Royals host the Rangers on home winning streak
By The Associated Press
Texas Rangers (62-65, third in the AL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (65-61, second in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: TBD; Royals: Noah Cameron (7-5, 2.47 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 78 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -119, Royals -101; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals, on a five-game home winning streak, host the Texas Rangers.
Kansas City has a 65-61 record overall and a 35-29 record in home games. Royals hitters are batting a collective .246, which ranks eighth in the AL.
Texas has gone 25-39 in road games and 62-65 overall. The Rangers are 42-22 in games when they record at least eight hits.
Wednesday’s game is the sixth meeting between these teams this season. The Royals are ahead 5-0 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. has 18 home runs, 43 walks and 69 RBIs while hitting .291 for the Royals. Adam Frazier is 14 for 34 with two doubles, a home run and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
Josh Smith has 21 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 30 RBIs for the Rangers. Corey Seager is 10 for 37 with three doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 8-2, .263 batting average, 2.96 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs
Rangers: 2-8, .235 batting average, 5.69 ERA, outscored by 16 runs
INJURIES: Royals: Salvador Perez: day-to-day (illness), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (abductor), Steven Cruz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bubic: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Jac Caglianone: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Michael Massey: 10-Day IL (ankle), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rangers: Jake Burger: 10-Day IL (wrist), Jon Gray: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Sam Haggerty: 10-Day IL (oblique), Adolis Garcia: 10-Day IL (ankle), Jacob Webb: 15-Day IL (back), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (calf), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
