Texas Rangers (32-34, second in the AL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (28-39, fifth in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: MacKenzie Gore (4-5, 4.23 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 70 strikeouts); Royals: Seth Lugo (2-4, 3.91 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 64 strikeouts)
LINE: Rangers -122, Royals +102; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals face the Texas Rangers, leading the series 1-0.
Kansas City has a 16-17 record in home games and a 28-39 record overall. The Royals have a 16-32 record in games when they have allowed at least one home run.
Texas is 32-34 overall and 15-20 in road games. Rangers pitchers have a collective 3.69 ERA, which ranks third in the AL.
Wednesday's game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The Rangers are ahead 3-1 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. has 17 doubles, a triple and nine home runs for the Royals. Michael Massey is 13 for 35 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.
Jake Burger is second on the Rangers with 22 extra base hits (12 doubles and 10 home runs). Josh Jung is 15 for 42 with two doubles, two home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 6-4, .259 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs
Rangers: 7-3, .270 batting average, 3.27 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs
INJURIES: Royals: Kyle Isbel: day-to-day (foot), Cole Ragans: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan India: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bubic: 15-Day IL (elbow), Nick Mears: 15-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Estevez: 15-Day IL (foot), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Rangers: Danny Jansen: 10-Day IL (forearm), Josh Smith: 10-Day IL (glute), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Robert Garcia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
