The Texas Rangers (62-64) will visit the Kansas City Royals (64-61), Tuesday at 7:40 p.m. ET, with the Royals on a four-game winning run.
The Royals are favored (-114) in an expected close game against the Rangers (-106). The Kansas City Royals will hand the ball to Seth Lugo (8-6, 3.77 ERA), who is looking for win No. 9 on the season, and the Rangers will turn to Merrill Kelly (9-7, 3.36 ERA).
The Royals beat the Rangers 4-3 yesterday, with Michael Wacha getting the win (5.2 IP, 2 R, 9 H, 3 K) and Mike Yastrzemski leading the way offensively (going 2 for 3 with a home run and an RBI). Jack Leiter (3.2 IP, 3 R, 6 H, 5 K) took the loss for the Rangers.
Here is what you need to get ready for Tuesday’s Royals vs. Rangers contest, including viewing options.
Kansas City Royals vs. Texas Rangers odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Royals (-114, bet $114 to win $100)Underdog: Rangers (-106, bet $106 to win $100)Over/under: 8.5Royals vs. Rangers: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Tuesday, August 19, 2025Game time: 7:40 p.m. ETLocation: Kansas City, MissouriStadium: Kauffman StadiumTV channel: FDSKC and RSNLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Royals stats and trendsRoyals betting recordsThe Royals have won 31, or 59.6%, of the 52 games they’ve played as favorites this season.Kansas City is 29-21 this season when entering a game favored by -114 or more on the moneyline.The Royals have a 53.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.So far this season, Kansas City and its opponents have hit the over in 53 of 125 games with a total.In 125 games with a spread this season, the Royals are 66-59-0 ATS.Seth Lugo (Royals probable starter)Lugo makes the start for the Royals, his 24th of the season. He is 8-6 with a 3.77 ERA and 110 strikeouts in 131 1/3 innings pitched.The right-hander last pitched on Wednesday against the Washington Nationals, when he went four innings, allowing six earned runs while giving up six hits.The 35-year-old has an ERA of 3.77, with 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in 23 games this season. Opponents have a .237 batting average against him.Lugo is trying to secure his 12th quality start of the season.Lugo has put up 19 starts this campaign in which he pitched five or more innings.In three of his 23 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.He will face a Rangers offense that ranks 25th in MLB with 984 total hits (on a .233 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .378 (26th in MLB) with 132 total home runs (19th in MLB).Lugo has a 1.50 ERA and a 0.667 WHIP against the Rangers this season in six innings pitched, allowing a .143 batting average over one appearance.The 35-year-old’s 3.77 ERA ranks 31st, 1.241 WHIP ranks 31st, and 7.5 K/9 ranks 40th among qualifying pitchers this season.Royals batting statsThe Royals rank 28th in Major League Baseball with just 116 home runs as a team.The offense for Kansas City has a slugging percentage of .391 this season, 21st in MLB.The Royals have a team batting average of .246 this season, which ranks 17th among MLB teams.Kansas City has scored 475 runs (just 3.8 per game) this season, which ranks 28th in MLB.The Royals have the 25th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.305).Kansas City has shown patience at the plate this season with the second-best rate of strikeouts per game (6.9) among MLB offenses.Rangers stats and trendsRangers betting recordsThe Rangers have come away with 22 wins in the 63 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.This season, Texas has come away with a win 19 times in 59 chances when named as an underdog of at least -106 or longer on the moneyline.The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 51.5% chance of walking away with the win.Texas and its opponents have hit the over in 54 of its 126 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.In 126 games with a line this season, the Rangers have a mark of 67-59-0 against the spread.Merrill Kelly (Rangers probable starter)The Rangers are sending Kelly (9-7) to make his 26th start of the season as he goes for his 10th victory. He is 9-7 with a 3.36 ERA and 136 strikeouts through 144 2/3 innings pitched.In his last time out on Wednesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the right-hander threw six innings, giving up two earned runs while surrendering seven hits.The 36-year-old has an ERA of 3.36, with 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings in 25 games this season. Opponents are hitting .212 against him.Kelly enters this matchup with 14 quality starts under his belt this season.Kelly is looking to collect his 24th start of five or more innings this year in this game.He has had three appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.He will face a Royals offense that ranks 19th in the league with 1029 total hits (on a .246 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .391 (21st in the league) with 116 total home runs (28th in MLB action).Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 36-year-old ranks 25th in ERA (3.36), 17th in WHIP (1.092), and 30th in K/9 (8.5).Rangers batting statsThe Rangers rank 19th in baseball with 132 total home runs.So far this year, Texas has the fifth-lowest slugging percentage in the majors (.378).The Rangers have the 25th-ranked batting average in the league (.233).Texas scores the 24th-most runs in baseball (515 total, 4.1 per game).The Rangers’ .302 on-base percentage is the fourth-worst in baseball.