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The Houston Astros (4-8) will look to Yordan Alvarez, red hot after a four-hit game, to lead them in a matchup with the Kansas City Royals (7-4) on Wednesday at 7:40 PM ET on BSKC. The Astros are -124 favorites for the contest, according to sportsbooks.
Spencer Arrighetti will get the ball for Houston while Kansas City will counter with Seth Lugo.
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Astros and Royals Betting Trends
The Astros have won 20% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (2-8).
Houston has a record of 2-4 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -124 or shorter (33.3% winning percentage).
This season, the Royals have won three out of the seven games in which they’ve been the underdog.
Kansas City is 1-3 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +104 or more on the moneyline.
In the 12 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Astros, they have combined with opponents to go over the total three times (3-8-1).
The Royals and their opponents have gone over the total this season in three of their 11 opportunities.
Astros Stats & Insights
The Astros are the 18th-highest scoring team in MLB action averaging 4.2 runs per game (50 total).
Houston is second-best in MLB action with 16 total home runs.
The Astros have the eighth-best batting average in the league (.265).
Houston strikes out 7.2 times per game to rank fourth in MLB.
The 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Astros pitching staff ranks 27th in the majors.
Houston’s 3.82 team ERA ranks 11th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals rank 20th in the majors with 48 total runs scored this season.
Kansas City ranks fifth in Major League Baseball with 14 home runs.
The Royals rank 14th in MLB with a .245 team batting average.
Kansas City is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking fourth with an average of 7.8 strikeouts per game.
The Royals have an 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 23rd in the big leagues.
Kansas City has pitched to a 2.56 ERA this season, which ranks third in baseball.
Astros Key Players to Watch
Arrighetti will take the mound to start for the Astros, his first this season.
Alvarez leads Houston in batting average (.347), home runs (four) and runs batted in (11) this season.
Jose Altuve is batting .333 with an OBP of .407 and a slugging percentage of .604 this season.
Jeremy Pena has 15 hits this season and a slash line of .333/.362/.489.
Kyle Tucker has collected 14 hits this season and has an OBP of .352. He’s slugging .449 on the year.
Royals Key Players to Watch
Lugo will get the start for the Royals, his third of the season.
MJ Melendez has launched a team-high three home runs.
Bobby Witt Jr. is hitting .333 with five doubles, two triples, two home runs and three walks.
Salvador Perez has accumulated a team-high batting average of .341 and paces the Royals in runs batted in (10).
Maikel Garcia has hit three home runs with 10 runs batted in. Both are team-highs.
Astros and Royals Injuries
Astros: Jose Urquidy: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Justin Verlander: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Framber Valdez: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Shawn Dubin: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Luis Garcia: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Oliver Ortega: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Penn Murfee: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Royals: Michael Massey: 10 Day IL (Back), Carlos Hernandez: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Brentz: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Josh Taylor: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Kris Bubic: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kyle Wright: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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