Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 5/31/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers

Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Rangers Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+125) Texas (-150)

The Texas Rangers (25-31) welcome the Kansas City Royals (22-34) at Globe Life Field on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Royals at +125 and the Rangers are sitting at -150. The total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers will be Michael Wacha and Jack Leiter.

As a team, the Kansas City Royals are notching 3.8 runs per game, which is 29th in baseball. They have racked up 211 runs and hold an OBP of .308. The Royals have tallied 94 doubles as a squad and have knocked 51 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 204 RBI's as well as 431 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average comes in at .234. Kansas City has a slugging % of .375 and have struck out 449 times, while being walked on 187 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.39. Royals pitchers have conceded 64 home runs and also 258 total runs (20th in MLB). Kansas City has yielded 466 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 245 earned runs. The Royals have a team earned run average of 4.44 this year (24th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 452 hitters. They have walked 226 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.35 as a team on the year.

The Royals have dispatched 172 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 49 base runners on the year and 28.6% of those players ended up scoring. The bullpen have earned 22 holds on the campaign (26th in MLB). Royals bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 38 times in addition to having 55 appearances in high leverage situations. They have 14 saves for the season and have blown 10 of 24 chances to save the game. The Royals relievers have a save percentage of 58.3% and have come into the game in 46 save situations.

The Kansas City Royals have 1,491 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 492 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .991 which has them ranked 2nd in MLB, and they have turned 48 double plays. The Royals have turned 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,473 innings on the field, which has them sitting 20th in baseball.

Wacha has taken the mound for 1,697 innings and has earned 1,476 strikeouts in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.84 (724 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.264. He has surrendered 1,621 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 525 free passes. Wacha (115-77 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.78 while he has gone up against 7,122 hitters in the major leagues.

Texas has compiled 55 home runs on the year to go along with 206 runs batted in. They have notched 80 doubles, while taking a walk 199 times and putting up 215 runs. The Texas Rangers have compiled a team on-base percentage of .312 and a team batting average of .230 for the year. The Rangers hold a team slugging percentage of .372 and they average 3.84 runs per outing (25th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 480 occasions (12th in MLB) and have 423 base hits.

The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.209 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.14 as a unit this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (463 strikeouts against 176 bases on balls). They are sitting at 5th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 414. They have given up 65 long balls and they relinquish 4.06 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Texas pitching staff have conceded 220 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.76 (204 earned runs relinquished).

They rank 7th in MLB holding a save percentage of 70.6%, and they have sent 171 relief pitchers onto the diamond this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 48 times in high leverage situations and also on 47 occasions with base runners. With 44 save situations, the Rangers have compiled 26 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 17 save chances and they have tallied 12 saves. Texas bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 31.5% out of 73 inherited base runners.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 32 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in pro baseball). The Rangers have recorded 432 assists, 26 errors and have accounted for 1,465 putouts so far this season. In their 4,395 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have earned a efficiency on defense of 72.3% (3rd in the majors).

During his career, Leiter has conceded 228 base hits while he has totaled 243 punch outs in 247 frames. He has given up a total of 132 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.367 and having a FIP of 4.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.21 and he has gone up against 1,083 opposing batters during his career. Leiter (12-17 record in his career) has earned a 4.80 earned run average while conceding 8.3 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas (-150)

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