The Texas Rangers aim for a third consecutive series win in the finale against the host Kansas City Royals on Sunday.
After their three-game winning streak was snapped in Saturday’s 15-4 loss, the Kansas City Royals continue their six-game home stand today in a Sunday matinee series finale against the Texas Rangers. The Royals will send southpaw Daniel Lynch IV to the mound for today’s rubber match in his first start of the season after being called up from Triple-A Omaha after making nine starts for Kansas City in 2023. Texas will counter with veteran right hander Jon Gray (1-1, 2.48 ERA) in search of his second win in as many starts. After being shelled in his first outing of the season, Gray has allowed just four earned runs over his last six starts.
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Match Date: May 5, 2024
Match Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
TV: Bally Sports, MLB.TV
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Royals catcher Salvador Perez leads the team in batting average, home runs and RBIs this season and comes into today with at least one hit in 10 of his last 12 games. Perez, who has spent his entire 14-year career with the Royals, has hit 20 or more home runs in seven of his last eight seasons and is on pace for his second career 30-home run season after belting a career high 48 in 2021.
Rangers third baseman Josh Smith is hitting a career high .302 through his first 33 games this season and has already posted a career high for doubles in a season with 10. Smith is two RBIs away from breaking his career high of 16 RBIs set during his rookie campaign of 2022 where he played in 73 games.
Texas has dominated this series of late winning 14 of the last 18 dating back to April of 2021 including seven of the last eight in Kansas City.
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