Texas Rangers (33-34, second in the AL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (28-40, fifth in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Thursday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Kumar Rocker (2-5, 3.54 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 49 strikeouts); Royals: Michael Wacha (4-4, 3.44 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 67 strikeouts)
LINE: Royals -120, Rangers +101; over/under is 10 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals take on the Texas Rangers after Jac Caglianone’s four-hit game on Wednesday.
Kansas City is 28-40 overall and 16-18 at home. The Royals have a 17-9 record in games when they scored at least five runs.
Texas has a 33-34 record overall and a 16-20 record on the road. The Rangers have a 25-11 record in games when they record at least eight hits.
The teams meet Thursday for the sixth time this season. The Rangers lead the season series 4-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with a .279 batting average, and has 17 doubles, a triple, nine home runs, 31 walks and 27 RBIs. Caglianone is 16 for 34 with three home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.
Ezequiel Duran has 15 doubles, two triples and four home runs for the Rangers. Josh Jung is 15 for 42 with a double and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 6-4, .262 batting average, 3.64 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
Rangers: 7-3, .272 batting average, 3.54 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
INJURIES: Royals: Seth Lugo: day-to-day (face), Kyle Isbel: 10-Day IL (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: Joc Pederson: day-to-day (hip), 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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