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One of the best teams in the American League, the Houston Astros, meet the team with 2nd-worst overall record, the Kansas City Royals, for a four-game series at Minute Maid Park. The Royals are sitting on a 29-48 record, and they’ll be trying their hardest to get their 30th win before reaching their 50th loss this season. Unluckily for them, they’ll be going up against the Astros, a team that went 7-2 in a 9-game stretch against the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers, which are two of the very best teams in the MLB.
The Houston Astros offense is very scary, just because they seem to have all the tools you want in your batters. They have power, speed, it’s rare to see them get struck out and they have a very solid formation. Now talking about pitchers, the Houston Astros will send out Jake Odorizzi, who is making his 8th start of the season after returning from the 15-day injured list due to lower leg issues. He is carrying a 3-2 record with a 3.13 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP over 31.2 innings pitched. In his rehab starts, he posted a 2.25 ERA and a 0.88 WHIP while striking out 10 across 8 frames.
Jonathan Heasley will make his 10th start of the season for the Kansas City Royals today. He comes off a recent outing, giving 7 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks while striking out 3 over 3.2 innings pitched against the Texas Rangers, which was his worst start of the year. Heasley holds a 1-4 record with a 5.20 ERA and a 1.51 WHIP over 45 innings. He is now going up against one of the very best offenses in MLB right now, luckily for him, his slider might be just the right weapon he needs against the Astros.
Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros Game Information
- Date: 07/04/2022
- Time: 04:10 PM ET
- Location: Minute Maid Park, Houston.
- How to Watch Royals vs Astros AT&T Sportsnet Southwest
- Live Stream: MLB.TV
Royals vs Astros Betting Lines
Royals are +195 according to our Vegas MLB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $195. On the other side, Astros are -235 according to the Vegas MLB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $42.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines have Royals at a 33.90% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Astros have 70.15% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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