Rangers vs. Royals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 22, 2024

The Texas Rangers will take the field against the Kansas City Royals (42-35) on Saturday. The game begins at 4:05 PM ET on MLB Network, with the Rangers listed as -148 favorites on the moneyline. Texas’ Jon Gray gets the start, and he’ll go against Kansas City’s Michael Wacha.

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Rangers vs. Royals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-148)
• Underdog: Royals (+125)
• Over/under: 8

Rangers vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Rangers have been victorious in 22, or 55%, of the 40 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Texas has a record of 8-7 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -148 or more on the moneyline.
• The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 59.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Royals are 22-25 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 46.8% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +125 or longer, Kansas City has a record of 6-10 (37.5%).
• The Royals have a 44.4% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Rangers vs. Royals Hitting Leaders

• Marcus Semien leads Texas in runs batted in with 43 and has a batting average of .252.
• Among batters in baseball, Semien is 45th in homers and 27th in RBI.
• Corey Seager is slugging .443 this season, with a team-best 14 homers while driving in 35 runs.
• Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals in home runs (12), runs batted in (53) and has a team-best batting average of .318.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Witt’s home run total puts him 34th, and his RBI total ranks 10th.
• Maikel Garcia is batting .240 with 14 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 24 walks.

Rangers vs. Royals Pitching Rankings

• The Rangers strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-best in MLB.
• The Rangers have pitched to a 4.12 ERA this season, which ranks 19th in baseball.
• The Rangers rank 20th in MLB with a combined 1.289 WHIP this season.
• The 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Royals pitching staff ranks 25th in the majors.
• Kansas City has a 3.88 team ERA that ranks 13th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Royals have the 15th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.279).