Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros Picks and Predictions for Sunday, June 14, 2026
Use Code WWWC The Houston Astros will stay on the road Sunday afternoon for a 2:10 PM matchup at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO, against the Kansas City Royals, and we have you ready to roll with our Houston vs. Kansas City prediction. Houston is 6 games below .500 coming into Sunday, having won 3 of the last 5, including 2 in a row after a 1-run victory in game 2 of this set. The Kansas City Royals are 13 games below .500 for the season and are riding a 4-game skid after Saturday's loss. Read more about this Houston vs Kansas City prediction! Struggling with handicapping? Try our MLB Predictions!
Houston looks for the sweep
The Houston offense has a .243 batting average, scoring 325 runs on 580 hits. Houston has a .319 OBP and a .411 team slugging percentage. Houston's pitching has been bad this season, with a 4.90 team ERA, and the team has allowed 19 total runs across its last 3 victories. Yordan Alvarez does everything for the Houston offense, leading the team with a .327 batting average, 24 home runs, and 54 RBI's.
Mike Burrows got the start for Houston, allowing 5 runs on 7 hits over 5 innings, resulting in a no-decision. Enyel De Los Santos came on in relief to give up 2 runs on 2 hits after recording just 1 out. The rest of the Houston bullpen allowed no runs on 2 hits over the final 3.2 innings to secure the victory. Christian Walker exploded for the Houston offense, driving in 3 of their 8 runs. Jose Altuve and Brice Matthews each drove in 2 runs.
Key Injury Report for Houston:
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- Walker Janek (7-Day IL)
- Yainer Díaz (10-Day IL)
- Hunter Brown (60-Day IL)
- Bennett Sousa (15-Day IL)
- Lance McCuller Jr. 15- Day IL
Kansas City tries to end its skid
The Kansas City offense has a .240 team batting average they have scored 277 runs on 560 hits. Kansas City has a .315 OBP and a .377 team slugging percentage. The Kansas City pitching has been solid enough, with a 4.45 team ERA, but they have allowed 28 runs during their current 4-game skid. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Kansas City offense this season with a .284 batting average. Salvador Perez has a .206 batting average and leads the team with 9 home runs. Carter Jensen has a .220 batting average and leads Kansas City with 35 RBI's this season.
Noah Cameron got the start for Kansas City, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits over 4.1 innings, resulting in a no-decision. The Kansas City bullpen gave up 2 more runs on 3 hits over the next 2 innings before Alex Lange came on to allow 1 run on 1 hit over the final 5 outs, leading to the loss. Carter Jensen led the Kansas City offense with 2 hits in 5 at-bats and drove in 3 runs.
Key Injury Report for Kansas City:
- Anthony Simonelli (60-Day IL)
- Nick Mears (15-Day IL)
- Carlos Estevez (15-Day IL)
- Kris Bubic (15-Day IL)
- Seth Lugo (7-Day IL)
Houston vs Kansas City Pick
- Houston vs Kansas City Spread Pick
Both teams have had terrible seasons coming into this matchup, but Houston is in the better spot on Sunday. The Astros have the superior pitcher on the mound and the slightly better offense. Look for Houston to do the job as they get a win against a bad Kansas City team, continuing their climb towards 500. Take the Astros on Sunday to close this series in Kansas City with a victory.
- Houston vs Kansas City Over/Under Pick
Both teams send out solid pitchers in this matchup, and each will struggle at the dish. Look for a pitchers' duel to break out Sunday as both teams pursue this victory. Both teams have had offensive issues this year, and that will carry into the final game of this series on Sunday. Take the under on Sunday afternoon as the Houston Astros close out this series with a road victory.
Game Written Prior to completion of game on Saturday.
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