Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/05/2022

Game Time: 2:10 pm ET, Sunday, June 5, 2022

Venue:  Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Where to Watch:  BSKC

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -200, Royals +170; Over/Under:  9 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -200, Royals +170; Over/Under:  9 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Astros -200, Royals +170; Over/Under:  9 runs

 

Houston Astros:  34-18 (1st place, AL West)

Kansas City Royals:  16-34 (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 34-18 record overall and they are 20-12 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 5 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 finale of a 3-game series with the Royals on Sunday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Sunday with the 2nd game still to be played on Saturday. Luis Garcia is the starting pitcher for them on Saturday while Framber Valdez will be on the mound for them here on Sunday. He is 5-2 with a 2.57 ERA this season. His team won their last 5 straight games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 0 HRs, and 3 BB with 7 Ks on 2 hits in 9 IP against the Oakland Athletics. 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 16-34 record overall and they are 8-16 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 6 of their last 7 games and are coming into this one on a 5 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 finale of a 3-game series with the Astros on Sunday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Sunday with the 2nd game still to be played on Saturday. Kris Bubic is the starting pitcher for them on Saturday while Jonathan Heasley is on the mound for them here on Sunday. He is 0-2 with a 4.66 ERA this season. His team lost their last 4 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 3 earned runs, 1 homer, and 3 BB with 3 strikeouts on 6 hits in 6 innings played against the Cleveland Guardians. 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 are coming into this game as a big favorite with the current betting odds. They have been playing very well in their recent games and they have been a great team all season whether they have been at home or on the road. They have also been scoring a lot of runs in their recent games as well and they have Valdez on the mound here who has been great all season. He has been pitching very well in all of his starts but the team is also winning a lot of their games with him as their starter. They are going up against a Royals team that has one of the worst records in the MLB and these are the kinds of teams that the Astros should be sweeping in their series. The Royals also have Heasley starting here and he has not been that great this season and will likely allow runs in this game against an Astros lineup that is heating up. The best bet here is on the Astros to win this game on the runline.

 

Astros Royals Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Sunday, June 5, 2022 (2:10 pm ET start time) is Astros 9 Royals 1.

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Houston Astros: 33-18 (+9.9 Units) ML in all games. 29-11 (+12.6 Units) ML as a favorite of -110 or higher. 36-13 UNDER in all games.

Kansas City Royals: 16-34 (-15.4 Units) ML in all games. 11-30 (-15.6 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 45-24 UNDER against left-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. C. Gallagher (C) Out indefinitely - Hamstring. A. Mondesi (SS) out for season - Knee.

 

 

 

"He got us on the board. He got three hits tonight. It's always good when you can give a guy a day off and get a guy a day to play and then he comes through. He had a great game." - Dusty Baker after his team’s win against the Royals on Friday.

 

 

"Brady's stuff was really good today. I know the numbers didn't look like it, but he had everything that he needed. He made a mental mistake to Díaz, but the other two home runs were pretty good pitches. Anything he got anywhere near the plate, they were finding barrel." - Mike Matheny after his team’s loss against the Astros on Friday.

 

 

 

Jose Altuve (R) 2B

Michael Brantley (L) DH

Alex Bregman (R) 3B

Yordan Alvarez (L) LF

Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B

Kyle Tucker (L) RF

Jeremy Pena (R) SS

Jose Siri (R) CF

Martin Maldonado (R) C

 

Whit Merrifield (R) DH

Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

Bobby Witt Jr. (R) SS

Salvador Perez (R) C

MJ Melendez (L) RF

Hunter Dozier (R) 1B

Emmanuel Rivera (R) 3B

Michael A. Taylor (R) CF

Nicky Lopez (L) 2B

 

 

Batting Average:  Yordan Alvarez (.281)

Hits:  Yordan Alvarez (47)

Home Runs:  Yordan Alvarez (15)

RBI:  Yordan Alvarez (33)

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 (62)

Home Runs:  Bobby Witt (7)

RBI:  Bobby Witt (27)

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)