Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 8:10 PM EDT

MLB

Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

KC @ HOU

Scheduled

Moneyline

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HOU

N/AN/A

ML Edge

No edge data

Total (O/U)

No line

No edge data

Venue

Park Factor

0.98

Neutral

Away Starter

Team:Kansas City Royals (KC)

Pitcher:Daniel Lynch IV(RHP)

Record:5-5

ERA:3.52

Home Starter

Team:Houston Astros (HOU)

Pitcher:Cristian Javier(RHP)

Record:2-5

ERA:5.50

Player Props

Player props for this game

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Pitcher Matchup Analysis

Platoon splits, recent form, and times through the order

ESPN Win Probability

HOU

44.5%55.5%

Daniel Lynch IV (KC)

2026 season

vs HOU

ERA

0.00

2.0

W-L

0-0

WHIP

0.00

AVG

.000

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	3.52	1.11	6.2	2.8	.213	71.2
Home	3.22	1.06	5.3	3.1	.198	44.2
Away	4.00	1.19	7.7	2.3	.236	27.0
Last 7 Days	3.60	1.20	5.4	3.6	.222	5.0
Last 30 Days	4.98	1.32	3.8	3.4	.244	21.2

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.167	.220	.235	.455	102	21
vs RHB	.241	.314	.416	.729	166	28

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.215	.285	.341	.625	223	44
2nd Time	.222	.282	.444	.726	36	5
3rd Time	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	0

Cristian Javier (HOU)

2026 season

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	5.50	1.47	9.0	3.7	.267	55.2
Home	5.40	1.34	10.3	3.8	.242	26.2
Away	5.59	1.59	7.8	3.7	.288	29.0
Last 7 Days	1.50	0.67	7.5	1.5	.158	6.0
Last 30 Days	3.86	1.13	11.7	2.7	.218	23.1

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.259	.322	.380	.702	108	23
vs RHB	.275	.360	.514	.874	109	32

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.211	.274	.360	.634	114	30
2nd Time	.361	.443	.590	1.034	83	23
3rd Time	.200	.273	.350	.623	20	2

Last 5 Games

HOU: L W L L L

KC: L W W L L

Season Series

Season (6 games)

HOU leads series 2-1

Weather

86°F

Condition: 4

Recent Odds

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