The 12-14 Royals open a three-game weekend collection in opposition to the 13-11 Houston Astros tonight. You possibly can see the collection preview right here. Recreation begins at 6:40pm Kauffman time.
Seth Lugo takes the mound for the Royals. Whereas his 3.90 ERA is respectable, his underlying peripherals this season have taken a nosedive. Fewer strikeouts, extra walks, extra dingers. He gave up 4 house runs in opposition to the Yankees again on the 14th, which is clearly having an outsized impact on a small pattern dimension and is his worst recreation up to now. If his “worst” recreation thus far goes 6 2⁄3 innings with 4 runs allowed, I’ll take it.
27-year-old Hayden Wesneski takes the mound for the Astros. He has had the same season to Lugo, with chunk of his house runs allowed coming in a single recreation in opposition to the Angels, of all groups. Nonetheless, he had 10 strikeouts and 0 walks in that recreation. His underlying peripherals are higher than Lugo’s.
Ought to the Royals sweep the Astros (good luck…), they’ll be over .500. I’d accept 2 of three to get them to 14-15 earlier than opening a collection in opposition to the Rays subsequent week.
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You possibly can watch the sport on FanDuel Sports activities Community Kansas Metropolis and hear on the Royals Radio Community.
