Royals head into matchup against the Rangers on losing streak

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Kansas City Royals (22-35, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (26-31, third in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (2-4, 3.74 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 54 strikeouts); Rangers: Kumar Rocker (2-5, 3.96 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 42 strikeouts)

LINE: Rangers -129, Royals +108; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals come into the matchup with the Texas Rangers as losers of four games in a row.

Texas has a 26-31 record overall and a 13-13 record at home. The Rangers have hit 58 total home runs to rank eighth in the AL.

Kansas City has a 7-18 record on the road and a 22-35 record overall. The Royals are 11-29 in games when they have allowed a home run.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Jung has 15 doubles and six home runs for the Rangers. Joc Pederson is 11 for 30 with two doubles, four home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

Bobby Witt Jr. has 14 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 25 RBIs for the Royals. Salvador Perez is 9 for 33 with a double, two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 4-6, .240 batting average, 4.33 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

Royals: 2-8, .203 batting average, 5.46 ERA, outscored by 34 runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Corey Seager: 10-Day IL (back), Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (forearm), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Cole Winn: 15-Day IL (arm), Robert Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Smith: 10-Day IL (glute), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Royals: Nick Mears: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cole Ragans: 15-Day IL (elbow), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Estevez: 15-Day IL (foot), Kris Bubic: 15-Day IL (elbow), Matt Strahm: 15-Day IL (knee), Jonathan India: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.