MLB Betting: The Kansas City Royals are road favorites against the Texas Rangers on Sunday. The Royals have been red-hot in recent weeks as they have gone from a Wild Card contender to the leader in the American League Central Division. On the other side, the Rangers have been decimated by injuries and they are simply playing out the string.
Probable Pitching Matchup – Jason Vargas vs. Miles Mikolas
Vargas has been consistent most of the season for the Royals and he comes into this game with a 10-5 record and a 3.17 ERA. He has averaged seven innings per start in his last three outings with a 1.29 ERA. He has struggled in his career against the Rangers with a 4-7 record and a 4.35 ERA.
Miles Mikolas has been awful for the Rangers this season as he comes into this game with a 1-5 record and a 7.48 ERA. He has been even worse at home with an 0-4 record and a 13.73 ERA. He gave up three runs in just over five innings of work last time out against Miami. He has thrown just 16 innings in his last three starts with an 0-1 record and a 7.88 ERA.
Game Notes
The Royals are wrapping up a nine-game road trip on Sunday. They had success in Minnesota and Colorado before this stop in Texas. The Royals have a winning record on the road this season. The Rangers have been an awful home team this season as they have one of the worst marks in the Major Leagues at home. Before this three-game set began it was the Rangers who had won six of the last ten meetings. The last six games went under. The Rangers won two of three at home against the Royals last year with all three games going under.
MLB Picks
The Royals should be able to score against Mikolas in this one and Vargas hasn’t been that great in his career against the Rangers so we’ll go over the MLB betting total in this matchup.
