Royals vs Astros Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling showdown at Minute Maid Park tonight as the Kansas City Royals, just a whisper away from the top spot in the American League, roll into Houston to clash with the Astros, who are clinging to their conference lead like it’s a space shuttle. With the first pitch set to soar at 08:10 PM EST, the stakes are sky-high and the betting lines are buzzing. The Royals, looking to bounce back from yesterday’s stumble against these very Astros, who in turn are aiming to keep their winning momentum from their last 6-3 victory. The air’s thick with mist and the winds are whipping, setting the stage for a game that promises to be as unpredictable as the weather. So, as the Royals try to reign supreme and the Astros aim to rocket past the competition, tonight’s game is sure to be a royal rumble in the rocket city!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 30, 2024 08:10PM EST

Location: Minute Maid Park, Houston

Weather: Mist with winds from the N at 10.5 mph. Temperature is at 75.6° with 100% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	KC ML	HOU ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+129	-154	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+147	-179	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+18	-25	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

116W-190L

40.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

178W-124L

59.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
04/09/24	Houston Astros HOU	3	Under	-0.5
04/09/24	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Under	-0.5
04/10/24	Houston Astros HOU	2	Over	+5.5
04/10/24	Kansas City Royals KC	11	Over	+5.5
04/11/24	Houston Astros HOU	3	Over	+8.5
04/11/24	Kansas City Royals KC	13	Over	+8.5
08/29/24	Kansas City Royals KC	3	Over	+1.5
08/29/24	Houston Astros HOU	6	Over	+1.5
09/15/23	Houston Astros HOU	2	Under	-1.5
09/15/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Under	-1.5
09/16/23	Houston Astros HOU	8	Over	+10.5
09/16/23	Kansas City Royals KC	10	Over	+10.5
09/17/23	Houston Astros HOU	7	Over	+0.5
09/17/23	Kansas City Royals KC	1	Over	+0.5
09/22/23	Kansas City Royals KC	7	Over	+4.5
09/22/23	Houston Astros HOU	5	Over	+4.5
09/23/23	Kansas City Royals KC	3	Under	-2.5
09/23/23	Houston Astros HOU	2	Under	-2.5
09/24/23	Kansas City Royals KC	6	Over	+3.5
09/24/23	Houston Astros HOU	5	Over	+3.5

Royals Vs Over/Under

Astros Vs Over/Under

Will Smith

ERA 6.471 | IP 40.3 | 0.0W-4.0L | KO 27.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-25-24	vsPHI	11-3L	5.3	11	6	3	Over
08-19-24	vsLAA	3-5W	7.0	4	2	8	Over
08-13-24	@MIN	3-13L	4.0	9	8	4	Over
08-06-24	vsBOS	6-5L	5.3	6	6	4	Over
08-01-24	@DET	7-1W	8.0	4	1	3	Over
07-27-24	vsCHC	9-4L	6.3	5	6	2	Over
07-21-24	vsCWS	1-4W	9.0	3	1	6	Under
07-13-24	@BOS	0-5L	5.0	10	5	6	Under
07-06-24	@COL	1-3L	6.0	5	3	5	Under
06-30-24	vsCLE	2-6W	6.0	4	0	10	Over
08-25-24	vsPHI	11-3L	1.0	4	5	1	Over
08-24-24	vsPHI	11-2L	1.0	3	2	2	Over
08-20-24	vsLAA	9-5L	1.0	1	2	1	Over
08-13-24	@MIN	3-13L	1.3	3	3	1	Over
08-09-24	vsSTL	8-5L	0.3	1	2	0	Over
08-07-24	vsBOS	4-8W	1.0	0	0	0	Over
08-06-24	vsBOS	6-5L	1.0	0	0	1	Over
08-04-24	@DET	3-2W	1.0	1	0	1	Under
08-01-24	@DET	7-1W	1.0	0	0	2	Over
07-29-24	@CWS	8-5W	1.0	0	0	0	Over

