Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals Odds

Power Ranking

Texas 7

Kansas City 2

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TEX
5.53
4.29
0.00
9.29
3.55
8.04
2.99

Offense
Defense
Team ERA
Offensive Hits
Offensive Walks
Defensive Hits
Defensive Walks

KC
3.99
5.36
0.00
8.12
2.41
8.86
3.41

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Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals will look to improve on a 30-22 record when they take on the Texas Rangers, a key part of the MLB betting odds line up on Saturday.

The Kansas City Royals will turn to Yordano Ventura and his 3-4 record as they look for a win in this one, while the Texas Rangers send Wandy Rodriguez (2-2) to the hill.

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Team Record

Texas Rangers

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	29-26	7-3	10-15	28-25	1-1
Home	11-15	5-2	3-9	11-15	0-0
Away	18-11	2-1	7-6	17-10	1-1
Fave	3-3	2-0	1-2	3-3	0-0
Dog	26-23	5-3	9-13	25-22	1-1
O/U	26-26-3	4-6	11-12-2	25-25-3	1-1
vs LHP	9-11	2-2	4-7	9-11	0-0
vs RHP	20-15	5-1	6-8	19-14	1-1

Team Record

Kansas City Royals

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	30-22	2-8	16-12	25-20	5-2
Home	18-10	1-4	10-6	14-9	4-1
Away	12-12	1-4	6-6	11-11	1-1
Fave	16-14	0-5	10-6	13-12	3-2
Dog	14-8	2-3	6-6	12-8	2-0
O/U	23-24-5	2-6-2	14-11-3	21-20-4	2-4-1
vs LHP	10-7	0-1	5-5	10-6	0-1
vs RHP	20-15	2-7	11-7	15-14	5-1

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Texas Rangers

Wandy Rodriguez (3-2) ERA: 3.25

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
May 31, 2015	BOS	W	4-3	U	5.2	106
May 26, 2015	CLE	W	4-3	U	5.1	145
May 21, 2015	BOS	W	3-1	U	6.2	167

Kansas City Royals

Yordano Ventura (3-5) ERA: 4.62

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
May 31, 2015	CHC	L	1-2	U	7	-100
May 24, 2015	STL	L	1-6	P	7	-100
May 19, 2015	CIN	W	3-0	U	7	84

Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent

Texas Rangers

Wandy Rodriguez (3-2) ERA: 3.25

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Jun 19, 2012	2-0	KC	7	6	2	2	2	3	Loss
Jun 16, 2006	7-2	KC	6	1	4	4	1	5	Loss

Kansas City Royals

Yordano Ventura (3-5) ERA: 4.62

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
May 13, 2015	5-2	TEX	7	10	5	5	2	6	Loss
Sep 1, 2014	4-3	KC	6.1	5	3	2	4	7	Win
Aug 22, 2014	6-3	KC	6	4	1	1	3	6	Win

Head to Head Detail

Search MLB Database	Teams	Runs Scored	Line	Total	O/U	Pitcher
Jun 5, 2015	TEX	4	-167	8.5	Under	Chi Chi Gonzalez (R)
Jun 5, 2015	KC	0	-167	8.5	Under	Edinson Volquez (R)
May 14, 2015	KC	6	101	9	Push	Jeremy Guthrie (R)
May 14, 2015	TEX	3	101	9	Push	Ross Detwiler (L)
May 13, 2015	KC	2	115	8	Under	Yordano Ventura (R)
May 13, 2015	TEX	5	115	8	Under	Yovani Gallardo (R)
May 12, 2015	KC	7	119	9	Over	Edinson Volquez (R)
May 12, 2015	TEX	6	119	9	Over	Nick Martinez (R)
May 11, 2015	KC	2	128	7.5	Over	Danny Duffy (L)
May 11, 2015	TEX	8	128	7.5	Over	Colby Lewis (R)
Sep 3, 2014	TEX	1	-173	8	Under	Nick Tepesch (R)
Sep 3, 2014	KC	4	-173	8	Under	Jason Vargas (L)
Sep 2, 2014	TEX	1	-152	8	Under	Derek Holland (L)
Sep 2, 2014	KC	2	-152	8	Under	Jeremy Guthrie (R)
Sep 1, 2014	TEX	3	-200	8	Under	Colby Lewis (R)
Sep 1, 2014	KC	4	-200	8	Under	Yordano Ventura (R)
Aug 24, 2014	KC	1	141	9	Under	Jason Vargas (L)
Aug 24, 2014	TEX	3	141	9	Under	Scott Baker (R)
Aug 23, 2014	KC	6	113	9	Push	Jeremy Guthrie (R)
Aug 23, 2014	TEX	3	113	9	Push	Nick Tepesch (R)

