Royals open 3-game series with the Rangers

Texas Rangers (17-15, second in the AL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (19-13, second in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Michael Lorenzen (2-1, 4.24 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 14 strikeouts); Royals: Brady Singer (2-1, 2.62 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 34 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Royals -118, Rangers -101; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals host the Texas Rangers to begin a three-game series. Kansas City has a 12-5 record in home games and a 19-13 record overall. Royals hitters are batting a collective .236, which ranks 10th in the AL. Texas is 7-6 in road games and 17-15 overall. The Rangers have the third-ranked team batting average