The Kansas City Royals (47-101) will try to build on a four-game winning run on Sunday against the Houston Astros (83-65), with first pitch at 2:10 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium. The Astros will give the start to Framber Valdez (11-10), and the Royals will counter with Jordan Lyles (4-16).
How to Live Stream Astros vs. Royals
- Game Day: Sunday, September 17, 2023
- Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
- Location: Kansas City, Missouri
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
- TV: MLB.tv
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Astros and Royals Stats
- The Astros average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-most in the league.
- Astros pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.96 this year, eighth-best in baseball.
- The Astros’ 202 home runs rank eighth in Major League Baseball.
- Fueled by 470 extra-base hits, Houston ranks sixth in MLB with a .435 slugging percentage this season.
- The pitching staff for the Royals has a collective 8.1 K/9, the fourth-worst in MLB.
- Kansas City has a 5.15 team ERA that ranks 28th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Royals have hit 148 home runs this season, the fifth-lowest total in baseball.
- So far this season, Kansas City is 22nd in baseball, slugging .397.
Astros vs. Royals Key Players
- Not only does Kyle Tucker lead the Astros in hitting with his .283 average, he also is their premier power option with 27 home runs and 105 RBI.
- Alex Bregman is hitting .270 with 27 doubles, three triples, 23 home runs and 81 walks.
- Yordan Alvarez has put up a team-high 27 home runs.
- Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 29 home runs and 90 runs batted in, while recording a team-high batting average of .280.
- Salvador Perez is hitting .252 with 20 doubles, 21 home runs and 18 walks.
- Maikel Garcia is batting .273 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 | -250 | +203 | 9.5 | -111 | -109 |
Astros vs. Royals Betting Trends
- This season, the Astros have won 57 out of the 109 games, or 52.3%, in which they’ve been favored.
- This season the Astros have won nine of their 12 games, or 75%, when favored by at least -250 on the moneyline.
- The Astros and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 78 of 149 opportunities.
- The Royals have been underdogs in 126 games this season and have come away with the win 40 times (31.7%) in those contests.
- The Royals have a mark of 3-14 in contests where sportsbooks favor them by +203 or worse on the moneyline.
- Contests with the Royals have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 71 of 147 chances this season.
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