Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/12/2022

Game Time: 8:05 pm ET, Thursday, May 12, 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 +115, Rangers -140; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

 

Kansas City Royals:  9-18 (4th place, AL Central)

Texas Rangers:  12-16 (4th place, AL West)

 

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Kansas City Royals:  2-8 last 10

Texas Rangers:  6-4 last 10

 

 

 

The Royals are coming into this game with a 9-18 record overall and they are 3-9 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game losing streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 and they are playing the series finale of a 3-game series with the Rangers on Thursday. This will be the 3rd game of the series with the Rangers on Thursday while the 2nd game is still to be played on Wednesday. Brad Keller is the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while Jonathan Heasley is on the mound for them here on Thursday. This will be his first start of the season and he is coming off of his rookie year. 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 12-16 record overall and they are 5-9 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. They just lost their 3-game series against the New York Yankees 2-1 and they are playing the series finale of a 3-game series with the Royals on Thursday night. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Thursday with the 2nd game still to be played on Wednesday. Matt Bush is the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while Taylor Hearn will be on the mound for them here on Thursday. He is 1-2 with a 6.53 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 2 ER, 0 HRs, and 3 BB with 6 Ks on 4 hits in 5 IP against the Atlanta Braves. 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 have been playing very well coming into this game They do not have the best starter in this game but they are going up against a Royals team that has not been playing well recently and they have a starter who is making his first start of the season since last year as well. The Rangers have been hitting the ball well in their games and even though Hearn has not been great this season, they still have the advantage with him over Heasley in this one. The Rangers have been winning a lot of their games at home this season and they have been hitting the ball well there. The best bet in this game is on the Rangers to win here.

 

Royals Rangers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Thursday, May 12, 2022 (8:05 pm ET start time) is Rangers 4 Royals 1.

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Kansas City Royals: 22-18 (+4.4 Units) ML on the road when the money line is +125 to -125. 25-13 UNDER on the road when the money line is +125 to -125. 42-21 UNDER against left-handed starters.

Texas Rangers: 94-156 (-30.5 Units) ML in all games. 33-53 (-19.6 Units) ML when the money line is +125 to -125. 10-5 UNDER against right-handed starters.

 

 

Kansas City Royals:  E. Olivares (CF) Late June - 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.

 

 

 

"Corey, he's going to keep coming at you ... He doesn't give in. And it's every single pitch. He's trying to do damage, he's trying to hit the ball as hard as he can. It's nice to see him get some results." - Chris Woodward after his team’s win against the Royals on Tuesday.

 

 

"He got better as he went. A couple of pitches he'd like to have back. One obviously the fastball on the home run. He gets two quick outs with good plays behind him, and then the ball got too much of the plate." - Mike Matheny after his team’s loss against the Rangers on Tuesday.

 

 

 

Bobby Witt Jr. (R) SS

Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

Salvador Perez (R) DH

Hunter Dozier (R) 1B

Emmanuel Rivera (R) 3B

MJ Melendez (L) C

Michael A. Taylor (R) CF

Whit Merrifield (R) RF

Nicky Lopez (L) 2B

 

Brad Miller (L) 3B

Marcus Semien (R) 2B

Corey Seager (L) SS

Jonah Heim (S) C

Adolis Garcia (R) CF

Kole Calhoun (L) RF

Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B

Nick Solak (R) DH

Eli White (R) LF

 

 

Batting Average:  Edward Olivares (.371)

Hits:  Andrew Benintendi (32)

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:  Jonah Heim (.356)

Hits:  Nathaniel Lowe (27)

Home Runs:  Corey Seager (6)

RBI:  Adolis Garcia (18)

Stolen Bases:  Adolis Garcia (4)

Wins:  Brock Burke (3)

Saves:  Joe Barlow (5)

ERA:  Matt Moore (0.71)

 

Managers:

Kansas City Royals: Mike Matheny (3rd season)

Texas Rangers: Chris Woodward (4th season)