Rangers-Royals Lines Preview

The Texas Rangers and the Kansas City Royals will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Kauffman Stadium. The Rangers will give the ball to starter Derek Holland in this one. Lefthander Holland is 1-4 this season with a 6.28 ERA. It'll be Luke Hochevar toeing the rubber for the Royals in this contest. Righthander Hochevar is 5-3 with a 5.09 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Royals listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Rangers scored early and went on to defeat the Royals 2-0 on Friday, as +135 underdogs. The two runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8). Scott Feldman tossed a four-hitter through eight innings for the win, and C.J. Wilson collected his 10th save. Zack Greinke allowed just three hits and one run over seven innings in the loss. The Royals were -155 favorites in that game. Current streak: Texas has won 5 straight games. Kansas City has lost 10 straight games. Team records: Texas: 53-41 SU Kansas City: 37-58 SU Texas most recently: When playing on Saturday are 9-1 Before playing Kansas City are 7-3 After playing Kansas City are 6-4 After a win are 7-3 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing Texas are 4-6 After playing Texas are 3-7 After a loss are 1-9 A few trends to consider: Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Texas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Kansas City Texas is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Kansas City Kansas City is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing Texas Kansas City is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Texas Kansas City is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home Kansas City is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games Next up: Kansas City home to Texas, Sunday, July 26