Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/03/2022

Game Time: 8:10 pm ET, Friday, June 3, 2022

Venue:  Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Where to Watch:  BSKC

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -135, Royals +115; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -135, Royals +115; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -135, Royals +115; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

 

Houston Astros:  33-18 (1st place, AL West)

Kansas City Royals:  16-33 (5th place, AL Central)

 

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Houston Astros:  7-3 last 10

Kansas City Royals:  2-8 last 10

 

 

 

The Astros are coming into this game with a 33-18 record overall and they are 19-12 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 4 game winning streak. They just won their 3-game series against the Oakland Athletics 3-0 completing the sweep, had Thursday off as a rest day, and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Royals on Friday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Friday. Justin Verlander was the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while José Urquidy will be on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 4-2 with a 4.80 ERA this season. His team won 5 of their last 6 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 5 ER, 1 HR, and 2 BB with 4 Ks on 12 hits in 4.2 IP against the Seattle Mariners. They scored 13 runs in their last series averaging just over 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 6 runs against them averaging 2 runs allowed per game.

 

The Royals are coming into this game with a 16-33 record overall and they are 8-15 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one on a 4 game losing streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Cleveland Guardians getting swept 3-0, had Thursday off as a rest day, and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Astros on Friday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Friday. Brad Keller was the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while Brady Singer will be on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 2-0 with a 2.49 ERA this season. His team won 3 of their last 4 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 3 earned runs, 1 homer, and 0 BB with 8 strikeouts on 6 hits in 5.2 innings played against the Minnesota Twins. They scored 6 runs in their last series averaging 2 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 19 runs against them averaging just over 6 runs allowed per game.

 

The Royals are coming into this game as a slight underdog with the current betting odds. They have not been playing well this season and they have one of the worst records in the MLB. The Royals are back at home here though and they should play much better in this game with Singer on the mound. Singer has been having a great season and he will give his team a good chance to win here as they have been scoring a lot of runs and getting guys on base recently. They are going up against an Astros team that has been great all season but they have Urquidy on the mound here who has been alright but he gets himself into a lot of trouble and could easliy get blown up here with the way he has been pitching recently. The Astros also have not been scoring a lot of runs recently and that could be their downfall here with the pitching in this game. The best bet here is on the Royals to win this game.

 

Astros Royals Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, June 3, 2022 (8:10 pm ET start time) is Royals 7 Astros 4.

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Houston Astros: 32-18 (+8.9 Units) ML in all games. 28-11 (+11.6 Units) ML as a favorite of -110 or higher. 30-8 UNDER as a favorite of -110 or higher.

Kansas City Royals: 16-33 (-14.4 Units) ML in all games. 11-29 (-14.6 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 10-4 UNDER after a 5 game span with an OBP of .285 or worse.

 

 

Houston Astros:  J. Meyers (CF) Late June - Shoulder. J. Odorizzi (SP) Mid June - Ankle. T. Jones (1B) Mid June - Back.

Kansas City Royals:  E. Olivares (CF) Late June - Quadricep. M. Taylor (CF) Out indefinitely - Illness. A. Mondesi (SS) out for season - Knee.

 

 

 

"If you're going to be a championship team, you've got to have some come-from-behind wins. The guys came through big-time. What can I say? These guys didn't quit." - Dusty Baker after his team’s win against the Athletics on Wednesday.

 

 

"It continues to be tough. We've had some really hard losses and every one of them now continues to pile on the frustration in that room." - Mike Matheny after his team’s loss against the Guardians on Wednesday.

 

 

 

Jose Altuve (R) 2B

Kyle Tucker (L) RF

Alex Bregman (R) 3B

Yordan Alvarez (L) DH

Aledmys Diaz (R) 1B

Jeremy Pena (R) SS

Chas McCormick (R) LF

Mauricio Dubon (R) CF

Martin Maldonado (R) C

 

Whit Merrifield (R) CF

Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

Bobby Witt Jr. (R) SS

Salvador Perez (R) DH

MJ Melendez (L) C

Hunter Dozier (R) RF

Carlos Santana (S) 1B

Emmanuel Rivera (R) 3B

Nicky Lopez (L) 2B

 

 

Batting Average:  Jose Altuve (.285)

Hits:  Jeremy Pena (45)

Home Runs:  Yordan Alvarez (14)

RBI:  Yordan Alvarez (31)

Stolen Bases:  Kyle Tucker (9)

Wins:  Justin Verlander (6)

Saves:  Ryan Pressly (10)

ERA:  Seth Martinez (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Edward Olivares (.371)

Hits:  Andrew Benintendi (61)

Home Runs:  Salvador Perez (6)

RBI:  Bobby Witt (24)

Stolen Bases:  Whit Merrifield (7)

Wins:  Collin Snider (3)

Saves:  Scott Barlow (5)

ERA:  Matt Peacock (0.00)

 

Managers:

Houston Astros: Dusty Baker (3rd season)

Kansas City Royals: Mike Matheny (3rd season)