The 5-5 Rangers, on the road vs the Royals, have historically had very good success in Kansas City. The Royals have been known to struggle at home, winning just 1 of 4 games lately, including losing their latest series against the A’s.

Bubic (7.41 ERA) starts for the Royals today He has struggled mightily this year but has improved in June, lowering his ERA to 3.92 for the month. He is, however, winless at home. He faces Martin Perez (1.96 ERA), a surprisingly effective left hander this year. He doesn’t overpower, but has shown tremendous control. His last two starts have been especially good.

The Rangers’ bats have been ripping into left handed pitching lately and are getting very solid work from their bullpen. The Royals generally struggle vs left handers and their pen has performing badly of late. The Rangers are favored today, and rightly so, I believe. I am taking the Perez and the road team to steal a victory today.