Astros face the Royals with 2-1 series lead
Kansas Metropolis Royals (30-50, fifth within the AL Central) vs. Houston Astros (53-28, first within the AL West)
Houston; Thursday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Kris Bubic (1-5, 7.27 ERA, 1.87 WHIP, 37 strikeouts); Astros: Justin Verlander (10-3, 2.03 ERA, .83 WHIP, 90 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -350, Royals +278; over/beneath is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros play the Kansas Metropolis Royals with a 2-1 sequence lead.
Houston is 53-28 total and 26-12 at dwelling. The Astros are 29-3 in video games after they hit two or extra dwelling runs.
Kansas Metropolis has a 30-50 report total and a 16-25 report on the highway. The Royals have the eighth-ranked crew on-base proportion within the AL at .307.
The groups match up Thursday for the seventh time this season. The Astros are up 4-2 within the season sequence.
TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez has 10 doubles, two triples and 25 dwelling runs whereas hitting .312 for the Astros. Jeremy Pena is 10-for-42 with a double and three dwelling runs over the previous 10 video games.
Andrew Benintendi has 13 doubles, two triples and three dwelling runs for the Royals. Whit Merrifield is 12-for-39 with three doubles, a triple, a house run and 4 RBI over the previous 10 video games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 8-2, .261 batting common, 3.00 ERA, outscored opponents by 25 runs
Royals: 4-6, .255 batting common, 5.11 ERA, outscored by eight runs
INJURIES: Astros: Jason Castro: 10-Day IL (knee), Blake Taylor: 60-Day IL (elbow), Michael Brantley: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Josh James: 60-Day IL (lat), Parker Mushinski: 15-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day IL (forearm)
Royals: Bobby Witt Jr.: day-to-day (hand), Josh Staumont: 15-Day IL (neck), Daniel Lynch: 15-Day IL (blister), Salvador Perez: 10-Day IL (thumb), Jake Brentz: 60-Day IL (flexor), Adalberto Mondesi: 60-Day IL (knee), Tyler Zuber: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Related Press created this story utilizing know-how offered by Data Skrive and information from Sportradar.
