Overview

• Noah Cameron takes the ball for Kansas City with a 7-5 record and 2.47 ERA through 17 starts, including a strong recent run at home.
• Texas replaced scheduled starter Jacob deGrom due to shoulder fatigue, with team executive Chris Young describing it as a one-start pause to manage workload.
• Right-hander Caleb Boushley gets the nod for the Rangers in what profiles as an opener or bullpen game, marking his first MLB start after 23 relief appearances.
• Boushley has stymied the Royals in two relief outings this season, including facing 13 batters with five strikeouts and no baserunners two days earlier.
• The Royals have won five straight and the first two games of this series, are 5-0 against Texas this season, and have been buoyed by Bobby Witt Jr.’s 100th career homer and a recent home run surge.