Royals vs Rangers Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling showdown as the Kansas City Royals, boasting a solid 42-35 record, ride into the heart of Texas to duel with the 36-40 Texas Rangers at the majestic Globe Life Field today at 2:35 PM EST. Sitting just a few games apart in the American League standings, both teams are itching to climb higher, and with the Royals looking to avenge yesterday’s 6-0 shutout, the stakes are as high as the Texas noon sun. Speaking of, expect a scorcher with the thermometer pushing 93 degrees under clear skies—perfect baseball weather. With the bookies tipping the scales slightly in favor of the Rangers at -158 and an over/under of 8.5, it’s anyone’s game. So, will the Royals reign supreme, or will the Rangers ride off with another victory? Only time will tell in this royal rumble with a Ranger twist!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: June 23, 2024 02:35PM EST

Location: Globe Life Field, Texas

Weather: Sunny with winds from the SSE at 8.1 mph. Temperature is at 93.4° with 39% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	KC ML	TEX ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+132	-158	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+1600	-7500	4.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+1468	-7342	-4.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

99W-181L

5.9% Win Probability

$tex Team Logo$

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

138W-140L

94.1% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/03/24	Texas Rangers TEX	1	Under	-0.5
05/03/24	Kansas City Royals KC	7	Under	-0.5
05/04/24	Texas Rangers TEX	15	Over	+10.5
05/04/24	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Over	+10.5
05/05/24	Texas Rangers TEX	3	Under	-3.5
05/05/24	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Under	-3.5
06/21/24	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Under	-0.5
06/21/24	Texas Rangers TEX	6	Under	-0.5
06/22/24	Kansas City Royals KC	0	Under	-2.5
06/22/24	Texas Rangers TEX	6	Under	-2.5
04/10/23	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Over	+4.5
04/10/23	Texas Rangers TEX	11	Over	+4.5
04/11/23	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Over	+4.5
04/11/23	Texas Rangers TEX	8	Over	+4.5
04/12/23	Kansas City Royals KC	10	Over	+2.5
04/12/23	Texas Rangers TEX	1	Over	+2.5
04/17/23	Texas Rangers TEX	4	Under	-4.5
04/17/23	Kansas City Royals KC	0	Under	-4.5
04/18/23	Texas Rangers TEX	12	Over	+5.5
04/18/23	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Over	+5.5
04/19/23	Texas Rangers TEX	12	Over	+6.5
04/19/23	Kansas City Royals KC	3	Over	+6.5

Royals Vs Over/Under

Rangers Vs Over/Under

Alec Marsh

ERA 4.371 | IP 70.0 | 5.0W-4.0L | KO 65.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-18-24	@OAK	5-7L	3.0	7	7	4	Over
06-13-24	vsNYY	3-4W	7.0	1	0	7	Over
06-08-24	vsSEA	4-8W	5.0	7	4	8	Over
06-01-24	vsSD	7-3L	5.0	7	5	3	Over
05-27-24	@MIN	5-6L	7.0	5	5	7	Over
05-21-24	vsDET	3-10W	6.0	5	3	5	Over
05-15-24	@SEA	2-4L	5.0	5	2	7	Over
05-10-24	@LAA	2-1W	5.3	4	1	7	Under
04-24-24	vsTOR	2-3W	4.3	2	0	1	Over
04-19-24	vsBAL	4-9W	5.7	3	0	6	Over

$Max Scherzer$

Max Scherzer

ERA N/A | IP 0 | 0W-0L | KO 0

No notable injuries to report

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/24	vs TEX	0-6L	3	0	Over
06/23	vs TEX	2-6L	6	1	Over
06/22	vs OAK	3-2W	7	3	Over
06/21	vs OAK	1-5L	8	0	Over
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	Over
06/15	@ NYY	4-3W	9	0	Over
06/14	@ NYY	4-11L	11	0	Over
06/13	@ NYY	1-10L	5	1	Over
06/12	@ NYY	2-4L	7	0	Over
06/11	@ SEA	5-6L	9	2	Over
06/10	@ SEA	8-4W	9	1	Over
06/09	@ SEA	10-9W	10	1	Over

Rangers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/24	@ KC	6-0W	7	2	Over
06/23	@ KC	6-2W	9	0	Over
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	Over
06/17	vs SEA	5-7L	9	0	Over
06/16	vs SEA	2-3L	5	0	Over
06/15	vs LAD	3-1W	7	0	Under
06/14	vs LAD	3-2W	8	1	Over
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	Over
06/07	@ DET	9-1W	12	2	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Nick Loftin	6.6	8.8	0.239	0.304	0.402	0.707	0.288	0.011
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	8.3	10.8	0.314	0.537	0.397	0.933	0.377	0.038
#3 Vinnie Pasquantino	7.3	9.9	0.234	0.406	0.368	0.774	0.315	0.027
#4 Salvador Perez	6.9	9.1	0.283	0.460	0.397	0.857	0.347	0.040
#5 MJ Melendez	6.7	8.9	0.178	0.362	0.263	0.624	0.260	0.038
#6 Hunter Renfroe	6.2	8.4	0.197	0.358	0.301	0.659	0.273	0.035
#7 Nelson Velazquez	6.6	8.8	0.203	0.371	0.312	0.683	0.282	0.040
#8 Maikel Garcia	4.9	6.4	0.238	0.349	0.314	0.663	0.275	0.016
#9 Dairon Blanco	4.4	5.7	0.232	0.319	0.319	0.638	0.266	0.014

Texas Rangers	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Marcus Semien	9.6	12.7	0.252	0.416	0.351	0.767	0.314	0.036
#2 Corey Seager	9.2	12.1	0.252	0.440	0.388	0.828	0.333	0.056
#3 Josh Smith	7.5	9.8	0.304	0.469	0.451	0.920	0.367	0.027
#4 Adolis Garcia	9.1	12.1	0.213	0.399	0.302	0.701	0.290	0.049
#5 Nathaniel Lowe	7.5	9.8	0.257	0.342	0.417	0.759	0.307	0.011
#6 Wyatt Langford	7.6	9.8	0.254	0.368	0.342	0.710	0.292	0.016
#7 Ezequiel Duran	7.8	9.7	0.265	0.337	0.319	0.657	0.274	0.012
#8 Andrew Knizner	5.7	7.6	0.138	0.190	0.155	0.345	0.148	0.017
#9 Leody Taveras	6.5	8.3	0.211	0.326	0.302	0.628	0.261	0.021

Royals Notable Injuries

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