{"id":540,"date":"2024-05-04T07:11:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T11:11:25","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-05-04T07:11:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T11:11:25","slug":"match-preview-texas-rangers-vs-kansas-city-royals-may-4-2024-at-kauffman-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/04\/match-preview-texas-rangers-vs-kansas-city-royals-may-4-2024-at-kauffman-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Match Preview: Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals &#8211; May 4, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Texas Rangers are set to battle the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on May 4, 2024. The game will start at 7:10 PM under expected overcast conditions. Dane Dunning, who currently holds a 4.133 ERA, will be the starting pitcher for the Rangers, while Michael Wacha, with a 4.235 ERA, will take the mound for the Royals.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024 AL West Division, the Rangers rank 9th with a record of 15-14, reflecting a .520 winning percentage. Their division record stands at 5-8, making them 2nd in the division. The Rangers have won 5 of their last 10 matches, are on a winning streak of one, and have balanced records both at home (8-8) and away (7-6). They perform better in night games with 11 wins compared to 4 in day games and have scored 132 runs while conceding 125.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Royals hold the 4th position in the AL Central Division with a 17-13 record and a .567 winning percentage. They are also 2nd in their division with an 8-5 division record. Despite a current losing streak of three, they have a strong home record of 12-5 and a less favorable away record of 5-8. The Royals have managed 8 wins in day games and 9 in night games, totaling 138 runs scored against 96 conceded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Texas Rangers are set to battle the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on May 4, 2024. The game will start at 7:10 PM under expected overcast <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":541,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betillinoissports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}