Two of baseball’s best hitters face off when the Houston Astros (67-56) and Kansas City Royals (69-55) play at 7:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, at Minute Maid Park. Yordan Alvarez has a .306 batting average (sixth in league) for the Astros, and Bobby Witt Jr. ranks first at .350.

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Astros vs. Royals Game Info and Tickets

• Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024
• Time: 7:10 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 .306 BA, .395 OBP and .552 SLG with a 14.9% strikeout rate and an 11.3% walk rate. His OPS is .947, which ranks 7th in MLB, and he has scored 70 runs. In 504 plate appearances, he has crushed 25 home runs and driven in 66 runs.
• In 509 plate appearances, Alex Bregman has hit 19 long balls, tallied 59 RBI and scored 65 runs. He is batting .261/.318/.445 and has posted a 13% strikeout rate and a 7.1% walk rate.
• So far this season, Jose Altuve has totaled 16 dingers, 53 RBI and is slashing .301/.353/.442 with 16 steals on 22 attempts and 70 runs scored. He has a strikeout rate of 17.8% and a walk rate of 6.7% in 535 plate appearances.
• Yainer Diaz has hit 13 home runs and 69 RBI this season with a strikeout rate of 15.8% and a walk rate of 3.9%. He is batting .298/.324/.450 with an OPS of .774. He has scored 51 runs.

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Royals

• Witt is slashing .350/.400/.617 for Kansas City this season with 25 home runs, 91 RBI (5th in MLB) and an OPS of 1.018 (3rd in MLB). He has a 15% strikeout rate and a 7.3% walk rate in 547 plate appearances, and he has scored 107 total runs. Witt has recorded 25 steals on 37 attempts.
• In 506 plate appearances, Vinnie Pasquantino has posted a 12.8% strikeout rate and a 7.3% walk rate while slashing .266/.319/.455 with 18 home runs, 92 RBI and 57 runs scored..
• So far this season, Salvador Perez has recorded 22 dingers, 82 RBI and 50 runs scored. He is slashing .276/.335/.470 with an OPS of .805. In 496 plate appearances, he has a walk rate of 6.9% and a strikeout rate of 20%.
• Maikel Garcia has posted a strikeout rate of 15.9% and a walk rate of 6.2% while slashing .237/.284/.342 in 515 plate appearances. He has crushed six home runs and totaled 49 RBI. Garcia has come around to score 77 runs and has stolen 30 bases on 31 attempts.

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Astros vs. Royals Stats