After winning with the Royals two night's ago as big underdogs, we dropped the small play last night against the White Sox but that is no reason to jump off quite yet. The Royals actually outhit Chicago last night 12-9 but they were unable to come through with the clutch hit while the White Sox were able to do so. Kansas City now heads to Texas tonight a very respectable 7-8 on the road this season and even though they are 11-16 overall, they have dropped less than a unit thanks to some solid prices and tonight is no exception. After four straight wins to begin their most recent roadtrip, the Rangers dropped the final two games in Oakland to drop back to .500 on the season. Texas is just a game over .500 at home this season so there has not been a big edge in playing in Arlington so far on the year. The Royals send Kyle Davies to the hill and he is off to a very good start.

Through his first five outings he is 2-1 with a 3.52 ERA and 1.21 WHIP with the royals going 4-1 in those games including victories over Tampa Bay, Detroit and Boston. Three of his four games have been quality performances and despite being winless in his career against Texas, he has a 2.65 ERA over his last three starts against the Rangers. Matt Harrison has gotten off to an uneven start for the Rangers as three of his five outings have been quality performances but he allowed six runs in each of the other two games. Texas is just 1-4 in his five starts and in his lone game against the Royals last year, he was pounded for six runs on eight hits and four walks in just five innings. The Royals are 12-3 in Davies' last 15 starts against teams averaging fewer than 4.7 rpg while the Rangers are 1-7 in Harrison's last eight starts following up a quality outing in his last game. 3* Kansas City Royals