Rangers vs. Royals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 5, 2024

The Texas Rangers (18-16) visit the Kansas City Royals (20-14) at 2:10 PM ET Sunday for a sluggers’ duel between two of the best power hitters in MLB. For the favored Rangers (-129), Adolis Garcia has racked up eight homers this season, fifth in the league, while Salvador Perez ranks fifth in the majors with eight dingers of his own this season for the underdogs. Jon Gray gets the starting nod for Texas while Daniel Lynch is Kansas City’s starter for the contest.

Here is our betting primer for this matchup, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!

Rangers vs. Royals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-129)
• Underdog: Royals (+110)
• Over/under: 8.5

Rangers vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Rangers have been chosen as favorites in 17 games this year and have walked away with the win nine times (52.9%) in those games.
• Texas has a record of 6-5 when favored by -129 or more this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 56.3% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Royals have won 56.5% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (13-10).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +110 or longer, Kansas City has a record of 5-5 (50%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Royals a 47.6% chance to win.

Rangers vs. Royals Hitting Leaders

• Marcus Semien has been key for Texas with 37 hits, an OBP of .312 plus a slugging percentage of .434.
• Semien’s home runs rank him 44th in baseball, and he is 17th in RBI.
• Garcia leads Texas in home runs with eight and runs batted in with 27.
• Bobby Witt Jr. is hitting .313 with nine doubles, four triples, four home runs and 10 walks.
• Among all batters in MLB, Witt Jr. ranks 71st in homers and 38th in RBI.
• Perez has shown his power as he leads his team with eight home runs and 30 runs batted in, with a team-best .339 batting average.

Rangers vs. Royals Pitching Rankings

• The Rangers average the 12th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the league this season.
• The Rangers have the 13th-ranked ERA (3.75) in the majors this season.
• The Rangers have a combined WHIP of just 1.190 as a pitching staff, which is the eighth-best in baseball this season.
• The 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Royals pitching staff ranks 29th in MLB.
• Kansas City has a 3.41 team ERA that ranks seventh across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Royals have the 16th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.270).