The Kansas City Royals (53-102) will visit the Houston Astros (85-70), Sunday at 2:10 PM ET, with the Royals on a five-game winning run. The Astros will hand the ball to Hunter Brown (11-12), and the Royals will turn to Steven Cruz.
How to Live Stream Astros vs. Royals
- Game Day: Sunday, September 24, 2023
- Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Stadium: Minute Maid Park
- TV: MLB.tv
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Astros and Royals Stats
- The Astros strike out 9.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-best in MLB.
- The Astros have the ninth-best ERA (4.00) in the majors this season.
- The Astros’ 214 home runs rank seventh in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for Houston rank sixth in the majors with a combined .437 team slugging percentage.
- The 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Royals pitching staff ranks 27th in the majors.
- Kansas City has a 5.13 team ERA that ranks 28th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Royals are fourth-worst in MLB play with 152 home runs.
- So far this season, Kansas City is 22nd in the majors, slugging .396.
Astros vs. Royals Key Players
- Kyle Tucker has accumulated a team-high batting average of .282, and leads the Astros in home runs (28) and runs batted in (109).
- Alex Bregman is hitting .264 with 27 doubles, three triples, 24 home runs and 90 walks.
- Yordan Alvarez has collected a team-best 28 home runs.
- Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 29 home runs and 93 runs batted in, while recording a team-best batting average of .276.
- Maikel Garcia has 20 doubles, four triples, four home runs and 36 walks while batting .275.
- MJ Melendez is batting .233 with 28 doubles, five triples, 15 home runs and 59 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 | -262 | +212 | 9.5 | -104 | -115 |
Astros vs. Royals Betting Trends
- The Astros have been favorites in 114 games this season and won 58 (50.9%) of those contests.
- The Astros have a record of 7-4 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -262 on the moneyline.
- So far this season, the Astros and their opponents have hit the over in 81 of 155 games with a total.
- The Royals have come away with 45 wins in the 132 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This year, the Royals have won three of 14 games when listed as at least +212 or worse on the moneyline.
- Royals games have gone over the total in 74 of their 153 opportunities.