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Caleb Boushley - Sent down after spot start The Rangers optioned Boushley to Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday.
Impact Boushley made a spot start Wednesday in Kansas City, coughing up three runs over three innings of work. Since he wasn't going to be available to pitch for at least a day or two, the righty is heading back to Round Rock and will be replaced with a fresh bullpen arm.
AUGUST 21 • ROTOWIRE
Jonah Heim - Nabbing sixth straight start Heim will start at catcher and bat ninth in Thursday's game against the Royals.
Impact Heim will be included in the lineup for a sixth straight game, but he's likely to see his playing time tail off after Kyle Higashioka returned to the starting nine behind the plate in Wednesday's 6-3 win. Before playing Wednesday, Higashioka had missed out on three consecutive starts due to a hamstring injury, and though he's out of the lineup Thursday, his absence appears to be mostly for maintenance purposes as the Rangers wrap up their series in Kansas City with a day game. Heim will head into the series finale with a four-game hitting streak, but Higashioka has been the far more productive hitter of the two catchers since the All-Star break, posting a .902 OPS to Heim's .654 mark over that same stretch.
AUGUST 21 • ROTOWIRE
Kyle Higashioka - Resting for day game Higashioka is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Royals.
Impact After missing three straight starts due to a hamstring injury, Higashioka returned to the lineup for Wednesday's 6-3 win and made his presence felt with a tie-breaking three-run double in the top of the ninth. Higashioka will rest for the day game after a night game, but he should settle back in as the Rangers' primary backstop now that the hamstring issue is seemingly behind him.
AUGUST 21 • ROTOWIRE
Cody Freeman - Poaching starts from Jung at 3B Freeman will start at third base and bat eighth in Thursday's game against the Royals.
Impact Since being called up from Triple-A Round Rock on Sunday, Freeman has gone just 1-for-14 at the dish, but he will stick in the lineup for the fourth time in five games nonetheless. During that five-game stretch, he's made three of those starts against right-handed pitching and three at third base, where he could occupy the strong side of a platoon with the struggling Josh Jung until super-utility player Josh Smith likely gets pushed back to the infield once right fielder Adolis Garcia (ankle) returns from the injured list.
AUGUST 21 • ROTOWIRE
Josh Jung - Sitting against fourth straight RHP Jung is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Royals.
Impact After starting at third base and going 0-for-2 in Wednesday's 6-3 win while lefty Noah Cameron was on the hill for Kansas City, the right-handed-hitting Jung will head back to the bench as the Royals send righty Michael Lorenzen to the bump for the series finale. Jung has now been held out of the lineup for four straight matchups versus righties and looks to have moved into a platoon role after slashing just .163/.217/.279 so far in August. Cody Freeman will draw the start at the hot corner Thursday, but super-utility player Josh Smith is more likely to occupy the strong side of a platoon at third base with Jung once right fielder Adolis Garcia (ankle) returns from the injured list.
AUGUST 21 • ROTOWIRE
Josh Jung - Sitting against fourth straight RHP Jung is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Royals.
Impact After starting at third base and going 0-for-2 in Wednesday's 6-3 win while lefty Noah Cameron was on the hill for Kansas City, the right-handed-hitting Jung will head back to the bench as the Royals send righty Michael Lorenzen to the bump for the series finale. Jung has now been held out of the lineup for four straight matchups versus righties and looks to have moved into a platoon role after slashing just .163/.217/.279 so far in August. Cody Freeman will draw the start at the hot corner Thursday, but super-utility player Josh Smith is more likely to occupy the strong side of a platoon at third base with Jung once right fielder Adolis Garcia (ankle) returns from the injured list.
AUGUST 21 • ROTOWIRE
Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals odds, picks and predictions The Texas Rangers visit the Kansas City Royals for the finale of their 4-game series Thursday.
AUGUST 21 • NEWS-JOURNALONLINE.COM
Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino Makes Blunt Admission After Costly Error Vs. Rangers It's rare that a player who drives in all of his team's runs accepts the blame for a loss, but that's what the Kansas City Royals' Vinnie Pa...
AUGUST 21 • SI.COM
Josh Jung - Returns to lineup Jung started at third base and went 0-for-2 in Wednesday's 6-3 win over Kansas City.
Impact Jung returned to the starting lineup after getting a three-game break but his night ended after five innings. Josh Smith entered as a pinch hitter in the sixth against right-handed reliever Taylor Clarke. It looked like a brief July stint in the minors had straightened out Jung, who went 13-for-34 (.382) with four walks, three home runs, eight RBI and eight runs scored over his first 11 games back in the majors. Since then, the third baseman is batting .128) with two walks and two RBI over 12 games.
AUGUST 21 • ROTOWIRE
Josh Jung - Returns to lineup Jung started at third base and went 0-for-2 in Wednesday's 6-3 win over Kansas City.
Impact Jung returned to the starting lineup after getting a three-game break, but his night ended after five innings. Josh Smith entered as a pinch hitter in the sixth against right-handed reliever Taylor Clarke. It looked like a brief July stint in the minors had straightened out Jung, who went 13-for-34 (.382) with four walks, three home runs, eight RBI and eight runs scored over his first 11 games back in the majors. Since then, however, the third baseman is batting .128 with two walks and two RBI over 12 games.
AUGUST 21 • ROTOWIRE
Kyle Higashioka - Provides game-winning knock Higashioka went 1-for-4 with a double and three RBI in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Royals.
Impact Higashioka, who sat out the previous four contests with a hamstring injury, returned to the lineup and provided the key hit in the win. His ninth-inning double cleared the bases. Higashioka's batting just .206 (7-for-34) over 10 games this month, but he's managed to make in impact with nine RBI over the stretch.
AUGUST 21 • ROTOWIRE
Kyle Higashioka - Provides game-winning knock Higashioka went 1-for-4 with a three-run double in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Royals.
Impact Higashioka, who sat out the previous four contests with a hamstring injury, returned to the lineup and provided the key hit in the win. His ninth-inning double cleared the bases. Higashioka's batting just .206 (7-for-34) over 10 games this month, but he's managed to make in impact with nine RBI over the stretch.
AUGUST 21 • ROTOWIRE

