Kansas City at Texas

This is the seventh straight road game for Kansas City, and are 1-2 over the last three games, losing twice as chalk. Royals' righty Jeremy Guthrie (5.70 ERA) has struggled with opponents hitting .308 off him. The Royals are 2-5 as a road favorite and 1-4 vs. a left-handed starter. The resurgent Texas Rangers have taken two from the Royals to improve to 7-3 over their past 10 games. Leadoff hitter Shin-Soo Choo has sparked the turnaround for Texas. Choo has homered in back-to-back games to extend his hitting streak to 13 games and is 7-for-14 in the series, while Rangers' 3B Adrian Beltre has a 23-game hitting streak against Kansas City. The Rangers are 7-3 as an underdog and 38-17 against a team with a winning percentage above .600. And the Royals are 7-15 in the last 22 meetings in Texas. Take Texas.