Series Preview: Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers with Probable Starters 6/17-6/19

Kansas City Royals (34-38) at Texas Rangers (36-36)

Game 1:

Date: Tuesday, June 17th
Time: 8:05 pm EST
Broadcast: RSN, Victory+, FanDual Sports Network Kansas City

Game 2:

Date: Wednesday, June 18th
Time: 8:05 PM EST
Broadcast: RSN, Victory+, FanDual Sports Network Kansas City

Game 3:

Date: Thursday, June 12th
Time: 2:35 PM EST
Broadcast: RSN, Victory+, FanDual Sports Network Kansas City

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Probable Starting Pitchers

Tuesday: Seth Lugo (3-5, 3.19 ERA, 52 K) vs Jack Leiter (4-3, 3.88 ERA, 45 K)

Wednesday: Kris Bubic (5-4, 1.92 ERA, 82 K) vs TBD

Thursday: Michael Wacha (3-6, 3.38 ERA, 60 K) vs Patrick Corbin (6-3, 2.34 ERA, 56 K)

Team Stats

Texas Rangers

AVG: .229
R: 265
HR: 76
SB: 62
ERA: 3.10
K: 570
WHIP: 1.14

Kansas City Royals

AVG: .250
R: 237
HR: 46
SB: 56
ERA: 3.44
K: 583
WHIP: 1.21

Team Leaders:

Texas Rangers

AVG: Josh Smith – .288
HR: Wyatt Langford – 13
RBI: Adolis Garcia – 34
W: Tyler Mahle – 6
ERA: Jacob deGrom – 2.19
K: Jacob deGrom – 80

Kansas City Royals

AVG: Maikel Garcia – .309
HR: Vinnie Pasquantino – 10
RBI: Vinnie Pasquantino – 39
W: Kris Bubic – 5
ERA: Kris Bubic – 1.92
K: Kris Bubic – 82

Next Up:

Texas: June 20-22 at Pittsburgh Pirates
Kansas City: June 20-22 at San Diego Padres