Royals vs Rangers Odds

#2 CF

Drew Waters: Hitting bench again Wednesday

Jun 18th

Waters is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

#1 P

Cole Ragans: Second opinion confirms strain

Jun 18th

A second opinion Tuesday confirmed that Ragans has a rotator cuff strain in his left shoulder, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

#1 PROS

Jac Caglianone: Sitting for first time since call-up

Jun 18th

Caglianone is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

#8 BP

Sam Long: Nearing return

Jun 18th

Long (elbow) is expected to be activated this week against Texas or San Diego, MLB.com reports.

#3 P

Seth Lugo: Season-high nine Ks in win

Jun 17th

Lugo (4-5) recorded the win Tuesday against the Rangers, giving up one run on three hits and one walk in six innings. He struck out nine.

#1 SS

Bobby Witt: Goes deep in multi-hit game

Jun 17th

Witt went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 6-1 win over the Rangers.

#1 C

Salvador Perez: First multi-homer game of 2025

Jun 17th

Perez went 3-for-4 with two home runs, four RBI and a double in Tuesday's 6-1 win over the Rangers.

#1 2B

Jonathan India: Back in Royals' lineup

Jun 17th

India (shoulder) will start at second base and bat leadoff in Tuesday's game versus the Rangers.

#10 BP

James McArthur: Resumes throwing

Jun 16th

McArthur (elbow) was cleared to resume playing catch a few times per week earlier this month, MLB.com reports.

#9 BP

Hunter Harvey: Cleared to continue progression

Jun 16th

Harvey (shoulder) was cleared to continue playing catch after a positive re-evaluation Wednesday, MLB.com reports.

#8 P

Alec Marsh: Resumes mound work

Jun 16th

Marsh (shoulder) resumed throwing bullpen sessions at the end of May and has continued his throwing progression at the Royals' spring training facility in Arizona, MLB.com reports.

#7 P

Kyle Wright: Completes fifth rehab start

Jun 16th

Wright (shoulder) struck out six and allowed two hits and one walk over four scoreless innings in his rehab start Sunday with Triple-A Omaha.

#2 PROS

Noah Cameron: Notches seven Ks in no-decision

Jun 15th

Cameron did not factor into the decision in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Athletics, yielding four hits and one walk over five scoreless innings. He struck out seven.

#1 LF

Nick Loftin: Picking up fourth straight start

Jun 15th

Loftin will start at second base and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Athletics.

#5 P

Michael Lorenzen: Suffers seventh loss

Jun 15th

Lorenzen (4-7) took the loss Saturday, allowing three runs on four hits and three walks over six innings against the Athletics. He struck out four.

#1 3B

Maikel Garcia: Three more hits Friday

Jun 14th

Garcia went 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 6-4 loss to the A's.

#4 P

Michael Wacha: Strafed by A's

Jun 14th

Wacha (3-6) took the loss Friday, giving up five runs on nine hits and two walks over 5.1 innings as the Royals fell 6-4 to the A's. He struck out five.

#2 P

Kris Bubic: Rare dud in loss against Yankees

Jun 11th

Bubic (5-4) was charged with the loss Wednesday against the Yankees after giving up five runs on six hits and four walks in five innings. He struck out three.

#8 PROS

Luinder Avila: Hits shelf at Triple-A

Jun 11th

Triple-A Omaha placed Avila on its 7-day injured list May 27 due to a right shoulder impingement, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

#5 PROS

Ramon Ramirez: Shut down at Single-A

Jun 11th

Single-A Columbia placed Ramirez on its 7-day injured list June 2 due to an unspecified injury.

#5 BP

Jonathan Bowlan: Rejoins bullpen

Jun 11th

The Royals recalled Bowlan from Triple-A Omaha on Wednesday.

#1 BP

Lucas Erceg: Reinstated from injured list

Jun 11th

The Royals activated Erceg (back) from the 15-day injured list Wednesday.

#7 BP

Taylor Clarke: Tagged for four runs

Jun 11th

Clarke allowed four runs on five hits and one walk with no strikeouts over one-third of an inning in Tuesday's 10-2 loss against the Yankees.

#3 SS

Tyler Tolbert: Back in big leagues

Jun 10th

The Royals recalled Tolbert from Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday.

#1 DH

Michael Massey: Goes on IL with sprained ankle

Jun 10th

The Royals placed Massey on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a left ankle sprain.

#1 CL

Carlos Estevez: Converts 19th save

Jun 8th

Estevez earned the save in Sunday's 7-5 win over the White Sox, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out one in one inning. He let two inherited runners score but was not charged with any earned runs.

#1 1B

Vinnie Pasquantino: Racks up three hits in defeat

Jun 7th

Pasquantino went 3-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's loss to the White Sox.

#2 C

Freddy Fermin: Swats second homer

Jun 5th

Fermin went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in a 7-5 win over the Cardinals in Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader.

#2 RF

John Rave: Losing playing time to Caglianone

Jun 5th

Rave is out of the lineup for the first game of Thursday's doubleheader versus the Cardinals.

#3 LF

Mark Canha: Struggling to find playing time

Jun 5th

Canha is out of the lineup for the first game of Thursday's doubleheader versus the Cardinals.