Royals bring road win streak into matchup with the Astros

By  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 
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Kansas City Royals (25-18, third in the AL Central) vs. Houston Astros (20-20, fourth in the AL West)

Houston; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Kris Bubic (4-2, 1.69 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 47 strikeouts); Astros: Framber Valdez (2-4, 3.94 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 44 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -141, Royals +119; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals will try to keep a three-game road win streak alive when they play the Houston Astros.

Houston has a 13-9 record in home games and a 20-20 record overall. The Astros are 16-8 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Kansas City is 25-18 overall and 9-11 on the road. The Royals have the best team ERA in the AL at 3.01.

The teams meet Tuesday for the fifth time this season. The Royals lead the season series 3-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jeremy Pena leads the Astros with five home runs while slugging .435. Yainer Diaz is 16 for 43 with three doubles, two home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.

Maikel Garcia has 10 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 17 RBIs while hitting .295 for the Royals. Vinnie Pasquantino is 15 for 43 with a double and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 4-6, .288 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

Royals: 8-2, .280 batting average, 2.52 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

INJURIES: Astros: Hayden Wesneski: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yordan Alvarez: 10-Day IL (hand), Forrest Whitley: 15-Day IL (knee), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (thumb), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (calf), Pedro Leon: 10-Day IL (knee)

Royals: Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Sam Long: 15-Day IL (elbow), Dairon Blanco: 10-Day IL (achilles), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.