City ranks 11th in baseball with 35 total home runs.
The Royals rank 16th in the majors with a .239 batting average.
Kansas City strikes out 6.6 times per game, the second-fewest average in MLB.
The 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Royals pitching staff ranks 29th in MLB.
Kansas City has a 3.08 team ERA that ranks fourth across all MLB pitching staffs.
Rangers Stats & Insights
The Rangers rank 16th in the majors with 146 total runs scored this season.
Texas has hit 34 homers this season, which ranks 13th in the majors.
The Rangers rank eighth in MLB with a .248 team batting average.
Texas has shown good bat-to-ball skills at the plate this season with the ninth-best strikeout rate (7.8 per game) among MLB offenses.
The Rangers strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-best in MLB.
Texas has the 12th-ranked ERA (3.74) in the majors this season.
Royals Key Players to Watch
Wacha gets the start for the Royals, his seventh of the season. He is 1-3 with a 4.24 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 34 2/3 innings pitched.
Salvador Perez leads Kansas City in batting average (.351), home runs (eight) and runs batted in (30) this season.
Bobby Witt Jr. has 42 hits and an OBP of .364 to go with a slugging percentage of .538 this season.
Vinnie Pasquantino has collected 24 base hits, an OBP of .331 and a slugging percentage of .402 this season.
Maikel Garcia has 30 hits and an OBP of .286 to go with a slugging percentage of .383 this season.
Rangers Key Players to Watch
Dunning (3-2) will take the mound for the Rangers, his seventh start of the season.
Marcus Semien is batting .255 with eight doubles, a triple, five home runs and 11 walks.
Adolis Garcia has shown off his power as he leads his team with eight home runs and 25 runs batted in.
Josh Smith paces the Rangers with a .304 batting average.
Evan Carter is hitting .225 with six doubles, a triple, five home runs and 12 walks.
Royals and Rangers Injuries
Royals: Carlos Hernandez: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Brentz: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Alec Marsh: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Josh Taylor: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Kris Bubic: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kyle Wright: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Rangers: Max Scherzer: 15 Day IL (Back), Austin Pruitt: 15 Day IL (Knee), Cody Bradford: 15 Day IL (Back), Nathan Eovaldi: 15 Day IL (Groin), Brock Burke: 60 Day IL (Hand), Jacob deGrom: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tyler Mahle: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Joshua Jung: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Carson Coleman: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Justin Foscue: 60 Day IL (Oblique strain)
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