Its Tuesday, May 13 and the Royals (25-18) are in Houston to take on the Astros (20-20). Kris Bubic is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Framber Valdez for Houston.<\/p>\n
The Royals’ hot play continued with a 7-5 win over the Astros in game one of the series. Michael Wacha picked up the win for the Royals. He only gave up two earned runs in 6.1 innings pitched, on eight hits and two walks.<\/p>\n
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Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.<\/p>\n
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Follow Rotoworld Player News<\/a> for the latest fantasy and betting player news and analysis all season long.<\/p>\n Game details & how to watch Royals at Astros<\/p>\n Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025<\/p>\n Network\/Streaming: Space City Home Network, FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City<\/p>\n Never miss a second of the action and stay up-to-date with all the latest team stats and player news. Check out our day-by-day MLB schedule page<\/a>, along with detailed matchup pages that update live in-game with every out.<\/p>\n Odds for the Royals at the Astros<\/p>\n The latest odds as of Tuesday:<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Moneyline: Royals (+119), Astros (-141)<\/p>\n Probable starting pitchers for Royals at Astros<\/p>\n Pitching matchup for May 13, 2025: Kris Bubic vs. Framber Valdez<\/p>\n Royals: Kris Bubic, (4-2, 1.69 ERA) Astros: Framber Valdez, (2-4, 3.94 ERA) Rotoworld still has you covered with all the latest MLB player news<\/a> for all 30 teams. Check out the feed page right here on NBC Sports for headlines, injuries and transactions where you can filter by league, team, positions and news type!<\/p>\n Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Royals at Astros<\/p>\n The Astros went 11-5 (.688) at home last season with Framber Valdez starting<\/p>\n This season the Astros pitcher Framber Valdez has an ERA of 3.94 and a WHIP of 1.16 when opening<\/p>\n The Royals have covered in 4 of their last 5 on the road, profiting 1.16 units<\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for more key trends and stats around the spread, moneyline and total for every single game on the schedule today, check out our MLB Top Trends tool <\/a>on NBC Sports!<\/p>\n Expert picks & predictions for tonight\u2019s game between the Royals and the AstrosRotoworld Best Bet<\/p>\n Please bet responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline at 1-800-522-4700.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over\/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.<\/p>\n Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.<\/p>\n Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Tuesday’s game between the Royals and the Astros:<\/p>\n Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Houston Astros on the Moneyline.<\/p>\n Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Kansas City Royals at +1.5.<\/p>\n Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 7.0.<\/p>\n
Last outing (Chicago White Sox, 5\/8): 7.0 Innings Pitched, 0 Earned Runs Allowed, 6 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 7 Strikeouts<\/p>\n
Last outing (Milwaukee Brewers, 5\/7): 7.0 Innings Pitched, 1 Earned Runs Allowed, 3 Hits Allowed, 2 Walks, and 7 Strikeouts<\/p>\n