Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/10/2022

Game Time: 8:05 pm ET, Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Venue:  Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX

Where to Watch:  BSSW

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Royals +120, Rangers -140; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Royals +120, Rangers -140; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Royals +120, Rangers -140; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

 

Kansas City Royals:  9-16 (4th place, AL Central)

Texas Rangers:  11-15 (4th place, AL West)

 

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Kansas City Royals:  3-7 last 10

Texas Rangers:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

The Royals are coming into this game with a 9-17 record overall and they are 3-8 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game losing streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Royals on Tuesday. This will be the series opener of the series with the Rangers on Tuesday. Carlos Hernandez is the starting pitcher for them on Monday while Brad Keller is on the mound for them here on Tuesday. He is 1-2 with a 1.74 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 3 BB with 2 Ks on 4 hits in 6.1 IP against the St. Louis Cardinals. They scored 9 runs in their last series averaging 3 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 14 runs against them averaging just over 4 runs allowed per game.

 

The Rangers are coming into this game with a 11-16 record overall and they are 4-9 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. They just lost their 3-game series against the New York Yankees 2-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Royals on Tuesday night. This will be the 1st game of the series on Tuesday. Jon Gray is the starting pitcher for them on Monday while Martín Pérez will be on the mound for them here on Tuesday. He is 0-2 with a 2.25 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 4 BB with 4 Ks on 4 hits in 7 IP against the Philadelphia Phillies. They scored 5 runs in their last series averaging just under 2 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 5 runs against them averaging just under 2 runs allowed per game.

 

The Rangers are coming into this game as a slight favorite with the current betting odds. The rangers have been playing very well in their recent games and they have been even better when playing at home. They just lost their last series to the Yankees but they took 1 of those games and the 2 games that they lost were both by 1 run as well. The Rangers played the Yankees very tough and they were on the road for that series, losing their last game in a very close 1-0 game. They are going up against a Royals side that has not been playing well in their recent games and has been losing a lot of their games recently to some of the bad teams in the MLB. The Rangers have been pitching well in their games and now that they are back at home here against a bad team, they will likely bounce back in this series and win this game. The best bet here is on the Rangers to win this game.

 

Royals Rangers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Tuesday, May 10, 2022 (8:05 pm ET start time) is Rangers 8 Royals 3.

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Kansas City Royals: 22-17 (+5.4 Units) ML on the road when the money line is +125 to -125. 25-12 UNDER on the road when the money line is +125 to -125. 42-20 UNDER against left-handed starters.

Texas Rangers: 93-155 (-30.5 Units) ML in all games. 33-53 (-19.6 Units) ML when the money line is +125 to -125. 10-4 UNDER against right-handed starters.

 

 

Kansas City Royals:  E. Olivares (CF) Ques Mon - Quadricep. C. Santana (1B) Out indefinitely - Ankle. C. Gallagher (C) Out indefinitely - Hamstring.

Texas Rangers:  A. Abreu (RP) Out indefinitely - Ankle. S. Patton (RP) Out indefinitely - Oblique. J. Leclerc (RP) Late May - Elbow.

 

 

 

"I just tried to make pitches. I kept thinking when guys were on base, ‘Don't make a mistake now.' Keep making pitches and it won't be that bad." - Zack Greinke after their loss against the Orioles on Sunday.

 

 

"It's a cold night and you're facing a guy who really hasn't given up anything all year. To square one up and the wind is blowing straight in. To hit it out that far, it was a pretty good poke.” - Chris Woodward after his team’s win against the yankees on Sunday.

 

 

 

Bobby Witt Jr. (R) 3B

Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

Salvador Perez (R) DH

Ryan O'Hearn (L) 1B

Hunter Dozier (R) RF

Whit Merrifield (R) 2B

MJ Melendez (L) C

Michael A. Taylor (R) CF

Nicky Lopez (L) SS

 

Marcus Semien (R) 2B

Adolis Garcia (R) DH

Corey Seager (L) SS

Jonah Heim (S) C

Nick Solak (R) LF

Andy Ibanez (R) 1B

Kole Calhoun (L) RF

Charlie Culberson (R) 3B

Eli White (R) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  MJ Melendez (.400)

Hits:  Andrew Benintendi (31)

Home Runs:  Salvador Perez (5)

RBI:  Andrew Benintendi (12)

Stolen Bases:  Adalberto Mondesi (5)

Wins:  Scott Barlow (2)

Saves:  Scott Barlow (2)

ERA:  Gabe Speier (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Zach Reks (.342)

Hits:  Nathaniel Lowe (27)

Home Runs:  Adolis Garcia (4)

RBI:  Adolis Garcia (18)

Stolen Bases:  Adolis Garcia (4)

Wins:  Brock Burke (3)

Saves:  Joe Barlow (4)

ERA:  Matt Moore (0.71)

 

Managers:

Kansas City Royals: Mike Matheny (3rd season)

Texas Rangers: Chris Woodward (4th season)