AMEDEUS' MLB DIAMOND DINGER!
- Handicapper
- Amedeus Mastrangelo
- League
- MLB
- Competition
- Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers
- Release Date
- 05/31/2026 12:24 PM
- Event Date
- 05/31/2026 02:35 PM
- Bet Type
- Moneyline
- Pick
-
Kansas City Royals +101
(BetOnline)
- Outcome
- Loss
- Analysis
- The Royals are coming into this game with a 22-36 record this season and they have been awful in their recent games. They have lost their last 5 straight as well as 9 of their last 11 games and their pitching has been awful in these, but they are going to have better pitching in this game and they will be hungry to bounce back in this game. They are coming off of a 7-6 loss in their last game, but their offense finally woke up in that game and this is a good spot for them to avoid getting swept here. They are going up against a Rangers team that is 27-31 this season and they have been playing better in recent games. They have won their last 2 straight as well as 3 of their last 5 games with their offense being much better in these, but they have still allowed a lot of runs in these games as well. Jack Leiter is starting for the Rangers in this game and he is 2-4 with a 4.75 ERA this season. He has struggled a lot in his recent starts as he has allowed at least 4 runs in each of his last 2 as well as 5 of his last 7 starts. He has also struggled at home as he has allowed at least 4 runs in 3 of his last 4 starts there and he is going to be good for some runs here. He has 2 career starts against the Royals as well which both came last season and he has been awful in those as he is 0-2 with an 8.68 ERA against them, allowing 9 earned runs in 9 innings pitched. Michael Wacha is starting for the Royals in this game and he is 4-2 with a 2.69 ERA this season. He has been very good recently as he has allowed 2 earned runs or less in each of his last 2 as well as 4 of his last 5 starts and he has not allowed more than 3 earned runs in any of those. He has also been good on the road as he has allowed 2 earned runs or less in 3 of his 5 road starts this year. He has 6 career starts against the Rangers and he is 2-3 with a 3.82 ERA, but he has been better in this ballpark as he is 1-1 with a 1.98 ERA. The Rangers have been better recently, but they have been a very inconsistent team all season and this is a good spot for the Royals to bounce back and get a game in this series. The Royals will win this game.