Yordan Alvarez, batting .312 this season, leads the Houston Astros (74-62) into a matchup with Bobby Witt Jr. (.341 AVG) and the Kansas City Royals (75-62). The Astros are -158 favorites on the moneyline for the matchup at Minute Maid Park, beginning at 2:10 p.m. ET live on SCHN.
Houston’s Ronel Blanco gets the start, and he’ll go against Kansas City’s Alec Marsh.
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Astros and Royals Betting Trends
The Astros have won 56 of the 99 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (56.6%).
Houston has a 29-10 record (winning 74.4% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -158 or shorter.
The Royals have entered the game as underdogs 69 times this season and won 32, or 46.4%, of those games.
This season, Kansas City has won seven of its 19 games, or 36.8%, when it’s the underdog by at least +134 on the moneyline.
In the 136 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Astros, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 53 times (53-78-5).
So far this season, the Royals and their opponents have hit the over in 63 of their 137 games with a total.
Astros Stats & Insights
The Astros have the No. 12 offense in baseball scoring 4.6 runs per game (621 total runs).
Houston is 11th in baseball with 161 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
The Astros’ .261 batting average is second-best in MLB.
Houston strikes out 7.3 times per game to rank fourth in the majors.
The 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Astros pitching staff ranks second in MLB.
Houston’s 3.71 team ERA ranks fifth among all MLB pitching staffs.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals have scored 661 runs this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
Kansas City has hit 155 homers this season, which ranks 14th in the majors.
The Royals have a team batting average of .256 this season, which ranks sixth among MLB teams.
Kansas City ranks second in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 6.9 Ks per contest.
The Royals have an 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in the majors.
Kansas City has pitched to a 3.91 ERA this season, which ranks 11th in baseball.
Astros Key Players to Watch
Blanco (9-6 with a 3.14 ERA and 141 strikeouts in 143 1/3 innings pitched) aims for his 10th win when he gets the start for the Astros, his 26th of the season.
Alvarez leads Houston in batting average (.312) and home runs (28) this season, while also chipping in with 71 RBI.
Jose Altuve is batting .296 with an OBP of .350 and a slugging percentage of .441 this season.
Alex Bregman has collected 131 base hits, an OBP of .316 and a slugging percentage of .445 this season.
Yainer Diaz is a key run producer for Houston with a .298 average, 16 homers and 74 RBI.
Royals Key Players to Watch
Marsh gets the nod for the Royals and will make his first start of the season.
Witt leads the Royals with 29 home runs while putting up 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.
Paul DeJong is batting .235 with 17 doubles, 24 home runs and 22 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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