Scouting Sheet
Sorted by record — both starters' combined scoreless-1st rate, 1.40 — not a prediction
Kansas City Royals Starter
Michael Wacha
Scoreless 1st 3/5 (60%)
ERA 3.25 (L5 2.25)
Last 5 WHIP 0.91 K9 8.4 Rest 7d
Houston Astros Starter
Hunter Brown
Scoreless 1st 4/5 (80%)
ERA 3.52 (L5 3.18)
Last 5 WHIP 1.38 K9 10.5 Rest 6d
Kansas City Royals Lineup Confirmed
1
Carter Jensen
OPS .771 (L10 1.373)
No BvP history
2
Bobby Witt Jr.
OPS .808 (L10 .788)
10 PA, reached 4(H3/BB1) K3 HR1 OPS1.178
3
Jac Caglianone
OPS .821 (L10 .678)
No BvP history
4
Maikel Garcia
OPS .709 (L10 .748)
7 PA, reached 4(H3/BB1) K2 HR0 OPS1.071 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
5
Salvador Perez
OPS .655 (L10 .842)
10 PA, reached 4(H4/BB0) K2 HR1 OPS1.200
6
Nick Loftin
OPS .690 (L10 .411)
16 PA, reached 5(H4/BB1) K2 HR0 OPS.646
Houston Astros Lineup Confirmed
1
Jeremy Peña
OPS .768 (L10 .390)
7 PA, reached 3(H2/BB1) K0 HR0 OPS.829 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
2
Yordan Alvarez
OPS 1.016 (L10 .710)
7 PA, reached 2(H2/BB0) K3 HR1 OPS1.143 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
3
Isaac Paredes
OPS .795 (L10 1.044)
15 PA, reached 6(H3/BB3) K3 HR1 OPS.983
4
Nick Allen
OPS .709 (L10 1.269)
No BvP history
5
Yainer Diaz
OPS .738 (L10 1.033)
6 PA, reached 1(H1/BB0) K0 HR0 OPS.334 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
6
Daulton Varsho
OPS .646 (L10 .562)
9 PA, reached 3(H2/BB1) K4 HR0 OPS.708 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
Head-to-Head
06-14 Houston Astros 0-1 Kansas City Royals · 06-13 Houston Astros 0-0 Kansas City Royals · 06-12 Houston Astros 9-5 Kansas City Royals