How to watch Astros vs. Royals: TV channel and streaming options for June 13
Yordan Alvarez leads the Houston Astros into a matchup against the Kansas City Royals, after his two-homer outing in a 10-8 victory over the Royals, beginning at 7:10 p.m. ET on Saturday. Noah Cameron (3-4, 3.84 ERA) will start for the Royals, who are 28-42 this season and fifth in the AL Central. Mike Burrows (3-8, 5.77 ERA) is expected to start for the Astros, who are 32-39 and fourth in the AL West.
How to watch Houston Astros vs. Kansas City Royals
Astros vs. Royals odds
Injury reports
Royals
Kyle Isbel: 10 Day IL (Foot), Cole Ragans: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Kris Bubic: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Carlos Estévez: 15 Day IL (Foot), Nick Mears: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Jonathan India: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), James McArthur: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Seth Lugo: 7 Day IL (Head)
Astros
Nick Allen: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Braden Shewmake: 10 Day IL (Groin), Yainer Diaz: 10 Day IL (Abdominal), LaMonte Wade: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Bennett Sousa: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Lance McCullers: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Hayden Wesneski: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Brown: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Carlos Correa: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Ronel Blanco: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Walter: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cristian Javier: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Stats to know
- Kansas City’s Bobby Witt Jr. is slashing .278/.353/.444 this season with nine home runs, 28 RBIs and an OPS of .797. He has a 17.9% strikeout rate and a 10.3% walk rate in 312 plate appearances, and he has scored 34 total runs. Witt has recorded 24 steals on 28 attempts.
- In 271 plate appearances, Maikel Garcia is hitting .264/.325/.378 with a .703 OPS and four steals on seven attempts. He has hit three long balls, driven in 25 runs and scored 32 times.
- Alvarez is hitting for a .321 BA, .433 OBP and .659 SLG with a 17.4% strikeout rate and a 15.1% walk rate. His OPS is 1.092, which ranks 1st in MLB, and he has scored 48 runs. In 305 plate appearances, he has hit 24 home runs (1st in MLB) and driven in 54 runs (3rd in MLB).
- In 290 plate appearances, Christian Walker has hit 17 long balls (10th in MLB), tallied 49 RBIs (9th in MLB) and scored 40 runs. He is batting .248/.317/.500 and has posted a 21.7% strikeout rate and a 7.9% walk rate.
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