Royals vs Rangers Game Breakdown

Get ready, sports fans, because tonight’s showdown at Globe Life Field is not just any ball game! The Kansas City Royals, riding high with a solid season, are set to duel it out under the Texan sun against the gritty Texas Rangers. With the first pitch at 08:05 PM EST, the stakes are as hot as the weather—sunny skies, a gentle eastern breeze, and the mercury pushing 88 degrees. Both teams are fresh off recent victories and hungry for more, looking to climb their way up the American League rankings. The bookies are buzzing, setting the over/under at 8.0 and favoring the Rangers slightly in what’s expected to be a tight contest. So, as these teams take the field, will the Royals reign supreme, or will the Rangers ride to victory? Let’s find out if it’s going to be a royal affair or if the Rangers have the range tonight!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: June 21, 2024 08:05PM EST

Location: Globe Life Field, Texas

Weather: Sunny with winds from the E at 11.9 mph. Temperature is at 88.0° with 49% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	KC ML	TEX ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+124	-148	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+125	-149	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+1	-1	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

99W-179L

44.4% Win Probability

$tex Team Logo$

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

136W-140L

55.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/03/24	Texas Rangers TEX	1	Push	-0.0
05/03/24	Kansas City Royals KC	7	Push	-0.0
05/04/24	Texas Rangers TEX	15	Over	+11.0
05/04/24	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Over	+11.0
05/05/24	Texas Rangers TEX	3	Under	-3.0
05/05/24	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Under	-3.0
04/10/23	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Over	+5.0
04/10/23	Texas Rangers TEX	11	Over	+5.0
04/11/23	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Over	+5.0
04/11/23	Texas Rangers TEX	8	Over	+5.0
04/12/23	Kansas City Royals KC	10	Over	+3.0
04/12/23	Texas Rangers TEX	1	Over	+3.0
04/17/23	Texas Rangers TEX	4	Under	-4.0
04/17/23	Kansas City Royals KC	0	Under	-4.0
04/18/23	Texas Rangers TEX	12	Over	+6.0
04/18/23	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Over	+6.0
04/19/23	Texas Rangers TEX	12	Over	+7.0
04/19/23	Kansas City Royals KC	3	Over	+7.0

Royals Vs Over/Under

Rangers Vs Over/Under

Will Smith

ERA 5.162 | IP 22.7 | 0.0W-3.0L | KO 17.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-16-24	@LAD	0-3L	6.0	5	3	4	Under
06-11-24	vsNYY	10-1L	5.7	7	7	6	Over
06-06-24	@CLE	4-3W	3.7	9	3	2	Under
05-25-24	@TB	7-4W	5.0	4	2	3	Over
05-19-24	vsOAK	4-8W	6.0	6	1	9	Over
05-13-24	@SEA	2-6L	5.0	9	4	6	Over
05-08-24	vsMIL	4-6W	5.3	5	1	4	Over
05-03-24	vsTEX	1-7W	6.0	4	1	8	Over
04-27-24	@DET	5-6L	5.0	4	1	6	Over
04-22-24	vsTOR	5-3L	6.0	5	5	5	Over
06-18-24	@OAK	5-7L	1.0	0	0	0	Over
06-14-24	@LAD	3-4L	0.7	2	1	1	Under
06-09-24	vsSEA	6-5L	0.3	0	0	1	Over
06-08-24	vsSEA	4-8W	1.0	0	0	1	Over
06-06-24	@CLE	4-3W	1.3	0	0	2	Under
06-01-24	vsSD	7-3L	1.0	1	0	1	Over
05-29-24	@MIN	6-1W	1.0	1	0	1	Under
05-26-24	@TB	1-4L	1.0	1	0	1	Under
05-22-24	vsDET	3-8W	0.7	2	2	0	Over
05-19-24	vsOAK	4-8W	1.0	1	0	1	Over

$Nathan Eovaldi$

Nathan Eovaldi

ERA 3.15 | IP 60.0 | 3.0W-3.0L | KO 64.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-15-24	@SEA	5-7L	3.0	4	4	6	Over
06-09-24	vsSF	2-7W	7.0	5	2	5	Over
06-03-24	vsDET	2-1L	5.7	3	1	7	Under
05-28-24	vsARI	2-4W	3.0	5	2	2	Under
05-02-24	vsWAS	0-6W	5.3	2	0	8	Under
04-26-24	vsCIN	1-2W	6.0	3	1	8	Under
04-20-24	@ATL	2-5L	5.3	5	3	6	Under
04-14-24	@HOU	5-8L	6.0	8	5	3	Over
04-09-24	vsOAK	4-3L	5.7	3	1	8	Under
04-03-24	@TB	4-1W	7.0	4	0	8	Under

