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The Houston Astros (4-9) will be out to avoid the sweep when they visit the Kansas City Royals (8-4) to complete a three-game series. Oddsmakers have listed the Astros as -132 favorites for the series finale, while the Royals are +110 underdogs.
Hunter Brown takes the mound for Houston while Brady Singer is Kansas City’s starter for the contest.
Astros vs. Royals Odds
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Astros and Royals Betting Trends
The Astros have been the moneyline favorite 11 total times this season. They’ve gone 2-9 in those games.
Houston has gone 2-4 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -132 or shorter (33.3% winning percentage).
This season, the Royals have been the underdog eight times and won four of those games.
Kansas City is 1-2 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +110 or more on the moneyline.
The Astros have combined with opponents to hit the over on the total four times this season for a 4-8-1 record against the over/under.
The Royals’ games have gone over the total in four of their 12 chances.
Astros Stats & Insights
The Astros have the No. 19 offense in baseball scoring four runs per game (52 total runs).
Houston averages 1.2 home runs per game to rank third in baseball with 16 total home runs.
The Astros have the seventh-best batting average in the majors (.264).
Houston strikes out 6.9 times per game to rank sixth in the majors.
The Astros pitching staff is 27th in the majors with a collective 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
Houston has a 4.42 team ERA that ranks 20th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals have scored 59 runs (4.9 per game) this season, which ranks 13th in MLB.
Kansas City has hit 15 homers this season, which ranks fifth in the majors.
The Royals rank 10th in MLB with a .252 team batting average.
Kansas City ranks eighth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.6 Ks per contest.
The Royals have an eight K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in the big leagues.
Kansas City pitchers have a combined ERA of 2.52 ERA this year, second-best in baseball.
Astros Key Players to Watch
Brown (0-1) gets the start for the Astros, his third of the season.
Yordan Alvarez leads Houston in batting average (.346), home runs (four) and runs batted in (11) this season.
Jose Altuve has collected 17 hits this season and has an OBP of .421. He’s slugging .620 on the year.
Jeremy Pena is slashing .327/.353/.469 this season for the Astros.
Yainer Diaz has 15 hits and an OBP of .380 to go with a slugging percentage of .500 this season.
Royals Key Players to Watch
Singer heads to the mound for the Royals to make his third start of the season, seeking his second win.
MJ Melendez leads the Royals with three home runs.
Bobby Witt Jr. is hitting .313 with five doubles, two triples, two home runs and four walks.
Salvador Perez has racked up a team-high 10 runs batted in.
Maikel Garcia’s three home runs and 10 runs batted in both pace his team.
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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