TEXAS

RANGERSTEX

62-63  |  Road

3
FINAL
Mon, Aug 18 • 7:40 PM ET
Kauffman Stadium
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KANSAS CITY

ROYALSKC

63-61  |  Home

4
Probable Pitchers
Joc Pederson
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Joc Pederson

#3 | Designated Hitter
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Lucas Erceg
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Lucas Erceg

#60 | Relief Pitcher
Player W-L ERA WHIP IP K
Joc Pederson None-None -- -- -- --
Lucas Erceg None-None 2.55 -- 1.0 1
None-None W-L None-None
-- ERA 2.55
-- WHIP --
-- IP (Innings Pitched) 1.0
-- K (Strikeouts) 1
AI Model Win Probability
RANGERS
49%
📊
ROYALS
51%
RANGERS --
ROYALS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
9.5
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 55%
Under 0 45%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-1.1
KANSAS CITY
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +1.1 points (Kansas City)
RangersTEX (-3.5) 0 RoyalsKC (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Rangers Cover

39.3%

Royals Cover

60.7%

+12+8+40-4-8-12
Distribution centered around KC -1.1 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (KC)

TEX By 1-2 runs

16.1%

TEX By 3-4 runs

10.4%

KC By 1-2 runs

19.6%

KC By 3-4 runs

16.5%

AI Model Projected Score
4.21
TEXAS
5.3
KANSAS CITY
Simulated Score
4
TEXAS
5
KANSAS CITY
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI Royals Win
51% Win Prob
D
Sim Royals Win
50% Win Prob
D
Run Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI Royals (+0) Win
Proj Runs: -1.1
D
Sim Royals (+0) Win
Proj Runs: -1.0
D
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI o0 Win
Proj Total: 9.5
D
Sim u0.0
Proj Total: 9.0
D
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Jun 11, 2026 TEX @ KC 4 - 2
Jun 10, 2026 TEX @ KC 6 - 4
Jun 9, 2026 TEX @ KC 3 - 5
May 31, 2026 KC @ TEX 3 - 6
May 30, 2026 KC @ TEX 6 - 7
Season Statistics Comparison
Texas TEX
vs
Kansas City KC
162
Games Played
162
4.15
Runs / Game
▲ 4.26
.242
Avg (AVG)
▲ .247
.317 ▲
On-Base (OBP)
.316
.396
Slugging (SLG)
▲ .402
.713
OPS
▲ .718
183 ▲
Home Runs
170
Key Model Drivers
Errors (L5) +25.0% more
Kansas City: 0.4 vs Texas: 0.2
Walks (L5) +17.2% more
Kansas City: 3.4 vs Texas: 2.9
Runs per Game (Season) +2.7% more
Kansas City: 4.3 vs Texas: 4.2
Slugging Pct (Season) +0.6%
Kansas City: 40.2% vs Texas: 39.6%
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
TEX Score 4.2 3
KC Score 5.3 4
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Errors 0.4 / 0.2 0.0 / 0.0
Hits 8.8 / 9.4 8.0 / 11.0
Home Runs 1.7 / 1.9 3.0 / 0.0
Strikeouts 7.9 / 7.8 5.0 / 10.0
Total Bases 15.8 / 17.2 17.0 / 12.0
Walks 3.4 / 2.9 0.0 / 5.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
37%TICKETS63%
30%MONEY70%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
59%TICKETS41%
56%MONEY44%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
35%TICKETS65%
25%MONEY75%
Situational Trends
📊 Win-Loss
TEX Advantage
80-82-0 (49.4%)
Margin: -0.3 ATS +/-:
KC
69-93-0 (42.6%)
Margin: -0.7 ATS +/-:
🎯 ATS (Spread)
TEX Advantage
(48.2%)
Margin: -0.3 ATS +/-:
KC
(47.5%)
Margin: -0.7 ATS +/-:
⚖️ Over/Under
TEX
84-69-9
O: 54.9% / U: 45.1% Total +/-: +0.6
KC
73-85-4
O: 46.2% / U: 53.8% Total +/-: +0.6