Series Preview: Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals with Probable Starting Pitchers 8/18-8/21

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

Texas Rangers (62-63) vs Kansas City Royals (63-61)

Game 1:

Date: Monday, August 18th
Time: 7:40 pm EDT
Broadcast: RSN, Victory+, FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City

Game 2:

Date: Tuesday, August 19th
Time: 7:40 PM EDT
Broadcast: RSN, Victory+, FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City

Game 3:

Date: Wednesday, August 20th
Time: 7:40 PM EDT
Broadcast: RSN, Victory+, FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City

Game 4:

Date: Thursday, August 21st
Time: 2:10 PM EDT
Broadcast: RSN, Victory+, FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City

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Probable Starting Pitchers

Monday: Jack Leiter (7-6, 3.94 ERA, 96 K) vs Michael Wacha (7-9, 3.35 ERA, 101 K)

Tuesday: Merrill Kelly (9-7, 3.36 ERA, 136 K) vs Seth Lugo (8-6, 3.77 ERA, 110 K)

Wednesday: Jacob deGrom (10-5, 2.76 ERA, 148 K) vs Noah Cameron (7-5, 2.47 ERA, 78 K)

Thursday: Patrick Corbin (6-9, 4.45 ERA, 99 K) vs Michael Lorenzen (5-8, 4.43 ERA, 88 K)

Team Stats

Texas Rangers

AVG: .232
R: 512
HR: 132
SB: 108
ERA: 3.44
K: 1021
WHIP: 1.18

Kansas City Royals

AVG: .246
R: 471
HR: 113
SB: 97
ERA: 3.60
K: 977
WHIP: 1.24

Team Leaders:

Texas Rangers

AVG: Josh Smith – .263
HR: Corey Seager – 18
RBI: Adolis Garcia – 64
W: Nathan Eovaldi – 11
ERA: Jacob deGrom – 2.76
K: Jacob deGrom – 148

Kansas City Royals

AVG: Maikel Garcia – .300
HR: Vinnie Pasquantino – 22
RBI: Vinnie Pasquantino – 80
W: Kris Bubic – 8
ERA: Michael Wacha – 3.35
K: Kris Bubic – 116

Next Up:

Texas: August 22-24 vs Cleveland Guardians
Toronto: August 18-20 at Detroit Tigers

Jamie Lawless

A lifelong Texas Rangers fan living in Birdland. Covering the 2023 World Series Champion Texas Rangers & the 2023 American League East Champion Baltimore Orioles. Always & #Forever29

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