Rangers: Juan Gonzalez, who leads the majors with 117 RBIs, was a late scratch because of tightness in his right hamstring.

Royals: Kansas City has not scored since the third inning of Monday night's 6-1 loss to the Angels. In those two games, the team has managed eight hits.

Twins: Todd Walker is 25-for-47 (.532) in his past 12 games.

Pub Date: 7/29/98