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Kansas City Royals vs. Texas Rangers
The Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Globe Life Field.
The Royals will give the ball to starter Mike Minor in this one. Left hander Minor is 6-4 this season with a 4.48 ERA.
The Rangers will counter Minor with Dane Dunning. Right hander Dunning has a 4.71 ERA to go along with a 2-6 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Royals as -103-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total opened at 8.
In their last action, Texas was a 5-1 loser on the road against the Athletics. Bettors on Oakland at -145 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
In their last action, Kansas City was a 8-1 loser on the road against the Yankees. Bettors on New York at -210 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent PUSH bettors home happy as well.
Kansas City:
Team record: 33-40 SU
Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games on the road
Kansas City is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Texas
Texas:
Team record: 27-48 SU
Texas is 3-13 ATS in its last 16 games
Texas is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games
Next up:
Kansas City at Texas Saturday, June 26