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Kansas City Royals look to stop a short skid as they open a 3-game series with the Houston Astros on Monday night

The Kansas City Royals (24-18) enter the opener of a three-game series against the Houston Astros (20-19) on Monday night off their first consecutive losses since losing six straight from April 14-19. The series opener at Daikin Park in Houston marks the final meetings of the season between the clubs after Kansas City took two of three at home last month. The Astros played Sunday without left fielder Jose Altuve, who sat out with tightness in his right hamstring. The 35-year-old moved to the outfield this season and is hitting .259/.308/.374 with four homers and 14 RBI in 37 games.

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Game Date: Monday, May 12, 2025

Game Time: 8 p.m. ET

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Midwest Extra – Missouri

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Houston closed out a series win over the visiting Cincinnati Reds with a 6-0 victory on Sunday as Ronel Blanco blanked the Reds over eight innings with a career-high 11 strikeouts. Yainer Diaz blasted a three-run home run in the third inning and Christian Walker broke the game open with a two-run single in the sixth. Isaac Paredes is slashing .264/.380/.407, Jeremy Peña has a team-high five home runs and Diaz tops the club with 21 RBI.

The Royals mustered only an unearned run in the third inning in a 3-1 loss to the visiting Boston Red Sox on Sunday, finishing with just four hits as they lost their first series since dropping three of four at the Detroit Tigers April 17-20. They are still 16-4 over their last 20 games. Bobby Witt Jr. slashes .315/.386/.512 and his 17 doubles are the most in MLB. Vinnie Pasquantino leads the team with six homers and 24 RBI.

Right-hander Ryan Gusto (3-1) is scheduled to open the series for the Astros. He has a 2.93 ERA and 1.27 WHIP in 27.2 innings with 29 strikeouts over nine appearances and four starts. Kansas City goes with veteran right-hander Michael Wacha (2-4), who has a 2.98 ERA and 1.15 WHIP in eight starts and 45.1 innings.

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