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Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals

2026-06-13 · Updated June 13, 2026 8:51 AM ET

Matchup

Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals

Power Environment

Away Team
Houston Astros

Road club

Home Team
Kansas City Royals

Home club

Game Date
2026-06-13

Scheduled slate date

Houston Astros Outlook
Slight Underdog

Team outlook tier

Kansas City Royals Outlook
Even

Team outlook tier

Favorite
Kansas City Royals

Higher modeled team outlook

Simulation Outlook

Game simulation summary

Public outlook tiers from the MLB game simulation.

One-Run Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

Blowout Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

High Scoring Game Outlook
Below Average

Simulation outlook tier

Low Scoring Game Outlook
Below Average

Simulation outlook tier

MLB Game

Starting Pitchers

Confirmed starters for this matchup.

PitcherTeamConfidence
Mike BurrowsHouston Astros
Noah CameronKansas City Royals
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Top Home Run Threats

Leading home-run outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHR Outlook
Yordan AlvarezHouston AstrosDifficult
Christian WalkerHouston AstrosDifficult
Bobby Witt Jr.Kansas City RoyalsDifficult
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Top Hitters

Leading hitter outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHit Outlook2+ Bases OutlookRBI Outlook
Christian WalkerHouston AstrosAbove AverageNeutralBelow Average
Yordan AlvarezHouston AstrosAbove AverageBelow AverageBelow Average
Bobby Witt Jr.Kansas City RoyalsAbove AverageBelow AverageDifficult
Weather

Weather impacts

Published weather context for this matchup.

Temperature
74°F

Weather

Wind
10 mph S

Weather

Roof
Outdoor

Venue

Run Boost
Run Boost

Impact

Summary
Warm, breezy (10 mph S)

Weather

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