Luis Garcia

ERA N/A | IP 0 | 0W-0L | KO 0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-24-24	@BAL	2-3L	5.7	6	3	8	Under
08-18-24	vsCWS	0-2W	7.0	3	0	9	Under
08-12-24	@TB	6-1W	5.7	3	1	9	Under
08-06-24	@TEX	4-2W	8.7	1	2	5	Under
07-31-24	vsPIT	4-5W	6.0	6	4	10	Over
07-26-24	vsLAD	0-5W	6.3	4	0	10	Under
07-20-24	@SEA	4-2W	5.7	3	2	6	Under
07-10-24	vsMIA	1-9W	7.0	6	1	10	Over
07-04-24	@TOR	5-3W	6.0	9	3	4	Over
06-29-24	@NYM	9-6W	4.7	10	6	5	Over

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/31	vs HOU	3-6L	4	0	Over
08/30	vs CLE	5-7L	11	3	Over
08/29	vs CLE	6-1W	9	1	Under
08/28	vs CLE	9-4W	15	3	Over
08/28	vs CLE	4-3W	6	2	Under
08/27	@ PHI	3-11L	10	3	Over
08/26	@ PHI	2-11L	5	0	Over
08/25	@ PHI	7-4W	12	2	Over
08/23	@ LAA	3-0W	8	1	Under
08/22	@ LAA	5-9L	12	0	Over
08/21	@ LAA	5-3W	9	1	Over
08/20	vs CIN	8-1W	13	1	Over
08/19	vs CIN	13-1W	15	2	Over
08/18	vs CIN	7-1W	13	2	Over
08/16	vs MIN	4-1W	11	2	Under

Astros Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/31	@ KC	6-3W	8	0	Over
08/30	vs PHI	10-0W	18	4	Over
08/29	vs PHI	0-5L	6	0	Under
08/28	vs PHI	2-3L	8	0	Under
08/27	vs BAL	6-3W	10	2	Over
08/26	vs BAL	2-3L	6	2	Under
08/25	vs BAL	5-7L	10	2	Over
08/24	vs BAL	6-0W	8	0	Under
08/23	@ BOS	1-4L	8	1	Under
08/22	@ BOS	5-6L	7	2	Over
08/21	@ BOS	5-4W	13	1	Over
08/20	@ CWS	2-0W	5	2	Under
08/19	@ CWS	6-1W	13	0	Under
08/18	@ CWS	4-5L	8	2	Over
08/16	vs TB	2-1W	2	1	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Maikel Garcia	7.5	9.7	0.244	0.350	0.315	0.665	0.276	0.014
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	9.0	11.7	0.345	0.618	0.440	1.058	0.423	0.052
#3 Salvador Perez	6.8	9.0	0.277	0.478	0.372	0.850	0.346	0.049
#4 Freddy Fermin	6.6	8.5	0.296	0.412	0.368	0.780	0.320	0.022
#5 Paul DeJong	5.4	7.1	0.239	0.456	0.315	0.771	0.318	0.058
#6 Will Smith	3.9	9.6	nan	nan	nan	nan	0.000	nan
#7 Dairon Blanco	5.4	6.9	0.259	0.397	0.328	0.724	0.299	0.034
#8 Garrett Hampson	4.9	6.1	0.237	0.311	0.289	0.600	0.251	0.000
#9 Tyler Gentry	5.4	5.4	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

Houston Astros	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Jose Altuve	9.1	11.6	0.297	0.443	0.381	0.824	0.336	0.034
#2 Yordan Alvarez	9.6	12.6	0.315	0.568	0.467	1.035	0.407	0.060
#3 Alex Bregman	8.2	10.7	0.261	0.447	0.345	0.792	0.324	0.042
#4 Yainer Diaz	7.5	9.6	0.300	0.458	0.344	0.802	0.331	0.034
#5 Ben Gamel	7.0	9.2	0.306	0.367	0.510	0.878	0.344	0.000
#6 Jeremy Pena	6.4	8.2	0.268	0.400	0.336	0.736	0.305	0.028
#7 Jon Singleton	5.8	7.6	0.238	0.374	0.364	0.738	0.301	0.036
#8 Luis Garcia	6.2	6.2	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan
#8 Jason Heyward	5.3	7.1	0.207	0.402	0.331	0.734	0.301	0.036
#9 Jake Meyers	5.1	6.7	0.224	0.370	0.319	0.689	0.285	0.028

Royals Notable Injuries

Michael Lorenzen OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/29/24. Impact: 4.5
Hunter Renfroe OUT (OF): Avg: 0.233 SLG:0.397 Last game: 08/26/24. Impact: 2.6
Hunter Harvey OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/06/24. Impact: 0.4
Will Smith OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/27/24. Impact: -0.2