How to Watch the Astros vs. Royals Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for August 29
Published 6:05 am Thursday, August 29, 2024
The Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals will play on Thursday at Minute Maid Park, at 8:10 p.m. ET, with Jose Altuve and Bobby Witt Jr. among those expected to step up at the plate.
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Astros vs. Royals Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info
- Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024
- Time: 8:10 p.m. ET
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Venue: Minute Maid Park
- TV Channel: SCHN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Astros Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Astros are 10th in baseball with 160 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
- Houston ranks ninth in baseball with a .419 slugging percentage.
- The Astros rank second in MLB with a .261 batting average.
- Houston has the No. 13 offense in MLB play, scoring 4.6 runs per game (607 total runs).
- The Astros rank ninth in baseball with an on-base percentage of .321.
- The Astros strike out 7.2 times per game to rank third in the majors.
- Houston’s 3.78 team ERA ranks seventh across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Houston’s pitching staff ranks second in MLB with a collective 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Pitchers for the Astros combine for the 13th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.250).
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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Astros will send Hunter Brown (11-7) out for his 26th start of the season. He is 11-7 with a 3.72 ERA and 151 strikeouts in 140 1/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent outing on Friday against the Baltimore Orioles, the righty threw six innings, giving up one earned run while surrendering three hits.
- Brown is looking to extend a second-game quality start streak in this game.
- Brown will try to build on a 20-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.4 innings per outing).
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in six of his 26 outings this season.
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Astros Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Astros Starter | Opponent Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/24/2024 | Orioles | L 3-2 | Away | Framber Valdez | Albert Suarez |
| 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 | – | 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 | – |
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