Royals vs Astros Picks and Prediction – 8/31/2024

The Kansas City Royals are staying in Houston on Saturday for a game against the Astros are 7:10 PM EST. The game is predicted to have partly cloudy skies at Minute Maid Park, but a game time starting temperature is predicted to be 91 degrees. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB free picks.

The Royals have posted a 3-2 mark in their last 5 games. The last game was on Thursday and was a 6-3 loss to the Houston Astros. The Royals are now sitting on an overall record of 75-60 on the year, but when playing on the road Kansas City is 34-32.

The offense for the Royals is sitting at an average of .258 with 1169 hits. The power game has cranked out 153 homers, but have managed to get only 657 runs scored. The pitching for Kansas City is coming in with a 3.90 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP. Still, the Royals have the opponents hitting at a clip of .246.

The Houston Astros are heading to the game here with a 3-2 mark in their last 5 games. The Astros in the last game prior to the win over the Royals, was a 10-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Astros are sitting on a record of 72-62 on the year overall, but have posted a 36-29 home record. 

Houston has managed to get a team average of .261 with a total of 1200 hits. The Astros have managed to put in a total of 613 runs while getting a total of 160 homers. Houston has ended up getting a team ERA of 3.74 on the year, but have managed to post a 1.24 WHIP. The opponents are hitting the Astros pitching to the tune of a .228 average.

For this game here the Royals are going to have their hands full. The Astros beat them in the opening game of the series and have a better pitching staff that can keep the opponents offense in check. Look for that to continue to be the case in this game here as the Astros pick up another win over the Royals. Final Score Prediction, Houston Astros win 6-4.