How to Watch the Astros vs. Royals Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for August 30
Published 6:05 am Friday, August 30, 2024
Jose Altuve and the Houston Astros will look to get the better of Seth Lugo, the Kansas City Royals’ named starter, on Friday at 8:10 p.m. ET.
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Astros vs. Royals Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info
- Date: Friday, August 30, 2024
- Time: 8:10 p.m. ET
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Venue: Minute Maid Park
- TV Channel: BSKC
- 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 baseball with 160 total home runs.
- Houston’s .418 slugging percentage is 10th-best in MLB.
- The Astros rank second in MLB with a .261 batting average.
- Houston is the 12th-highest scoring team in MLB action, averaging 4.6 runs per game (613 total).
- The Astros are ninth in MLB with a .321 on-base percentage.
- Astros batters strike out 7.3 times per game, the third-lowest average in baseball.
- Houston has a 3.75 team ERA that ranks sixth among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Houston’s pitching staff is second in MLB with a collective 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Astros have the 12th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.246).
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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Astros will send Framber Valdez (13-6) out for his 24th start of the season. He is 13-6 with a 3.27 ERA and 139 strikeouts in 143 1/3 innings pitched.
- The left-hander’s most recent time out came on Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up six hits.
- Valdez is trying to collect his 14th quality start of the year in this outing.
- Valdez will try to build on a 10-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.2 innings per outing).
- He has had four appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
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Astros Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Astros Starter | Opponent Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/25/2024 | Orioles | W 6-3 | Away | Yusei Kikuchi | Dean Kremer |
| 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 | – | 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 | – |
| 9/5/2024 | Reds | – | Away | – | – |
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