On deckTuesday's pitching matchupRANGERS STARTER LHP COLE HAMELS (3-6, 3.69) has received an average of 3.0 runs per game in 14 starts. That includes seven games in which the Rangers scored two runs or fewer. Hamels has allowed 1.90 homers per nine innings, tying him with Kansas City's Jakob Junis for the fourth-highest rate among major-league qualifiers.LOVES TO FACE: Alcides Escobar is hitting .130 for 23 career at-bats against Hamels.HATES TO FACE: Alex Gordon has a .400 on-base percentage for 20 career plate appearances against Hamels.KANSAS CITY STARTER RHP JASON HAMMEL (2-7, 4.89) is 0-2 with a 4.19 ERA for three starts since working 5 1/3 scoreless innings in a win against the Rangers on May 27.