Rangers vs. Royals Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 6/29/2022

The Texas Rangers (36-37) hope to complete a three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals (26-47) when the teams meet at 2:10 PM ET Wednesday. The Rangers are -127 favorites to keep the Royals out of the win column in the series. Dane Dunning starts for Texas while Zack Greinke is Kansas City’s starter for the contest.

Rangers vs. Royals Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Rangers vs. Royals

After analyzing all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup, our best bet is the Royals on the moneyline at +106. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 9 runs.

Our computer pick: Kansas City Royals (+106) and Over (9)

Rangers vs. Royals Game Info

• Texas Rangers probable starting pitcher: Dane Dunning
• Kansas City Royals probable starting pitcher: Zack Greinke
• Game Day: Wednesday, June 29, 2022
• Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals Pitching Matchup

Rangers Starter Dane Dunning

• The Rangers will send Dunning (1-5) to the mound to make his 16th start of the season. He is 1-5 with a 4.17 ERA and 74 strikeouts through 82 innings pitched.
• His most recent appearance was on Saturday against the Washington Nationals, when the right-hander tossed 6 2/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing seven hits.
• The 27-year-old has an ERA of 4.17, with 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings, in 15 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .251 batting average against him.
• Dunning enters this game with six quality starts under his belt this year.
• Dunning enters the game with 10 outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
• The opposing Royals offense has the 27th-ranked slugging percentage (.370) and ranks 27th in MLB play with 58 home runs. It has a collective .237 batting average, and is 22nd in MLB with 585 total hits and 27th in MLB play scoring 281 runs.
• The 27-year-old ranks 49th in ERA (4.17), 51st in WHIP (1.317), and 32nd in K/9 (8.1) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.

Royals Starter Zack Greinke

• Greinke (1-4) will take to the mound for the Royals and make his 12th start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed 6 2/3 innings while giving up one earned run on three hits in a matchup with the Oakland Athletics.
• The 38-year-old has an ERA of 4.68, a 2.9 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.266 in 11 games this season.
• He has started 11 games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in three of them.
• In 11 starts this season, Greinke has lasted five or more innings eight times, with an average of 5.1 innings per appearance.
• The Rangers have scored 324 runs this season, which ranks 14th in MLB. They are batting .239 for the campaign with 92 home runs, eighth in the league.

Rangers Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Rangers have been favored 25 times and won 12, or 48%, of those games.
• Texas is 9-7 this season when entering a game favored by -127 or more on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rangers have a 55.9% chance to win.
• So far this season, Texas and its opponents have hit the over in 32 of their 74 games with a total.
• The Rangers are 43-31-0 against the spread this season.

Royals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Royals have been underdogs in 63 games this season and have come away with the win 23 times (36.5%) in those contests.
• This season, Kansas City has been victorious 17 times in 53 chances when named as an underdog of at least +106 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Royals have an implied victory probability of 48.5% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• Kansas City and their opponents have hit the over in 36 of their 76 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Royals have posted a record of 31-45-0 against the spread this season.

Rangers Leaders & Batting Stats

• The Rangers best power option comes in the form of Adolis Garcia and his 15-homer 49-RBI season, both team highs.
• Garcia’s home runs rank him 19th in MLB, and he is 12th in RBI.
• Garcia carries a 10-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .350 with four doubles, a triple, three home runs, a walk and eight RBI.
• Corey Seager has hit 15 home runs to pace his team.
• Among all MLB hitters, Seager ranks 19th in homers and 64th in RBI.
• Seager heads into this game looking for his fourth game in a row with a hit. In his last five games he is hitting .190 with a double, a walk and three RBI.
• Marcus Semien is batting .231 with 12 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 25 walks.
• Nate Lowe is hitting .282 to pace his team.
• Lowe brings a five-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is hitting .389 with a double, a home run, three walks and four RBI.

Royals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 11 long balls and runs batted in, driving in 39.
• Among all batters in MLB, Witt Jr. is 51st in home runs and 38th in RBI.
• Witt Jr. carries a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .278 with a triple, a home run, three walks and three RBI.
• Andrew Benintendi’s .303 batting average paces his team.
• Benintendi is 243rd overall in homers and 134th in RBI this year.
• Whit Merrifield is hitting .224 with 16 doubles, three home runs and 22 walks.
• Hunter Dozier is hitting .255 with 14 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 21 walks.