Preview the Aug. 20 matchup between the Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals won their fifth straight game after pulling away from the Texas Rangers late on Tuesday. In the midst of the win, Bobby Witt Jr. accomplished another milestone, hitting the 100th home run of his career to put the Royals up 5-2 and ice the game on a two-run blast.

When the Rangers arrived in Kansas City on Sunday night, they knew how big of a week it was -- four games at Kauffman Stadium and then another three at home against the Guardians, two of the three tea

On Tuesday, asked to pinch hit in a tie game against lefty Angel Zerpa, Jung fell into the same pattern. Swung at the first pitch from Zerpa, which was below the zone, then took two pitches to get ahead. And instead of looking at a 3-0 count, he swung over a 2-1 sinker at the bottom of the zone for a ground out.

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The Rangers are planning to skip right-hander Jacob deGrom's next start, which was scheduled for Wednesday night vs. the Royals, due to shoulder fatigue. President of baseball operations Chris Young said before Tuesday's contest at Kauffman Stadium that deGrom returned to Texas and was evaluated by team physician Dr.

The 2025 Rangers are a long way from the team that went 11-0 on the road en route to a World Series two years ago.