{"id":436437,"date":"2026-09-15T08:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T08:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/436437\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T08:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T08:34:08","slug":"astros-look-to-end-slide-in-matchup-with-the-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/436437\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros look to end slide in matchup with the Royals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kansas City Royals<\/a> (66-84, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Houston Astros<\/a> (75-75, first in the AL West)<\/p>\n

Houston; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Wacha<\/a> (9-8, 3.25 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 147 strikeouts); Astros: Hunter Brown<\/a> (5-3, 3.52 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 100 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Astros -166, Royals +135; over\/under is 8 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros come into a matchup with the Kansas City Royals as losers of three straight games.<\/p>\n

Houston has a 75-75 record overall and a 37-38 record at home. The Astros have hit 197 total home runs to rank second in the AL.<\/p>\n

Kansas City has a 66-84 record overall and a 27-48 record in road games. Royals hitters are batting a collective .246, which ranks fourth in the AL.<\/p>\n

The teams play Tuesday for the fourth time this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez<\/a> has a .310 batting average to lead the Astros, and has 30 doubles, a triple and 38 home runs. Yainer Diaz<\/a> is 14 for 33 with a home run and four RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Bobby Witt Jr<\/a>. has 30 doubles, a triple and 18 home runs while hitting .280 for the Royals. Carter Jensen<\/a> is 12 for 36 with five doubles, a triple and five home runs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 4-6, .237 batting average, 4.13 ERA, outscored by 11 runs<\/p>\n

Royals: 4-6, .221 batting average, 3.46 ERA, outscored by five runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Astros: Mike Burrows<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Steven Okert: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Brice Matthews<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Carlos Correa<\/a>: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Royals: Maikel Garcia<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Tony Gonsolin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Estevez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (foot), Stephen Kolek<\/a>: 60-Day IL (flexor), Connor Seabold<\/a>: 60-Day IL (lat), Beck Way: 15-Day IL (back), Nick Mears<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luinder Avila<\/a>: 60-Day IL (forearm), Cole Ragans<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan India<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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