Royals at Rangers 5/25/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Friday, the Kansas City Royals play the second game of a four-game road series against the Texas Rangers.

The Royals on Wednesday defeated St. Louis for the second straight time 5-1 and won two of three from the Cardinals. Drew Butera’s 10th inning single knocked in two runs to help lead the Royals to victory.

Nomar Mazara leads the Rangers with a .274 batting average and a team high 52 hits. Joey Gallo leads the team in home runs with 14 and RBIs with 31. Texas has a team batting average of .226, while opposing hitters are averaging .271 at the plate against Rangers pitching. Texas will send Mike Minor to the mound on Friday. The left-hander this season is 3-3 with an ERA of 5.59, 46 Ks and 11 BBs.