Texas Rangers (32-33, second in the AL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (27-39, fifth in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi (5-6, 4.10 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 74 strikeouts); Royals: Stephen Kolek (0-0)
LINE: Rangers -124, Royals +104; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers take on the Kansas City Royals after Ezequiel Duran had four hits on Sunday in a 10-0 win over the Guardians.
Kansas City has a 27-39 record overall and a 15-17 record at home. The Royals have the 10th-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.42.
Texas has a 32-33 record overall and a 15-19 record in road games. The Rangers have the ninth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .315.
Tuesday’s game is the fourth meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. has nine home runs, 30 walks and 27 RBIs while hitting .280 for the Royals. Michael Massey is 13 for 34 with a double, three home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.
Josh Jung has 16 doubles, eight home runs and 29 RBIs for the Rangers. Kyle Higashioka is 9 for 26 with two doubles, two home runs and three RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 5-5, .253 batting average, 4.29 ERA, outscored by one run
Rangers: 7-3, .259 batting average, 3.24 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs
INJURIES: Royals: Bobby Witt Jr.: day-to-day (knee), Salvador Perez: day-to-day (thumb), Jac Caglianone: day-to-day (shoulder), 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), Cole Winn: 15-Day IL (arm), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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