How to Watch the Astros vs. Royals Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for August 31
Published 6:07 am Saturday, August 31, 2024
Dairon Blanco and the Kansas City Royals will try to take down Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros when the teams meet on Saturday at 7:10 p.m. ET.
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Astros vs. Royals Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info
- Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024
- Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Venue: Minute Maid Park
- TV Channel: SCHN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Astros Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Astros rank 10th-best in baseball with 161 total home runs.
- Houston is 10th in MLB with a .419 slugging percentage.
- The Astros have the second-best batting average in the league (.261).
- Houston has the No. 13 offense in MLB play, scoring 4.6 runs per game (616 total runs).
- The Astros are ninth in MLB with an on-base percentage of .321.
- Astros hitters strike out 7.3 times per game, the fourth-lowest average in baseball.
- Houston’s 3.73 team ERA ranks fifth among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by Houston’s pitching staff ranks second in the majors.
- The Astros have the 11th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.241).
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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Astros will send Yusei Kikuchi (6-9) out to make his 28th start of the season. He is 6-9 with a 4.39 ERA and 165 strikeouts through 143 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent appearance on Sunday, the lefty threw 5 2/3 innings against the Baltimore Orioles, giving up three earned runs while surrendering two hits.
- Kikuchi is looking to collect his ninth quality start of the season.
- Kikuchi will try to go five or more innings for his sixth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.3 innings per outing.
- In two of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
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Astros Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Astros Starter | Opponent Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/26/2024 | Phillies | L 3-2 | Away | Ronel Blanco | Zack Wheeler |
| 8/27/2024 | Phillies | L 5-0 | Away | Justin Verlander | Aaron Nola |
| 8/28/2024 | Phillies | W 10-0 | Away | Spencer Arrighetti | Taijuan Walker |
| 8/29/2024 | Royals | W 6-3 | Home | Hunter Brown | Brady Singer |
| 8/30/2024 | Royals | W 3-2 | Home | Framber Valdez | Seth Lugo |
| 8/31/2024 | Royals | – | Home | Yusei Kikuchi | Cole Ragans |
| 9/1/2024 | Royals | – | Home | Ronel Blanco | Michael Lorenzen |
| 9/2/2024 | Reds | – | Away | Justin Verlander | – |
| 9/4/2024 | Reds | – | Away | Spencer Arrighetti | Julian Aguiar |
| 9/5/2024 | Reds | – | Away | Hunter Brown | Nick MartÃnez |
| 9/6/2024 | Diamondbacks | – | Home | – | – |
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