On Friday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the Houston Astros (85-68) hosting the Kansas City Royals (51-102) at 8:10 PM ET. On the mound for the Astros will be Framber Valdez (12-10), opposed by the Royals’ Cole Ragans (6-4).
How to Live Stream Astros vs. Royals
- Game Day: Friday, September 22, 2023
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Stadium: Minute Maid Park
- TV: MLB.tv
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Astros and Royals Stats
- The Astros have a 9.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, eighth-best in baseball.
- The Astros have the eighth-best ERA (4.00) in the majors this season.
- The Astros’ 211 home runs rank seventh in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for Houston rank sixth in the majors with a combined .437 team slugging percentage.
- The Royals pitching staff is 27th in the majors with a collective 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Kansas City has a 5.15 team ERA that ranks 28th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Royals have hit the fifth-fewest home runs in baseball this season (152).
- So far this year, Kansas City’s .397 slugging percentage is 21st in baseball.
Astros vs. Royals Key Players
- Kyle Tucker has accumulated a team-best batting average of .282, while leading the Astros in home runs (28) and runs batted in (108).
- Alex Bregman has 27 doubles, three triples, 24 home runs and 87 walks while batting .266.
- Yordan Alvarez has launched a team-high 28 home runs.
- Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals in home runs (29), runs batted in (91) and has posted a team-high batting average of .278.
- MJ Melendez is batting .234 with 28 doubles, five triples, 15 home runs and 59 walks.
- Maikel Garcia is batting .275 with 20 doubles, four triples, four home runs and 35 walks.
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Astros vs. Royals Betting Odds and Trends
Astros vs. Royals Moneyline and Over/Under
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astros | -198 | +164 | 9 | +100 | -120 |
Astros vs. Royals Betting Trends
- This season, the Astros have been favored 112 times and won 58, or 51.8%, of those games.
- The Astros have a record of 17-7, a 70.8% win rate, when favored by -198 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- So far this season, the Astros and their opponents have hit the over in 80 of 153 games with a total.
- The Royals have been underdogs in 130 games this season and have come away with the win 43 times (33.1%) in those contests.
- This season, the Royals have come away with a win 12 times in 51 chances when named as an underdog of at least +164 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Royals and their opponents have gone over in 73 of their 151 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
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