Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/04/2022

Game Time: 4:10 pm ET, Saturday, June 4, 2022

Venue:  Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Where to Watch:  BSKC

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -165, Royals +145; Over/Under:  9 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -165, Royals +145; Over/Under:  9 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -165, Royals +145; Over/Under:  9 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 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Royals on Saturday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. José Urquidy is the starting pitcher for them on Friday while Luis Garcia will be on the mound for them here on Saturday. He is 3-3 with a 3.14 ERA this season. His team lost 2 of their last 3 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 0 HRs, and 1 BB with 6 Ks on 4 hits in 6 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 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Astros on Saturday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. Brady Singer is the starting pitcher for them on Friday while there is no probable pitcher yet on the mound for them here on Saturday. 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 Astros have been playing very well recently winning a lot of their games and they have been doing it with their pitching mainly. They have been hitting the ball well in recent weeks but they have also been inconsistent at the plate this season. Their pitching has been very good though and they have Garcia starting here who has been good all season. They are going up against a Royals team that has not been playing well recently and one of the worst records in the MLB this season. They have not announced a pitcher here but they do not have many good arms available for this game and will likely have to use their bullpen a little more here. That is going to put them in a bad situation here with the way the Astros have been pitching recently, and they will likely take this game. The best bet here is on the Astros to win this game on the runline.

 

Astros Royals Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, June 4, 2022 (4:10 pm ET start time) is Astros 6 Royals 3.

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Houston Astros: 32-18 (+8.9 Units) ML in all games. 8-1 (+6.2 Units) ML against AL Central opponents. 22-15 OVER after 6 consecutive games versus division rivals.

Kansas City Royals: 16-33 (-14.4 Units) ML in all games. 8-15 (-7.2 Units) ML in home games. 20-14 OVER against right-handed starters.

 

 

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)