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Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers

MLBregular • 2026 Season
completed
Rangers logo
Rangers
Texas
4
vs
Royals logo
Royals
Kansas City
1
TEX 55%45% KC
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Texas Rangers 55% to win. The biggest signal favoring Rangers:

  • Home Field Advantage. Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: TEX 52% (−3)

Win probability movement

TEX home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement60%55%50%Mar 21Mar 24

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueGlobe Life Field
Arlington, Texas

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Royals (away)
Rangers (home)
45%
Win probability
55%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Rangers defeated the Royals 4-1.

Our model predicted the Rangers would win with 55% confidence -- and they delivered. A close call, but the model's slight lean proved correct.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Rangers and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Defensive Efficiency was neutral and a contributing factor: No defensive stats available for comparison
  • Head to Head was neutral and a contributing factor: No recent head-to-head history available

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Rangers won 4-1

Rangers won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Rangers at 55%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Texas Rangers
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

KC
TEX
Home Field Advantage
Favours KC|Favours TEX

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Understanding the win probability calculation

2 factors not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/24/2026, 8:45:00 AM

Key Players

Royals

Stephen KolekSP
Noah CameronSP
Randy DobnakSP
Seth LugoSP
Michael WachaSP

Rangers

Jacob deGromSP
MacKenzie GoreSP
Jack LeiterSP
Nathan EovaldiSP
Kumar RockerSP

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Rangers has a 55% win probability, while Royals has a 45% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers weather conditions, offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

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