Royals vs Astros Picks and Prediction – 5/14/2025

The Kansas City Royals will be returning to Daikin Park on Tuesday, where they will take on the Houston Astros. Get the rest of our free MLB picks here! The Kansas City Royals are ranked 11th according to ESPN in the early May rankings. The Royals have struggled against Houston losing the last four games at Daikin Park. Kris Bubic will be Kansas City's starting pitcher on Tuesday, he has a 4-2 record and a 1.69 ERA this year. Kansas City has the 5th best bullpen so far this season. Bobby Witt Jr leads the Royals this season with 23 RBI and a .315 batting average. The Royals are 3-2 in their last five games played.

The Houston Astros are ranked 16th according to ESPN early May rankings. Houston has been very competative playing against Kansas City at home as they are 4-0 in the last four games played at Daikin Park. Framber Valdez is headed to the mound for the Astros, he has a 3.94 ERA and a 1.19 whip this season. Houston's bullpen is ranked 4th so far this year. Yainer Diaz leads the Astros this season with 4 home runs, and 21 RBI. Star LF Yordan Alvarez is on injured reserve with a hand injury. The Astros are 3-2 in their last five games played. 

The Kansas City Royals are 8-11 away from home and are 0-4 playing in Daikin Park over the past four games in Houston. The Houston Astros are 13-8 at home and had some success against Royals pitcher Kris Bubic last time out with 5 hits and 4 runs against him. The Astros have been above average against lefties and will out score the Royals and get a victory on Tuesday night. Final Score Prediction, Houston Astros win 5-3.