Rangers look to keep home win streak going, host the Royals
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Kansas City Royals (34-38, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (36-36, third in the AL West)
Arlington, Texas; Tuesday, 8:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (3-5, 3.18 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 52 strikeouts); Rangers: Jack Leiter (4-3, 3.88 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 45 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -133, Royals +110; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers host the Kansas City Royals trying to extend a four-game home winning streak.
Texas is 36-36 overall and 23-13 at home. The Rangers have the No. 1 team ERA in the AL at 3.11.
Kansas City is 34-38 overall and 15-19 in road games. The Royals are 25-8 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Smith has 11 doubles, a triple and seven home runs while hitting .292 for the Rangers. Marcus Semien is 14 for 40 with four doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
Bobby Witt Jr. has eight home runs, 24 walks and 38 RBIs while hitting .279 for the Royals. Maikel Garcia is 12 for 37 with four doubles, two home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 7-3, .270 batting average, 2.72 ERA, outscored opponents by 29 runs
Royals: 2-8, .251 batting average, 4.91 ERA, outscored by 23 runs
INJURIES: Rangers: Tyler Mahle: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (tricep), Joc Pederson: 10-Day IL (hand), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jon Gray: 60-Day IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Royals: Cole Ragans: 15-Day IL (rotator cuff), Michael Massey: 10-Day IL (ankle), Hunter Harvey: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sam Long: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.