The Houston Astros (32-39) meet the Kansas City Royals (28-42) after Yordan Alvarez homered twice in a 10-8 win over the Royals. The Royals are favored (-121) in this matchup with the Astros (+102), which begins at 2:10 p.m. ET on Sunday. Kansas City’s Stephen Kolek starts against Houston’s Spencer Arrighetti.

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Royals vs. Astros betting lines

• Favorite: Royals (-121)
• Underdog: Astros (+102)
• Over/under: 8.5

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have gone 14-17 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 45.2% of those games).
• Kansas City has a record of 7-11 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -121 or shorter (38.9% winning percentage).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Royals have an implied win probability of 54.8%.
• Kansas City has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 31 times this season for a 31-38-1 record against the over/under.
• The Royals have a 30-40-0 record ATS this season (covering 42.9% of the time).

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. has racked up a team-high batting average of .278, and leads the Royals in home runs (nine).
• In MLB play, Witt ranks 74th in homers and 116th in RBI.
• Witt brings a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .200 with two walks and an RBI.
• Maikel Garcia has 15 doubles, two triples, three home runs and 23 walks while batting .264.
• Garcia ranks 228th in home runs among hitters in MLB action and 145th in RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has driven in a team-high 32 runs batted in.
• Pasquantino takes a seven-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 games he is batting .275 with three doubles, a home run, four walks and five RBIs.
• Salvador Perez has hit nine home runs to pace his team.

Royals pitching rankings

• The 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Royals pitching staff ranks 20th in the majors.
• Kansas City’s 4.47 team ERA ranks 21st across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Royals combine for the 21st-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.392).
• Royals pitchers combine to allow the 24th-fewest home runs in baseball (87 total, 1.2 per game).
• Kansas City lost to the Astros 10-8 in its last game with four strikeouts while allowing 10 hits.

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• This season, the Astros have been the underdog 49 times and won 24, or 49%, of those games.
• Houston is 19-20 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +102 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Astros, based on the moneyline, is 49.5%.
• Houston and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 38 of its 71 opportunities.
• The Astros are 33-38-0 ATS in their 71 games with a spread this season.

Astros hitting info

• Alvarez leads Houston in home runs with 24, runs batted in with 54 and his batting average of .321 is also best on his team.
• Alvarez’s home run total ranks first in the majors, and he is third in RBI.
• Alvarez heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .389 with two home runs, three walks and six RBIs.
• Christian Walker has 65 hits and an OBP of .317 to go with a slugging percentage of .500 this season.
• Walker ranks 11th among hitters in the big leagues in homers, and 10th in RBI.
• Walker brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .200 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
• Isaac Paredes is slashing .233/.333/.401 this season for the Astros.
• Cam Smith has collected 51 hits this season and has an OBP of .307. He’s slugging .362 on the year.
• Smith has hit safely in two straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .300 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and two RBIs.

Astros pitching rankings

• The Astros average the 14th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the majors this season.
• Houston has pitched to a 4.90 ERA this season, which ranks 29th in baseball.
• The Astros have a combined 1.441 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-highest in MLB.
• With 89 homers allowed, the Astros rank 25th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Houston pitchers struck out six Royals batters while allowing 13 hits in a 10-8 win last time out.