Astros at Royals 6/15/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Houston Astros will visit the Kansas City Royals on Friday to start a three-game series.

On Wednesday, the Astros won their seventh straight game defeating the Oakland A’s 13-5. Houston is now just a half game behind Seattle in the American League West. Evan Gattis hit a pair of home runs and combined for back to back home runs with Marwin Gonzalez in Houston’s seven run second inning.

Whit Merrifield leads the Royals with a .294 batting average and team high 75 hits. Mike Moustakas has the team lead in home runs with 13 and RBIs with 42. Kansas City has a team batting average of .245 while opposing hitters are averaging .277 at the plate against Royals pitching. On Friday, the Royals will send Jakob Junis to the mound. This season the right-hander is 5-6 with an ERA of 4.05, 76 Ks and 19 BBs.