How to Watch the Astros vs. Royals Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for August 30
Published 6:05 am Friday, August 30, 2024
Vinnie Pasquantino and the Kansas City Royals will take the field on Friday at Minute Maid Park against Framber Valdez, who gets the start for the Houston Astros. First pitch is set for 8:10 p.m. ET for the second game of a four-game series.
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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 are 10th in MLB action with 160 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
- Houston ranks 10th in baseball, slugging .418.
- The Astros have the second-best batting average in the majors (.261).
- Houston is the 12th-highest scoring team in MLB action, averaging 4.6 runs per game (613 total).
- The Astros’ .321 on-base percentage is ninth-best in MLB.
- The Astros strike out 7.3 times per game, the third-fewest average in MLB.
- Houston’s 3.75 team ERA ranks sixth among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The pitching staff for Houston has a collective 9.3 K/9, the second-best in MLB.
- The Astros have the 12th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.246).
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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher
- Valdez gets the start for the Astros, his 24th of the season. He is 13-6 with a 3.27 ERA and 139 strikeouts in 143 1/3 innings pitched.
- The lefty’s last time out came on Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles, when he went 5 2/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up six hits.
- Valdez has 13 quality starts under his belt this season.
- Valdez will look to continue a 10-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.2 innings per appearance).
- In four of his 23 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
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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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