Scouting Sheet
Sorted by record — both starters' combined scoreless-1st rate, 1.40 — not a prediction
Kansas City Royals Starter
Daniel Lynch IV
Scoreless 1st 2/5 (40%)
ERA 3.52 (L5 4.98)
Last 5 WHIP 1.29 K9 3.7 Rest 7d
Houston Astros Starter
Cristian Javier
Scoreless 1st 5/5 (100%)
ERA 5.50 (L5 3.86)
Last 5 WHIP 1.11 K9 11.6 Rest 6d
Kansas City Royals Lineup Confirmed
1
Carter Jensen
OPS .771 (L10 1.168)
No BvP history
2
Bobby Witt Jr.
OPS .806 (L10 .803)
6 PA, reached 4(H3/BB1) K0 HR1 OPS2.267 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
3
Vinnie Pasquantino
OPS .717 (L10 .843)
6 PA, reached 0(H0/BB0) K1 HR0 OPS.000 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
4
Salvador Perez
OPS .657 (L10 .882)
7 PA, reached 1(H1/BB0) K1 HR0 OPS.310 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
5
Michael Massey
OPS .745 (L10 .605)
2 PA, reached 0(H0/BB0) K0 HR0 OPS.000 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
6
Kyle Isbel
OPS .599 (L10 .360)
2 PA, reached 0(H0/BB0) K0 HR0 OPS.000 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
Houston Astros Lineup Confirmed
1
Jeremy Peña
OPS .790 (L10 .687)
1 PA, reached 0(H0/BB0) K0 HR0 OPS.000 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
2
Yordan Alvarez
OPS 1.024 (L10 .852)
5 PA, reached 0(H0/BB0) K0 HR0 OPS.000 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
3
Isaac Paredes
OPS .789 (L10 .925)
3 PA, reached 0(H0/BB0) K0 HR0 OPS.000 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
4
Jose Altuve
OPS .697 (L10 .588)
6 PA, reached 1(H1/BB0) K1 HR0 OPS.500 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
5
Yainer Diaz
OPS .735 (L10 1.019)
No BvP history
6
Christian Walker
OPS .712 (L10 .465)
2 PA, reached 0(H0/BB0) K0 HR0 OPS.000 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
Head-to-Head
09-15 Kansas City Royals 0-1 Houston Astros · 06-14 Houston Astros 0-1 Kansas City Royals · 06-13 Houston Astros 0-0 Kansas City Royals