Houston Astros (70-49, first in the AL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (51-67, fifth in the AL Central)Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 8:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Zack Greinke (11-3, 3.51 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 107 strikeouts) Royals: Brady Singer (3-8, 5.42 ERA, 1.62 WHIP, 94 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals +150, Astros -174; over/under is 9 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: Kansas City and Houston will square off on Wednesday. Kansas City has slugged .387 this season. Houston is hitting a collective .265 this season, led by Michael Brantley with an average of .328. Daniel Lynch earned his third victory and Hanser Alberto went 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs for Kansas City. TOP PERFORMERS: Perez leads the Royals with 49 extra base hits and is batting .275.

Source: thestar August 18, 2021 07:30 UTC