{"id":437555,"date":"2026-09-16T09:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/437555\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T09:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:16:09","slug":"royals-aim-to-break-road-skid-face-the-astros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/437555\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals aim to break road skid, face the Astros"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kansas City Royals<\/a> (66-85, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Houston Astros<\/a> (76-75, first in the AL West)<\/p>\n

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Daniel Lynch (5-5, 3.52 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 49 strikeouts); Astros: Cristian Javier<\/a> (2-5, 5.50 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 55 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Astros -144, Royals +119; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals will look to break their three-game road slide in a matchup with the Houston Astros.<\/p>\n

Houston has a 38-38 record in home games and a 76-75 record overall. The Astros have a 35-9 record in games when they did not give up a home run.<\/p>\n

Kansas City is 66-85 overall and 27-49 on the road. Royals hitters are batting a collective .245, which ranks fourth in the AL.<\/p>\n

The teams play Wednesday for the fifth time this season. The Astros lead the season series 3-1.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez<\/a> leads the Astros with 39 home runs while slugging .594. Isaac Paredes<\/a> is 10 for 37 with three home runs and 10 RBI over the past 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 11 for 36 with six doubles, a triple and three home runs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 4-6, .228 batting average, 4.13 ERA, outscored by 13 runs<\/p>\n

Royals: 3-7, .202 batting average, 3.60 ERA, outscored by 11 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: 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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