Yordan Alvarez, batting .313 this season, leads the Houston Astros (72-62) into a matchup with Bobby Witt Jr. (.344 AVG) and the Kansas City Royals (75-60). The Astros are -133 favorites on the moneyline for the matchup at Minute Maid Park, beginning at 8:10 p.m. ET live on BSKC.
Houston’s Framber Valdez and Kansas City’s Seth Lugo have been named the starters for this contest.
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Astros and Royals Betting Trends
The Astros have won 54 of the 97 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (55.7%).
Houston has a 39-26 record (winning 60% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -133 or shorter.
The Royals have been underdogs in 67 games this season and won 32 (47.8%) of those contests.
This season, Kansas City has won 13 of its 37 games, or 35.1%, when it’s the underdog by at least +112 on the moneyline.
In the 134 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Astros, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 53 times (53-76-5).
The Royals and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 63 of their 135 opportunities.
Astros Stats & Insights
The Astros have the No. 12 offense in MLB action scoring 4.6 runs per game (613 total runs).
Houston averages 1.2 home runs per game to rank 10th in baseball with 160 total home runs.
The Astros rank second in the majors with a .261 batting average.
Houston’s hitters strike out 7.3 times per game, the third-lowest average in the majors.
The pitching staff for the Astros has a collective 9.3 K/9, the second-best in the majors.
Houston’s 3.75 team ERA ranks sixth across all MLB pitching staffs.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals are among the highest scoring teams in the majors, ranking fifth with 657 total runs this season.
Kansas City ranks 14th in Major League Baseball with 153 home runs.
The Royals have a team batting average of .257 this season, which ranks sixth among MLB teams.
Kansas City ranks second in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 6.8 Ks per contest.
The Royals average the 24th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.2) in the majors this season.
Kansas City has the 12th-ranked ERA (3.91) in the majors this season.
Astros Key Players to Watch
Valdez (13-6 with a 3.27 ERA and 139 strikeouts in 143 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Astros, his 24th of the season.
Alvarez leads Houston in homers with 28 while also maintaining a team-best .313 batting average.
Jose Altuve has collected 158 hits this season and has an OBP of .351. He’s slugging .442 on the year.
Alex Bregman has collected 131 base hits, an OBP of .316 and a slugging percentage of .445 this season.
Yainer Diaz leads Houston in runs batted in (72) this season. He’s batting .297 while slugging .454.
Royals Key Players to Watch
The Royals’ Lugo (14-8) will make his 28th start of the season.
Witt paces the Royals with 28 home runs and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .344.
Vinnie Pasquantino has collected 97 runs batted in to pace his team.
Salvador Perez has 26 doubles, 25 home runs and 38 walks while batting .279.
Maikel Garcia is hitting .243 with 23 doubles, five triples, seven home runs and 36 walks.
Astros and Royals Injuries
Astros: Jose Urquidy: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Luis Garcia: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Oliver Ortega: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cristian Javier: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Kyle Tucker: 60 Day IL (Shin), 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), J.P. France: 60 Day IL (Undisclosed)
Royals: Hunter Renfroe: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Vinnie Pasquantino: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Hunter Harvey: 15 Day IL (Back), Will Smith: 15 Day IL (Back), Michael Lorenzen: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Josh Taylor: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Dan Altavilla: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Kyle Wright: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Lucas Erceg: day-to-day (Hand)
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