Royals meet the Rangers with 2-1 series lead

The Kansas City Royals lead 2-1 in a four-game series with the Texas Rangers
AUGUST 21 • Associated Press
Caleb Boushley - Struggles in spot start Boushley took a no-decision Wednesday against Kansas City, allowing three runs on five hits and three walks in three innings. He struck out one.
Impact Boushley struggled in his first start of the season, though it's worth noting he was working on just one day of rest. The right-hander threw 68 pitches Wednesday, so he likely won't be available out of the Rangers' bullpen for a few days. Boushley has a 5.22 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 36:13 K:BB across 39.2 innings, and Jacob deGrom (shoulder) is tentatively projected to retake his place in Texas' rotation next week against the division-rival Angels.
AUGUST 21 • ROTOWIRE
Caleb Boushley - Struggles in spot start Boushley took a no-decision Wednesday against Kansas City, allowing three runs on five hits and three walks in three innings. He struck out one.
Impact Boushley struggled in his first start of the season, though it's worth noting he was working on just one day of rest. The right-hander threw 68 pitches Wednesday, so he likely won't be available out of the Rangers' bullpen for a few days. Boushley has a 5.22 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 36:13 K:BB across 39.2 innings, and Jacob deGrom (shoulder) is tentatively projected to retake his place in Texas' rotation next week against the division-rival Angels.
AUGUST 21 • ROTOWIRE
Higashioka's three-run double in ninth lifts Rangers over Royals Kyle Higashioka delivered a two-out, three-run double in the ninth inning and the visiting Texas Rangers earned a needed 6-3 victory over th...
AUGUST 21 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM
No deGrom, no Bochy, no problem as Rangers top Royals on late clutch hit KANSAS CITY -- The Rangers have lost a lot this week.
AUGUST 21 • MLB.COM
Wyatt Langford - Homers, reach fives time in win Langford went 2-for-2 with a solo home run, three walks and two additional runs scored in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Royals.
Impact That's now three multi-hit games in Langford's last four outings, and he also homered for the 18th time this year. It's been an up-and-down campaign for the speedy outfielder, though he's been rather reliable as a five-category fantasy contributor since the start of July. Over his last 39 games, Langford is batting .268 with five homers, 20 RBI, 24 runs scored and five stolen bases over 138 at-bats.
AUGUST 21 • ROTOWIRE
Wyatt Langford - Homers, reaches five times in win Langford went 2-for-2 with a solo home run, three walks and two additional runs scored in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Royals.
Impact That's now three multi-hit games in Langford's last four outings, and he also homered Wednesday for the 18th time this year. It's been an up-and-down campaign for the speedy outfielder, though he's been rather reliable as a five-category fantasy contributor since the start of July. Over his last 39 games, Langford is batting .268 with five homers, 20 RBI, 24 runs scored and five stolen bases over 138 at-bats.
AUGUST 21 • ROTOWIRE

Kyle Higashioka has a 3-run double in the 9th to help the Rangers beat the Royals 6-3

Kyle Higashioka had a three-run double in the ninth inning after a two-out error by Vinnie Pasquantino, and the Texas Rangers rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Wednesda...
AUGUST 21 • Associated Press
Blue Jays drop series finale against Rangers after shaky Jose Berrios start Texas Rangers club 15 hits and scores 10 times as veteran Blue Jays starter struggles in series finale at Rogers Centre in Toronto.
AUGUST 21 • TORONTOSUN.COM

How to Watch Royals vs. Rangers: TV Channel & Live Stream - August 21

Preview the Aug. 21 matchup between the Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.
AUGUST 21 • Data Skrive
How to Watch Royals vs. Rangers: TV Channel & Live Stream - August 21

Royals vs. Rangers Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 21

Preview the Aug. 21 matchup between the Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.
AUGUST 21 • Data Skrive
Royals vs. Rangers Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 21
Bochy to miss final two games vs. Royals (family matter); bench coach Luis Ureta to fill in KANSAS CITY -- Rangers manager Bruce Bochy will be away from the team for a day or two due to a family matter, president of baseball operati...
AUGUST 20 • MLB.COM

Rangers manager Bruce Bochy misses game against Royals due to personal matter

Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy will miss Wednesday’s game against the Kansas City Royals while tending to a personal matter
AUGUST 20 • Associated Press
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