Yordan Alvarez leads the Houston Astros (65-55) into a matchup against Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals (66-55) at Minute Maid Park, on Thursday at 8:10 p.m. ET. Alvarez is at .304, the seventh-best average in the league, while Witt ranks first at .349.

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Astros vs. Royals Game Info and Tickets

• Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024
• Time: 8:10 p.m. ET
• TV: SCHN
• Location: Houston, Texas
• Venue: Minute Maid Park
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Astros vs. Royals Players to Watch

Astros

• Alvarez is hitting for a .304 BA, .395 OBP and .555 SLG with a 15.1% strikeout rate and an 11.5% walk rate. His OPS is .950, which ranks 6th in MLB, and he has scored 70 runs. In 496 plate appearances, he has crushed 25 home runs and driven in 64 runs.
• In 509 plate appearances, Alex Bregman has posted a 13% strikeout rate and a 7.1% walk rate while slashing .261/.318/.445 with 19 home runs, 59 RBI and 65 runs scored.
• So far this season, Jose Altuve has totaled 15 dingers, 50 RBI and is slashing .298/.349/.435 with 15 steals on 20 attempts and 66 runs scored. He has a strikeout rate of 17.9% and a walk rate of 6.5% in 521 plate appearances.
• Yainer Diaz has posted a .298 BA this season with a .324 OBP, a .447 SLG and a .771 OPS. He has scored 50 runs. Diaz has totaled 12 home runs and 67 RBI with a 4% walk rate and a 15.1% strikeout rate.

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Royals

• Witt is slashing .349/.397/.612 for Kansas City so far this season with a 15.4% strikeout rate and a 7% walk rate. He has hit 24 home runs, tallied 89 RBI and scored 102 runs. Witt has been successful on the base paths, recording 25 steals on 37 attempts.
• In 490 plate appearances, Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded a .259 BA, a .313 OBP and a .444 SLG with a strikeout rate of 12.9% and a walk rate of 7.3%. He has hit 17 long balls, driven in 85 runs and scored 53 times.
• So far this season, Salvador Perez has a .277 BA, .337 OBP and .474 SLG with a 20% strikeout rate and a 6.9% walk rate in 481 plate appearances for the Royals. He has hit 22 dingers, recorded 79 RBI and scored 49 runs.
• Maikel Garcia is hitting .236/.284/.341 with 30 steals on 31 attempts and 74 runs scored. In 504 plate appearances, he has recorded six home runs, 48 RBI and an OPS of .625 with a strikeout rate of 15.7% and a walk rate of 6.3%.

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Astros vs. Royals Stats