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/22	vs OAK	3-2W	7	3	Under
06/21	vs OAK	1-5L	8	0	Under
06/20	vs OAK	5-7L	7	1	Over
06/18	vs LAD	0-3L	3	0	Under
06/17	vs LAD	7-2W	7	1	Over
06/16	vs LAD	3-4L	5	1	Under
06/15	@ NYY	4-3W	9	0	Under
06/14	@ NYY	4-11L	11	0	Over
06/13	@ NYY	1-10L	5	1	Over
06/12	@ NYY	2-4L	7	0	Under
06/11	@ SEA	5-6L	9	2	Over
06/10	@ SEA	8-4W	9	1	Over
06/09	@ SEA	10-9W	10	1	Over
06/08	vs CLE	4-3W	10	0	Under
06/06	vs CLE	5-8L	10	3	Over

Rangers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/21	@ NYM	5-3W	5	1	Over
06/20	@ NYM	6-7L	9	2	Over
06/19	@ NYM	2-14L	6	1	Over
06/18	vs SEA	0-5L	2	0	Under
06/17	vs SEA	5-7L	9	0	Over
06/16	vs SEA	2-3L	5	0	Under
06/15	vs LAD	3-1W	7	0	Under
06/14	vs LAD	3-2W	8	1	Under
06/13	vs LAD	2-15L	5	1	Over
06/11	@ SF	6-2W	9	1	Over
06/10	@ SF	1-3L	5	0	Under
06/09	@ SF	2-5L	5	0	Under
06/07	@ DET	9-1W	12	2	Over
06/06	@ DET	1-3L	5	0	Under
06/05	@ DET	1-2L	8	1	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Maikel Garcia	7.1	9.2	0.239	0.353	0.314	0.667	0.276	0.016
#2 Will Smith	5.5	11.9	nan	nan	nan	nan	0.000	nan
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	8.8	11.4	0.322	0.550	0.407	0.958	0.386	0.039
#3 Vinnie Pasquantino	6.7	9.1	0.237	0.415	0.375	0.791	0.320	0.028
#4 Salvador Perez	7.9	10.3	0.291	0.472	0.408	0.879	0.355	0.042
#5 MJ Melendez	6.5	8.6	0.180	0.364	0.267	0.631	0.262	0.039
#6 Nick Loftin	6.2	8.4	0.247	0.306	0.424	0.729	0.295	0.012
#7 Adam Frazier	5.2	6.8	0.208	0.299	0.333	0.632	0.263	0.014
#8 Nelson Velazquez	6.4	8.6	0.199	0.368	0.308	0.677	0.280	0.040
#9 Kyle Isbel	5.0	6.4	0.230	0.353	0.294	0.647	0.269	0.021

Texas Rangers	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Marcus Semien	7.9	10.4	0.253	0.418	0.354	0.771	0.315	0.037
#2 Corey Seager	9.4	12.4	0.256	0.450	0.397	0.847	0.340	0.058
#3 Adolis Garcia	7.5	10.0	0.211	0.402	0.299	0.701	0.290	0.050
#4 Josh Smith	7.3	9.6	0.298	0.454	0.445	0.899	0.360	0.023
#5 Nathaniel Lowe	7.4	9.7	0.249	0.331	0.403	0.735	0.298	0.011
#6 Wyatt Langford	6.6	8.5	0.243	0.341	0.335	0.676	0.279	0.011
#7 Jonah Heim	6.5	8.5	0.230	0.335	0.291	0.626	0.262	0.026
#8 Ezequiel Duran	6.3	7.8	0.265	0.337	0.319	0.657	0.274	0.012
#9 Leody Taveras	6.5	8.3	0.213	0.332	0.306	0.638	0.265	0.021

Royals Notable Injuries

Michael Wacha OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/02/24. Impact: 6.8
Michael Massey OUT (2B): Avg: 0.294 SLG:0.529 Last game: 05/26/24. Impact: 4.4
Hunter Renfroe OUT (OF): Avg: 0.2 SLG:0.365 Last game: 06/12/24. Impact: 3.5
Dan Altavilla OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/21/24. Impact: -0.1

Rangers Notable Injuries

Evan Carter OUT (OF): Avg: 0.188 SLG:0.361 Last game: 05/28/24. Impact: 0.3
Brock Burke OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/17/24. Impact: 0.6