Houston Astros vs

Kansas City Royals Prediction

Astros starter Tatsuya Imai is forecasted to have a better game than Royals starter Luinder Avila. Tatsuya Imai has a 58.00% chance of having a Quality Start (QS) while Luinder Avila has a 32.00% chance of a QS. if (Tatsuya Imai has a quality start the Astros has a 81.00% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 4.4 and he has a 27.00% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Astros win 68.00%. In Luinder Avila quality starts the Royals win 63.00%. He has a 23.00% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio and if he does his team wins 63.00% of simulations. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Kansas City Royals is Bobby Witt Jr. who averaged 2.43 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 43.00% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Royals have a 51.00% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Houston Astros is Yordan Alvarez who averaged 2.64 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 47.00% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Astros have a 71.00% chance of winning.