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The Kansas City Royals (19-13) are favored on the moneyline (-119) in Friday’s contest with the Texas Rangers (17-15). Game time is at 7:40 PM ET on BSKC. The Rangers, with +162 odds, are favored against the spread (1.5).
Kansas City’s Brady Singer and Texas’ Michael Lorenzen have been named the starters for this contest.
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Royals and Rangers Betting Trends
The Royals have been the moneyline favorite nine total times this season. They’ve finished 6-3 in those games.
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -119 or shorter, Kansas City has gone 6-1 (85.7%).
The Rangers have been underdogs in 15 games this season and won eight (53.3%) of those contests.
Texas has a record of 7-5, a 58.3% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of -101 or more by sportsbooks this season.
In the 32 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Royals, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 10 times (10-20-2).
The Rangers’ games have gone over the total in 13 of their 32 chances.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals are the 13th-highest scoring team in baseball averaging 4.6 runs per game (148 total).
Kansas City ranks 12th in MLB with 33 total home runs.
The Royals rank 19th in MLB with a .236 batting average.
Kansas City strikes out 6.7 times per game, the second-best average in baseball.
The pitching staff for the Royals has a collective 7.7 K/9, the second-worst in the majors.
Kansas City has a 3.15 team ERA that ranks fifth across all MLB pitching staffs.
Rangers Stats & Insights
The Rangers rank 14th in the majors with 145 total runs scored this season.
Texas has hit 34 homers this season, which ranks ninth in the majors.
The Rangers have a team batting average of .249 this season, which ranks eighth among MLB teams.
Texas is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking eighth with an average of 7.7 strikeouts per game.
The Rangers strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-best in MLB.
Texas has pitched to a 3.63 ERA this season, which ranks 12th in baseball.
Royals Key Players to Watch
Singer makes the start for the Royals, his seventh of the season. He is 2-1 with a 2.62 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 34 1/3 innings pitched.
Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .320 with four home runs and 18 RBI for Kansas City this season.
Salvador Perez leads Kansas City in home runs with seven, runs batted in with 27 and a batting average of .355.
Vinnie Pasquantino has 23 hits this season and a slash line of .221/.325/.404.
Maikel Garcia is batting .226 with an OBP of .274 and a slugging percentage of .379 this season.
Rangers Key Players to Watch
The Rangers will send Lorenzen (2-1) to the mound for his fourth start this season.
Marcus Semien is hitting .256 with seven doubles, a triple, five home runs and 11 walks.
Adolis Garcia has shown off his power as he paces his team with eight home runs and 25 RBI.
Josh Smith leads the Rangers with a team-high batting average of .318.
Evan Carter is hitting .222 with five doubles, a triple, five home runs and 11 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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