Betting Odds Trends

Texas Rangers

Texas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games
Texas is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Texas is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Texas's last 17 games when playing Kansas City
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City

Betting Odds Trends

Kansas City Royals

Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Kansas City's last 11 games at home
Kansas City is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Kansas City's last 17 games when playing Texas
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing at home against Texas

Injuries

Texas Rangers

Max Scherzer SP 15-day IL (03/25), Back
Tyler Mahle SP 60-day IL (03/28), Elbow
Jonathan Hernandez RP 15-day IL (03/25), Side
Brock Burke SP 60-day IL (04/13), Hand
Josh Sborz RP 15-day IL (04/07), Shoulder
Nate Lowe 1B 10-day IL (03/25), Oblique
Josh Jung 3B 60-day IL (04/02), Wrist
Cody Bradford SP 15-day IL (04/11), Back
Justin Foscue 2B 60-day IL (04/08), Oblique

Injuries

Kansas City Royals

Carlos Hernandez P 15-day IL (03/25), Shoulder
Josh Taylor RP 60-day IL (03/25), Biceps
Jake Brentz RP 15-day IL (03/25), Hamstring
Michael Massey 2B 10-day IL (03/25) is expected to be activated Friday vs Baltimore Orioles, Back

Last 5 Games

Texas Rangers

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Jun 5, 2015	KC	4-0	W	+157	8.5	Chi Chi Gonzalez	9	A	Edinson Volquez
Jun 4, 2015	CHW	2-1	W	+100	8.5	Yovani Gallardo	6	H	Carlos Rodon
Jun 3, 2015	CHW	2-9	L	+148	8	Nick Martinez	3.1	H	Chris Sale
Jun 2, 2015	CHW	15-2	W	-107	8.5	Colby Lewis	7	H	Jeff Samardzija
May 31, 2015	BOS	4-3	W	+106	8.5	Wandy Rodriguez	5.2	H	Joe Kelly

Kansas City Royals

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Jun 5, 2015	TEX	0-4	L	-167	8.5	Edinson Volquez	5.1	H	Chi Chi Gonzalez
Jun 4, 2015	CLE	2-6	L	-115	8	Chris Young	5	H	Trevor Bauer
Jun 3, 2015	CLE	4-2	W	+111	7	Jason Vargas	6	H	Corey Kluber
Jun 2, 2015	CLE	1-2	L	+118	8	Jeremy Guthrie	5.2	H	Carlos Carrasco
May 31, 2015	CHC	1-2	L	-109	6.5	Yordano Ventura	7	A	Tsuyoshi Wada

Stats Comparison

Texas Rangers

Kansas City Royals

Runs Scored

5.53 3.99

Runs Allowed

4.29 5.36

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

5.01 4.55

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

4.15 5.46

Starter ERA

3.25 4.62

Stats Comparison

Texas Rangers

Kansas City Royals

Offensive Hits

9.29 8.12

Hits Allowed

8.04 8.86

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

10.2 9.2

Offensive Walks

3.55 2.41

Defensive Walks

2.99 3.41

Wins Last 10 Games

7 2

Supergrid

	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	5.53	3	5.36	28
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	5.01	6	5.46	28
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	3.99	28	4.29	11
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	4.55	15	4.15	5