MLB

Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals

Houston
Astros
88 - 76
Scott Kazmir (7-11) ERA: 3.15
Kansas City
Royals
95 - 68
Johnny Cueto (11-13) ERA: 3.51
October 09, 2015, 3:45 PM EDT
 | Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium
Power Ranking
Houston 8
Kansas City 18
Smart Chart
  • HOU
  • 5.00
  • 4.33
  • 0.00
  • 8.81
  • 3.38
  • 8.22
  • 3.28
  •  
  • Offense
  • Defense
  • Team ERA
  • Offensive Hits
  • Offensive Walks
  • Defensive Hits
  • Defensive Walks
  • KC
  • 3.99
  • 5.36
  • 0.00
  • 8.12
  • 2.41
  • 8.86
  • 3.41
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Houston Astros at Kansas City Royals

The Astros will look to grab a commanding 2-0 lead in their five-game series vs the Royals when they send Scott Kazmir to the mound to take on Johnny Cueto. Kazmir has struggled in eight career playoff games, putting up a 1-2 record with a 5.20 ERA and has the same amount of strikeouts as he does walks, 28.

Team Record
Houston Astros
All Last 10 vs Div vs AL vs NL
Record88-768-238-3872-7216-4
Home53-282-022-1545-268-2
Away35-486-216-2327-468-2
Fave53-486-222-2744-459-3
Dog33-281-016-1127-276-1
O/U73-82-94-639-32-562-73-911-9
vs LHP30-313-219-1826-294-2
vs RHP58-455-019-2046-4312-2
Team Record
Kansas City Royals
All Last 10 vs Div vs AL vs NL
Record95-686-444-3282-6113-7
Home51-311-221-1743-298-2
Away44-375-223-1539-325-5
Fave61-383-330-2152-359-3
Dog34-293-114-1130-254-4
O/U74-76-133-735-36-568-64-116-12-2
vs LHP31-273-016-1231-240-3
vs RHP64-413-428-2051-3713-4
Pitchers Last 3 Starts
Houston Astros
Scott Kazmir (7-11) ERA: 3.15
Date OPP SU Score O/U IP Money
Sep 30, 2015SEAW7-6O4.164
Sep 25, 2015TEXL2-6P3.2-100
Sep 19, 2015OAKW10-6O3.271
Kansas City Royals
Johnny Cueto (11-13) ERA: 3.51 View Pitcher Log
Date OPP SU Score O/U IP Money
Oct 4, 2015MINW6-1U557
Sep 29, 2015CHWL2-4U6-100
Sep 24, 2015SEAW10-4O758
Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent
Houston Astros
Scott Kazmir (7-11) ERA: 3.15
Date Score Winner IP Hits Runs Earned Runs Walks Strikeouts Decision
Jul 24, 20154-0HOU730013Win
Jun 27, 20153-2KC773316Loss
Apr 19, 20154-2KC7.162215No Decision
Aug 13, 20143-0KC773313Loss
Aug 3, 20144-2KC6104412Loss
Kansas City Royals
Johnny Cueto (11-13) ERA: 3.51
Date Score Winner IP Hits Runs Earned Runs Walks Strikeouts Decision
Sep 16, 20136-1CIN550015Win
Sep 9, 20125-1HOU494416Loss
Apr 28, 20126-0CIN750013Win
Sep 29, 20102-0HOU782104Loss
Sep 17, 20105-3HOU653316No Decision
Head to Head Detail
Search MLB DatabaseTeamsRuns ScoredLineTotalO/UPitcher
Oct 8, 2015HOU5-1287.5UnderCollin McHugh (R)
KC2Yordano Ventura (R)
Jul 26, 2015HOU11027UnderDallas Keuchel (L)
KC5Yordano Ventura (R)
Jul 25, 2015HOU1-1408UnderScott Feldman (R)
KC2Danny Duffy (L)
Jul 24, 2015HOU4-1018UnderScott Kazmir (L)
KC0Jeremy Guthrie (R)
Jul 1, 2015KC5-1117.5OverEdinson Volquez (R)
HOU6Vince Velasquez (R)
Jun 30, 2015KC0-1466.5UnderDanny Duffy (L)
HOU4Dallas Keuchel (L)
Jun 29, 2015KC1-1277PushJoe Blanton (R)
HOU6Lance McCullers Jr. (R)
May 28, 2014HOU9-1378.5OverJarred Cosart (R)
KC3Danny Duffy (L)
May 27, 2014HOU3-1318.5UnderCollin McHugh (R)
KC0Jeremy Guthrie (R)
May 26, 2014HOU9-1857.5OverScott Feldman (R)
KC2Yordano Ventura (R)
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Injuries
Houston Astros
  • Justin Verlander SP Is out indefinitely, Shoulder
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
  • No Injuries
Last 5 Games
Houston Astros
Date OPP Score SU Line Total Starter IP Location Opp. Starter
Oct 8, 2015KC5-2W+1187.5Collin McHugh6AYordano Ventura
Oct 6, 2015NYY3-0W-1057Dallas Keuchel6AMasahiro Tanaka
Oct 4, 2015ARI3-5L-1508.5Lance McCullers Jr.5ARobbie Ray
Oct 3, 2015ARI6-2W-1628.5Collin McHugh7AJeremy Hellickson
Oct 2, 2015ARI21-5W-1698.5Dallas Keuchel6ARubby De La Rosa
Kansas City Royals
Date OPP Score SU Line Total Starter IP Location Opp. Starter
Oct 8, 2015HOU2-5L-1287.5Yordano Ventura2HCollin McHugh
Oct 4, 2015MIN6-1W-1748Johnny Cueto5ARicky Nolasco
Oct 3, 2015MIN5-1W-1207.5Yordano Ventura7ATommy Milone
Oct 2, 2015MIN3-1W+1057.5Chris Young6.1AErvin Santana
Oct 1, 2015CHW6-4W-1307.5Kris Medlen6AJohn Danks
Stats Comparison
Houston Astros
Kansas City Royals

Runs Scored

5.00 3.99

Runs Allowed

4.33 5.36

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

5.51 4.55

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

4.06 5.46

Starter ERA

3.15 3.51
Stats Comparison
Houston Astros
Kansas City Royals

Offensive Hits

8.81 8.12

Hits Allowed

8.22 8.86

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

9 13

Offensive Walks

3.38 2.41

Defensive Walks

3.28 3.41

Wins Last 10 Games

8 6
Supergrid
Stat Rank Stat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense5.0075.3628
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense5.5135.4628
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense3.99284.3313
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense4.55154.063
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