Rangers vs. Royals: Injury Report, Updates & Probable Starters

On Sunday, the Texas Rangers (36-40) are hosting the Kansas City Royals (42-36), at 2:35 PM ET. The Rangers have won three straight.

Rangers vs. Royals Game Info

Game Day: Sunday, June 23, 2024

Game Time: 2:35 PM ET

TV Channel: BSKC

Location: Arlington, Texas

Stadium: Globe Life Field

Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Rangers vs. Royals Injury News Today

Rangers’ Injuries

Name	Status	Injury	2024 Stats
Evan Carter	10 Day Injury List	Lumbar	.188 / .272 / .361, 5, 15
Josh Sborz	15 Day Injury List	Rotator Cuff	1-0, 1.69 ERA, 8.4 K/9
Austin Pruitt	60 Day Injury List	Knee	0-0, 12.46 ERA, 2.1 K/9
Joshua Jung	60 Day Injury List	Wrist	.412 / .474 / .941, 2, 6
Cody Bradford	60 Day Injury List	Back	3-0, 1.40 ERA, 7.9 K/9
Justin Foscue	60 Day Injury List	Oblique Strain	.500 / .500 / .500, 0, 1
Carson Coleman	60 Day Injury List	Elbow	–
Tyler Mahle	60 Day Injury List	Elbow	–
Jacob deGrom	60 Day Injury List	Elbow	–

Royals’ Injuries

Name	Status	Injury	2024 Stats
Kyle Isbel	day-to-day	Back	.229 / .274 / .367, 5, 20
Michael Massey	10 Day Injury List	Back	.294 / .306 / .529, 6, 23
Dan Altavilla	10 Day Injury List	Oblique	0-1, 14.73 ERA, 12.3 K/9
Kyle Wright	60 Day Injury List	Shoulder	–
Kris Bubic	60 Day Injury List	Elbow	–
Josh Taylor	60 Day Injury List	Biceps	–

Rangers’ Recent Hitting Insights

Texas has hit seven home runs over the last 10 games.

Over the past 10 games, the Rangers are averaging 2.2 extra-base hits per contest while slugging .325.

Over the last 10 contests Texas is batting .211 and averaging 6.7 hits per game.

Wyatt Langford leads Texas in home runs (two) and runs batted in (13) during the past 10 games while batting .361 over that span.

Josh Smith has collected 11 base hits, an OBP of .552 and a slugging percentage of .792 over the last 10 games.

Royals’ Recent Hitting Insights

Over the last 10 games, Kansas City has hit seven home runs.

The Royals have a slugging percentage of .320 over their last 10 games, fueled by 22 extra-base hits.

Kansas City has collected 6.6 hits per game and has a batting average of .203 over its last 10 contests.

Over the last 10 games, Freddy Fermin has collected a team-high three home runs.

Bobby Witt Jr. has two doubles, a home run and two walks while hitting .268 during the past 10 games.

Rangers’ Starting Pitcher

Max Scherzer gets the nod for the Rangers and will make his first start of the season.

The 39-year-old right-hander hasn’t pitched since last season. He last appeared on Tuesday, Oct. 31 against the Arizona Diamondbacks, when he pitched three scoreless innings as the starter.

Last season, he posted a 3.77 ERA with 174 strikeouts and 45 walks in 152 2/3 innings, finishing with a record of 13-6.

Over the past 10 games, Rangers pitchers have a collective 4.45 ERA.

Opponents have hit 12 home runs against Texas over the past 10 games.

Royals’ Starting Pitcher

Alec Marsh (5-4 with a 4.37 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 70 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Royals, his 14th of the season.

The right-hander’s last time out came on Wednesday against the Oakland Athletics, when he went three innings, surrendering seven earned runs while allowing seven hits.

The 26-year-old has amassed a 4.37 ERA and 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings in 13 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .232 to opposing hitters.

The Royals have allowed earned runs over the last 10 games, with an ERA of 4.93.

Kansas City’s pitchers have allowed 14 home runs over the last 10 games.

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