The Houston Astros (74-62), led by Yordan Alvarez, host Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals (75-62) at 2:10 p.m. ET on Sunday.
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When is Astros vs. Royals and when does it start?
Where to watch Astros vs. Royals
The Astros and Royals will take to the diamond at Minute Maid Park for this matchup on September 1, and if you want to catch the matchup live, get your tickets now from Vivid Seats!
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You can catch this game live on SCHN.
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Astros vs. Royals Game Preview
These teams meet again after the Astros defeated the Royals 5-2 yesterday. Yusei Kikuchi picked up the win for the Astros (7.0 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 12 K), and Jeremy Pena led the way offensively (2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI). Cole Ragans (5.0 IP, 5 R, 4 H, 10 K) took the loss for the Royals.
Astros Stats, Odds & Insights
The Astros have won 56.6% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (56-43).
Houston is 11th in MLB with 161 total home runs.
The Astros’ .418 slugging percentage is 10th-best in baseball.
Houston has a 3.71 team ERA that ranks fifth among all MLB pitching staffs.
Astros pitchers combine for the No. 10 WHIP in the majors (1.237).
Royals Stats, Odds & Insights
The Royals have been underdogs in 69 games this season and won 32 (46.4%) of those contests.
Kansas City has hit 155 homers this season, which ranks 14th in the majors.
The Royals rank eighth in the majors with a .421 team slugging percentage.
Kansas City has pitched to a 3.91 ERA this season, which ranks 11th in baseball.
The Royals rank 18th in MLB with a combined 1.272 WHIP this season.
Astros Starter Recent Performance: Ronel Blanco
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
at Phillies | Aug. 26 | 5.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
vs. Red Sox | Aug. 20 | 3.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
at Rays | Aug. 14 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
at Red Sox | Aug. 9 | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
vs. Rays | Aug. 3 | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
at Guardians | Aug. 26 | 4.2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
at White Sox | July 29 | 4.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
vs. Diamondbacks | July 23 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
vs. White Sox | July 19 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
at Cardinals | July 10 | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Astros Key Players to Watch
Ronel Blanco goes for his 10th victory when he makes the start for the Astros, his 26th of the season. He is 9-6 with a 3.14 ERA and 141 strikeouts in 143 1/3 innings pitched.
The right-hander’s most recent appearance was on Monday against the Philadelphia Phillies, when he went 5 2/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up seven hits.
The 31-year-old has a 3.14 ERA and 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings in 25 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .191 to opposing hitters.
Alvarez leads Houston in homers with 28 while also maintaining a team-best .312 batting average.
Jose Altuve has 160 hits and an OBP of .350 to go with a slugging percentage of .441 this season.
Alex Bregman is slashing .260/.316/.445 this season for the Astros.
Royals Key Players to Watch
Alec Marsh will make his first start of the season for the Royals.
This will be the first start of the season for the 26-year-old right-hander, who has not made an appearance on the mound in over a season.
Witt leads the Royals with 29 home runs while accumulating a team-best batting average of .341.
Salvador Perez is batting .277 with 26 doubles, 25 home runs and 38 walks.
Maikel Garcia is hitting .240 with 23 doubles, five triples, seven home runs and 36 walks.
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