Data Skrive:
The Kansas City Royals (19-13) and Texas Rangers (16-15) meet Friday at Kauffman Stadium, with first pitch at 7:40 PM ET on BSKC. The Royals are -112 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Rangers are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +158 odds. Brady Singer starts for Kansas City while Michael Lorenzen is Texas’ starter for the contest.
Take a look at our betting preview for this contest, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $37.86
Royals to win vs Rangers -112
Royals vs. Rangers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Royals (-112)
- Underdog: Rangers (-104)
- Over/under: 9
Royals vs. Rangers Betting Insights
- The Royals have been favorites in eight games this season and have come away with the win six times (75%) in those contests.
- This season Kansas City has been victorious six times in seven chances when named as a favorite of at least -112 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 52.8% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Rangers have put together an 8-7 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 53.3% of those games).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -104 or longer, Texas has a record of 7-6 (53.8%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Rangers’ implied win probability is 51%.
Royals vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders
- Bobby Witt Jr. has been key for Kansas City with 41 hits, an OBP of .367 plus a slugging percentage of .547.
- Witt Jr. ranks 62nd in baseball in home runs, and 29th in RBI.
- Salvador Perez leads Kansas City in batting average (.355), home runs (seven) and runs batted in (27) this season.
- Marcus Semien is batting .256 with seven doubles, a triple, five home runs and 11 walks.
- In all of the majors, Semien ranks 38th in home runs and 21st in RBI.
- Adolis Garcia has hit eight home runs with 25 RBI. Both lead his team.
Royals vs. Rangers Pitching Rankings
- The Royals average just 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in the league.
- The Royals have the fifth-best ERA (3.15) in the majors this season.
- Royals pitchers have a 1.244 WHIP this season, 13th in the majors.
- The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rangers pitching staff ranks eighth in MLB.
- Texas’ 3.74 team ERA ranks 12th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Rangers combine for the No. 6-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.179).