How to Watch Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – September 15

The Houston Astros (83-64) will visit the Kansas City Royals (46-101), Friday at 8:10 PM ET, in the first of a three-game series. The Astros will hand the ball to Cristian Javier (9-3), and the Royals will turn to Zack Greinke (1-15).

How to Live Stream Astros vs. Royals

• Game Day: Friday, September 15, 2023
• Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
• 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, seventh-best in baseball.
• The Astros have the ninth-best ERA (3.97) in the majors this season.
• The Astros have hit 201 homers this season, which ranks eighth in the league.
• Fueled by 467 extra-base hits, Houston ranks seventh in MLB with a .435 slugging percentage this season.
• The 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Royals pitching staff ranks 26th in MLB.
• Kansas City has a 5.17 team ERA that ranks 28th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Royals rank 25th in MLB action with 145 home runs. They average one per game.
• So far this season, Kansas City ranks 22nd in the majors with a .395 slugging percentage.

Astros vs. Royals Key Players

• Kyle Tucker leads the Astros with 27 home runs and 105 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .285.
• Alex Bregman is hitting .269 with 27 doubles, three triples, 23 home runs and 80 walks.
• Yordan Alvarez paces the Astros with 27 home runs.
• Bobby Witt Jr. leads the squad with a batting average of .276, while leading the Royals in home runs, with 28 and runs batted in with 88.
• Salvador Perez is hitting .253 with 19 doubles, 21 home runs and 18 walks.
• Maikel Garcia is batting .273 with 19 doubles, four triples, four home runs and 33 walks.

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Astros vs. Royals Betting Odds and Trends

Astros vs. Royals Moneyline and Over/Under

Astros vs. Royals Betting Trends

• This season, the Astros have been favored 107 times and won 57, or 53.3%, of those games.
• The Astros are 16-7 this season when entering a game favored by -198 or more on the moneyline.
• Games involving the Astros have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 77 of 147 chances this season.
• The Royals have come away with 38 wins in the 124 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• The Royals have a win-loss record of 12-38 when favored by +164 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
• The Royals and their opponents have gone over in 70 of their 145 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.