The Houston Astros will send a hot-hitting Yordan Alvarez to the plate against the Kansas City Royals and Salvador Perez, who has been on a tear in recent games, when the clubs take the field on Sunday at 2:10 p.m. ET.

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Astros vs. Royals Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info

• Date: Sunday, September 1, 2024
• Time: 2:10 p.m. ET
• Location: Houston, Texas
• Venue: Minute Maid Park
• TV Channel: SCHN
• 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 11th in MLB play with 161 total home runs.
• Houston’s .418 slugging percentage ranks 10th-best in baseball.
• The Astros rank second in the majors with a .261 batting average.
• Houston has the No. 12 offense in MLB action, scoring 4.6 runs per game (621 total runs).
• The Astros’ .320 on-base percentage is 10th-best in baseball.
• Astros batters strike out 7.3 times per game, the fourth-lowest average in the majors.
• Houston has a 3.71 team ERA that ranks fifth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Houston’s pitching staff is second in the majors with a collective 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Astros pitchers combine for the No. 10 WHIP in MLB (1.237).

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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher

• Ronel Blanco (9-6) is going for his 10th win when he takes the mound for the Astros in his 26th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.14 ERA in 143 1/3 innings pitched, with 141 strikeouts.
• His most recent appearance was on Monday against the Philadelphia Phillies, when the righty went 5 2/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up seven hits.
• Blanco has 12 quality starts this season.
• Blanco will look to collect his 21st game of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 5.7 innings per appearance.
• He has had five appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.

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Astros Schedule

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