TODAY’S GAME
: The Houston Astros (33-39) will conclude their six-game trip with the final game of a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals (28-43) today at Kauffman Stadium.May AL Pitcher of the Month, RHP Spencer Arrighetti (7-1, 2.21 ERA) will be on the mound for the Astros, opposite RHP Stephen Kolek (3-1, 3.14 ERA) and the Royals. The Astros are 3-2 on this road trip.
HOT SPAGHETTI: Today’s Astros starter RHP Spencer Arrighetti made his season debut on April 15 and has since gone 7-1
with a 2.21 ERA (14ER/57IP) and a .185 opponent average while allowing one-or-fewer earned runs in seven of his 10 starts. Among AL pitchers with 50+ innings pitched, he’s posted the lowest opponent average, while ranking second in ERA and tied for fourth in wins.
PITCHER OF THE MONTH: RHP Spencer Arrighetti was named the AL Pitcher of the Month for May after going 4-1 with a 0.93 ERA (3ER/29IP) and a .165 opponent average (16×97) in five starts in the month. In May, he posted the lowest ERA and opponent average among AL starters, while ranking tied for third in wins.
VS. THE ROYALS: The Astros and Royals are facing each other for the first time this season. The Astros went 3-3 against the Royals last season, including a 1-2 record at Kauffman Stadium. The Astros own a 60-49 record all-time record against the Royals, including a 31-24 record at Kauffman Stadium.
PEN PALS: Since May 15, the Astros bullpen has recorded a 2.67 ERA (29ER/97.2IP) with 88 strikeouts, a 1.03 WHIP and a .184 opponent batting average. Among AL teams since May 15, the Astros bullpen ranks first in opponent batting average, first in WHIP and first in ERA…the Astros are also 16-11 during since May 15.
MAKING THE PLAYS: The Astros are tied for the fewest errors in the AL (28) with the Athletics. Houston has posted the best fielding percentage (.989) in the AL, topping the Athletics (.989), Royals (.988) and Yankees (.988) by a few percentage points.
UPCOMING HOMESTAND: Following today’s game, the Astros will travel back to Houston for a six-game homestand that will feature two three-game series against AL Central opponents in the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Guardians. The Astros are 16-19 at Daikin Park this season and went 4-5 in their last homestand.
HIT PAREDES: IF Isaac Paredes is one double away from recording his 100th career double…is looking to become just the 4th Mexican-born player in MLB history with 500 career hits, 100 doubles and 100 home runs, joining IF Vinny Castilla, IF Jorge Orta and IF Aurelio Rodríguez.
ON THE LEADERBOARD: DH Yordan Alvarez leads the Majors in OPS (1.093), SLG (.658) and total bases (169) and is tied for the Major League lead in home runs (24). In the AL, he ranks first in RBI (54), first in extra-base hits (37), first in hits (84), first in batting average (.327), second in OBP (.435), fourth in walks (46) and fourth in runs (49).
HOMER HAPPY: DH Yordan Alvarez hit two home runs, including a grand slam in the first inning of Fri. night’s game vs. KC. He became the third player in franchise history to record two home runs in a single inning, joining Lee May on April 29, 1974 and Jeff Bagwell on June 24, 1994.
RIBEYE STEAK: DH Yordan Alvarez also recorded six RBI in the first inning of Fri. night’s game, becoming the first player in franchise history to record at least six RBI in a single inning, the last player in MLB history to record at least six RBI in a single inning was LAD OF Cody Bellinger on June 2, 2021 vs. STL. He’s also the 17th player in MLB history to do so.
YORDAN’S SLAM: DH Yordan Alvarez hit his sixth career grand slam on Fri. night at KC. Alvarez now ranks tied for fourth in franchise history in grand slams, trailing only 2B Jose Altuve (7), 3B Alex Bregman (7) and OF Carlos Lee (7).
AIR YORDAN: DH Yordan Alvarez is on pace to hit 54 home runs, which would set the single-season franchise home run record, passing IF Jeff Bagwell’s 47 home runs in 2000. Alvarez’s single-season career-high in home runs is 37, which he recorded in 2022.
ON BASE MACHINE: OF Yordan Alvarez is on a 20-game on-base streak. During the streak, he’s batting .389 (28×72) with 19 runs, two doubles, nine home runs, 23 RBI, 15 walks and a 1.286 OPS. It is his second-longest on-base streak this season, behind a 22-game on-base streak from April 4-28. It is the second time in his career, he’s recorded two 20-game on-base streaks in the same season, also did so in 2023 with on-base streaks of 30 games and 36 games.
WALKER, TEXAS HAMMER: In the AL, 1B Christian Walker ranks second in RBI (52),behind only teammate OF Yordan Alvarez (54 RBI). Also ranks, fifth in extra-base hits (32), tied for fourth in home runs (18), fifth in total bases (135) and 11th in SLG (.506). In the field, Walker has not committed an error in 70 games.
TODAY IN ASTROS HISTORY: 1996 – 1B Jeff Bagwell ties a Major League record and sets the franchise high with four doubles in the Astros 9-1 win at San Francisco. Bagwell also ties the franchise record for the most extra-base hits in a game.
Game Info
Game Date/Time: Sunday, June 14, 1:10 p.m. CT
Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
TV: Space City Home Network
Radio: KBME 790 AM & 94.5 FM HD2; TUDN 102.9 FM HD2 (Spanish)
