At Minute Maid Park on Saturday, the Houston Astros meet the Kansas City Royals (four straight wins) at 7:10 PM ET.
The Royals are an underdog (+220 moneyline odds to win) when they square off against the Astros (-278). The scheduled starters are J.P. France (11-5) for the Houston Astros, and Jordan Lyles (4-17) for the Kansas City Royals.
Yesterday, the Royals picked up a 7-5 win over the Astros, with Cole Ragans (6.0 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 5 K) registering the win for the Royals. Edward Olivares finished 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI to lead the offensive attack. Framber Valdez (5.1 IP, 6 R, 4 H, 10 K) took the loss for the Astros.