The Houston Astros will take on the Kansas City Royals at Minute Maid Park on July 5.
The Houston Astros will welcome the Kansas City Royals to Minute Maid Park for Game 2 of their series in another night of MLB action. The Astros have an overall season record of 52-27 and come into this game on the back of a narrow 7-6 win over Kansas in Game 1. Before the previous game, the Astros won all their three games over the Los Angeles Angels and are in impeccable form. Star man Yordan Alvarez has hit 24 home runs and is batting at an average of .310 and has 57 RBI’s. Luis Garcia is the projected starter and has a 3.54 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP this season.
On the other hand, the Kansas City Royals stand at 29-49 this season and come into this game after narrowly losing Game 1 by 1 run to the Astros. They however have won three of their last five games and will go into the match in a confident mood. Baseman Bobby Witt Jr has scored 11 home runs at an average of .233 and has 39 RBI’s this season. The offence of Kansas has scored 302 runs at an average of .240 and an on base percentage of .306.
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Astros | Royals |
Jose Altuve | Whit Merrifield |
Jeremy Pena | Andrew Benintendi |
Yordan Alvarez | Bobby Witt Jr |
Alex Bregman | Vinnie Pasquantino |
Kyle Tucker | Hunter Dozier |
Yuli Gurriel | MJ Melendez |
Jake Meyers | Edward Olivares |
Mauricio Dubon | Michael Taylor |
Aledmys Diaz | Nicky Lopez |
Astros: Lance McCullers, Jason Castro, Blake Taylor, Michael Brantley, Parker Mushinski
Royals: Adalberto Mondesi, Jacob Brentz, Daniel Lynch, Salvador Perez, Josh Staumont, Tyler Zuber
The match between the Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals will take place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas on Tuesday, July 5 at 8:10 PM ET.
The match between the Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals will be telecast live on Bally Sports Kansas City and ATT SportsNet-SW. It can also be live streamed on fuboTV. You can also subscribe to MLB.com and watch from any corner of the world.
Country | Channel | Date and Time |
United States | Bally Sports Kansas City, ATT SportsNet-SW | July 5 (8:10 PM ET) |