Royals vs Rangers Picks and Prediction – 6/19/2025

The Kansas City Royals continue their road trip Thursday night with another game in Texas against the Texas Rangers. Kansas City is 3 games below .500 on the year following a win in Game 1 of this set to end a lengthy losing streak. Offensively the Royals have a .249 batting average as they have scored 243 runs on 612 hits this season. The Kansas City pitching has carried the team this season with a 3.40 team ERA and gave up just one run in game one of the series. Stay in the news with our MLB Picks.

Maikel Garcia leads Kansas City offense this season with a .312 batting average and 81 hits on the season. Bobby Witt Jr. has a .282 batting average and leads Kansas City with 39 RBI's on the year. Salvador Perez has a .240 batting average and Jonathan India has a .243 batting average. Vinny Pasquantino has a .272 batting average and leads Kansas City with 10 home runs through 72 have played.

The Texas Rangers stay at home Thursday one game below .500 on the year following the loss in Game 1 of this series to end a lengthy winning streak. Offensively Texas has been terrible this season with the .228 batting average the Rangers have scored just 266 hits on 544 runs. The Rangers bullpen has been one of the best baseball however with a 3.15 ERA this season.

Josh Smith lead the Texas offense this season with a .288 batting average and 63 hits. Marcus Semien has a .225 batting average. Adolis Garcia has a .227 batting average go along with the team leading 34 RBIs. Wyatt Langford has a .232 batting average but leads Texas this season with 13 home runs. Jake Burger has a .222 batting average and his second on the roster with 10 home runs through 62 games played.

Both teams have had mediocre years coming into this game but the Royals will have the edge. Texas has yet to announce a starter and could be heading to a bullpen day. Take the Royals to do the work with the better arm on the mound leading to the win. Final Score Prediction, Kansas City Royals win 6-3.