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Houston Astros<\/a> (31-39, fourth in the AL West) vs. Kansas City Royals<\/a> (28-41, fifth in the AL Central)<\/p>\n Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Tatsuya Imai<\/a> (3-3, 5.24 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 36 strikeouts); Royals: Luinder Avila<\/a> (1-2, 4.02 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 28 strikeouts)<\/p>\n LINE: Astros -117, Royals -102; over\/under is 9 runs<\/p>\n BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals take on the Houston Astros after Jac Caglianone<\/a> had four hits against the Rangers on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Kansas City has a 16-19 record at home and a 28-41 record overall. The Royals have the 10th-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.38.<\/p>\n Houston has a 15-20 record on the road and a 31-39 record overall. The Astros are 15-35 in games when they have allowed at least one home run.<\/p>\n The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.<\/p>\n TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr<\/a>. leads the Royals with 27 extra base hits (17 doubles, a triple and nine home runs). Caglianone is 17 for 33 with two doubles, three home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n Isaac Paredes<\/a> has 12 doubles, nine home runs and 33 RBI for the Astros. Yordan Alvarez<\/a> is 13 for 34 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 6-4, .259 batting average, 3.40 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs<\/p>\n Astros: 4-6, .221 batting average, 4.20 ERA, outscored by seven runs<\/p>\n INJURIES: Royals: Seth Lugo<\/a>: day-to-day (face), Kyle Isbel<\/a>: 10-Day IL (foot), Cole Ragans: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan India<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bubic: 15-Day IL (elbow), Nick Mears: 15-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Estevez: 15-Day IL (foot), Alec Marsh<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder)<\/p>\n Astros: Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Yainer Diaz<\/a>: 10-Day IL (abdominal), Hunter Brown<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), LaMonte Wade: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Cristian Javier<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Allen<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Braden Shewmake<\/a>: 10-Day IL (groin), Carlos Correa<\/a>: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n ——<\/p>\n The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Copyright \u00a9 2026 ESPN Internet Ventures. 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