How to Watch the Astros vs. Royals Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for August 31
Published 6:07 am Saturday, August 31, 2024
Salvador Perez and the Kansas City Royals take the field on Saturday at Minute Maid Park against Yusei Kikuchi, who will start for the Houston Astros. First pitch will be at 7:10 p.m. ET for the third game of a four-game series.
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Astros vs. Royals Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info
- Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024
- Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Venue: Minute Maid Park
- TV Channel: SCHN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Astros Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Astros average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 10th in MLB play with 161 total home runs.
- Houston is 10th in MLB, slugging .419.
- The Astros are second in the majors with a .261 batting average.
- Houston is the 13th-highest scoring team in MLB play, averaging 4.6 runs per game (616 total).
- The Astros rank ninth in MLB with a .321 on-base percentage.
- The Astros strike out 7.3 times per game, the fourth-fewest average in baseball.
- Houston has a 3.73 team ERA that ranks fifth across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by Houston’s pitching staff ranks second in the majors.
- The Astros have the 11th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.241).
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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher
- Kikuchi (6-9) gets the starting nod for the Astros in his 28th start of the season. He’s put together a 4.39 ERA in 143 2/3 innings pitched, with 165 strikeouts.
- In his last appearance on Sunday, the lefty threw 5 2/3 innings against the Baltimore Orioles, allowing three earned runs while surrendering two hits.
- Kikuchi has eight quality starts under his belt this season.
- Kikuchi will try to last five or more innings for his sixth straight start. He’s averaging 5.3 frames per outing.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 27 outings this season.
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Astros Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Astros Starter | Opponent Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/26/2024 | Phillies | L 3-2 | Away | Ronel Blanco | Zack Wheeler |
| 8/27/2024 | Phillies | L 5-0 | Away | Justin Verlander | Aaron Nola |
| 8/28/2024 | Phillies | W 10-0 | Away | Spencer Arrighetti | Taijuan Walker |
| 8/29/2024 | Royals | W 6-3 | Home | Hunter Brown | Brady Singer |
| 8/30/2024 | Royals | W 3-2 | Home | Framber Valdez | Seth Lugo |
| 8/31/2024 | Royals | – | Home | Yusei Kikuchi | Cole Ragans |
| 9/1/2024 | Royals | – | Home | Ronel Blanco | Michael Lorenzen |
| 9/2/2024 | Reds | – | Away | Justin Verlander | – |
| 9/4/2024 | Reds | – | Away | Spencer Arrighetti | Julian Aguiar |
| 9/5/2024 | Reds | – | Away | Hunter Brown | Nick Martínez |
| 9/6/2024 | Diamondbacks | – | Home | – | – |
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