KC is now riding a five-game winning streak. Vinnie Pasquantino led the offensive charge with a solo home run in the first inning. He later began a seventh-inning rally with a leadoff double just past Rangers center fielder Evan Carter’s outstretched glove.

Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Merrill Kelly (9-7, 3.36 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 136 strikeouts); Royals: Seth Lugo (8-6, 3.77 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 110 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -114,

Seth Lugo bounced back to throw a quality start, and Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino each homered in a 5-2 win over the Rangers Tuesday night. The Royals are four games over .500 for the first time since May 25 when they were 29-25.

It's Tuesday, August 19 and the Rangers (62-63) are in Kansas City to take on the Royals (63-61). Merrill Kelly is slated to take the mound for Texas against Seth Lugo for Kansas City. The Royals took the series opener,