Royals vs Rangers Game Breakdown

Get ready to saddle up for an electrifying showdown as the Kansas City Royals, boasting a solid 42W-34L record, gallop into Globe Life Field to duel with the Texas Rangers, who are looking to lasso some momentum at 35W-40L. It’s a perfect day for baseball in Arlington with the first pitch hurling at 4:05 PM EST under a partly cloudy sky, a gentle southern breeze, and the mercury flirting with 85 degrees. With the stakes high in the American League rankings and the betting lines drawing a clear line in the sand—Royals at +108 and Rangers at -130—today’s game promises to be more than just a rematch of yesterday’s clash where the Rangers rounded up a win. So, keep your eyes peeled as these teams pitch, swing, and slide their way to victory, because in this royal rumble, only one can wear the crown!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: June 22, 2024 04:05PM EST

Location: Globe Life Field, Texas

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the S at 10.5 mph. Temperature is at 84.9° with 65% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	KC ML	TEX ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+108	-130	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+123	-147	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+15	-17	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

99W-180L

44.8% Win Probability

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LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

137W-140L

55.2% 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
06/21/24	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Push	-0.0
06/21/24	Texas Rangers TEX	6	Push	-0.0
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

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

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-31-24	vsSD	11-8L	5.3	5	2	2	Over
05-26-24	@TB	1-4L	6.0	3	2	7	Under
05-20-24	vsDET	3-8W	7.0	6	2	3	Over
05-14-24	@SEA	4-2W	6.0	3	1	7	Under
05-09-24	@LAA	10-4W	6.0	3	3	6	Over
05-04-24	vsTEX	15-4L	3.7	9	7	3	Over
04-28-24	@DET	1-4L	5.7	9	4	3	Under
04-23-24	vsTOR	2-3W	4.3	8	2	4	Under
04-17-24	@CWS	1-2L	6.0	4	2	4	Under
04-12-24	@NYM	1-6L	6.0	10	5	4	Under
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

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Jon Gray

ERA 3.168 | IP 65.3 | 2.0W-3.0L | KO 65.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-17-24	vsNYM	14-2L	3.0	11	9	2	Over
06-12-24	@LAD	3-2W	3.0	4	1	3	Under
06-08-24	vsSF	3-1L	2.3	1	0	4	Under
05-21-24	@PHI	2-5L	5.0	4	2	4	Under
05-15-24	vsCLE	0-4W	6.3	4	0	3	Under
05-10-24	@COL	2-4L	6.0	8	1	7	Under
05-05-24	@KC	3-2W	7.0	7	2	7	Under
04-30-24	vsWAS	1-7W	8.0	3	1	3	Push
04-24-24	vsSEA	1-5W	4.7	7	1	7	Under
04-20-24	@ATL	2-5L	1.7	0	0	4	Under

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/23	vs TEX	2-6L	6	1	Push
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

Rangers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/23	@ KC	6-2W	9	0	Push
06/21	@ NYM	5-3W	5	1	Push
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	Push
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

Team’s Batting Order

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Maikel Garcia	7.9	10.3	0.240	0.353	0.317	0.670	0.277	0.016
#2 Will Smith	6.2	13.5	nan	nan	nan	nan	0.000	nan
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	10.8	14.0	0.318	0.543	0.402	0.945	0.382	0.039
#3 Vinnie Pasquantino	8.5	11.5	0.237	0.412	0.374	0.786	0.319	0.027
#4 Salvador Perez	7.6	9.9	0.286	0.465	0.401	0.866	0.350	0.041
#5 Freddy Fermin	7.7	9.9	0.294	0.434	0.368	0.801	0.328	0.029
#6 MJ Melendez	7.6	10.0	0.181	0.367	0.267	0.633	0.263	0.038
#7 Hunter Renfroe	6.7	9.1	0.197	0.358	0.301	0.659	0.273	0.035
#8 Adam Frazier	6.3	8.2	0.208	0.299	0.333	0.632	0.263	0.014
#9 Nelson Velazquez	6.5	8.7	0.199	0.368	0.308	0.677	0.280	0.040

Texas Rangers	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Marcus Semien	9.0	12.0	0.252	0.419	0.352	0.771	0.315	0.037
#2 Corey Seager	9.3	12.2	0.252	0.443	0.390	0.833	0.335	0.057
#3 Josh Smith	7.2	9.4	0.299	0.452	0.448	0.900	0.360	0.023
#4 Adolis Garcia	8.5	11.3	0.212	0.402	0.303	0.705	0.291	0.049
#5 Nathaniel Lowe	7.2	9.4	0.259	0.346	0.411	0.757	0.306	0.011
#6 Wyatt Langford	6.8	8.8	0.249	0.349	0.339	0.688	0.284	0.011
#7 Jonah Heim	6.4	8.4	0.229	0.333	0.303	0.636	0.265	0.026
#8 Ezequiel Duran	6.2	7.7	0.265	0.337	0.319	0.657	0.274	0.012
#9 Leody Taveras	5.9	7.5	0.213	0.331	0.305	0.636	0.264	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: 0.197 SLG:0.358 Last game: 06/23/24. Impact: 3.1
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