Looking for some intense baseball action? Well tonight’s your lucky night as the MLB has served up a pair of baseball games that will definitely tickle your fancy. Kicking things off tonight is the much-anticipated American League showdown between the Kansas City Royals and the Houston Astros.
Then, the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Angels square off in another mouth-watering American League clash. Read on below for a quick breakdown of these two ballgames and while you’re at it, you can check out our World Cup semifinal previews of USA vs. Germany and Japan vs. Canada.
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Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros (8:10 PM ET)
Line: Kansas City Royals (+120) at Houston Astros (-130); total: 7.5 – view all MLB lines
[sc:MLB240banner ]The Kansas City Royals extended their winning streak to four games with a nerve-wracking 5-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. Jeremy Guthrie struck out a season-high seven batters in six innings and Salvador Perez homered to help the Royals complete a three-game sweep of the Athletics.
The Royals will look to sustain the momentum tonight when they take on the Houston Astros in their series opener. Starting for the Royals this evening is Joe Blanton (2-0, 1.73 ERA). He was superb in his last start, allowing just one run on two hits in six innings of action in Kansas City’s 4-1 win against the Seattle Mariners on June 22.
The Astros on the other hand, will counter with Lance McCullers (3-2, 2.33 ERA). He surrendered just one run on four hits in six innings of action in Houston’s heart-breaking 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on June 24.
Writer’s Prediction
Houston wins, 3-2.
New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Angels (10:05 PM ET)
Line: New York Yankees (+120) at Los Angeles Angels (-130); total: 8.0 – view all MLB lines
The Los Angeles Angels stretched their unbeaten run to two games with a narrow 3-2 win Sunday over the Seattle Mariners. The Angels will look to extend their winning streak to three games when they take on the New York Yankees in the opening game of their three-game set. Starting for the Angels tonight is C.J. Wilson (5-6, 3.92 ERA). He was atrocious in his last start for the Angels, giving up seven runs on eight hits in just 3.1 innings of duty in Los Angeles’ 13-3 loss to the Houston Astros.
The Yankees, on the other hand, will counter with veteran left-hander C.C. Sabathia (3-7, 5.65 ERA). The Yankees have won three of their last five games with Sabathia as their starter. He struggled, though, in his last start, allowing six runs on eight hits in 4.2 innings of work in New York’s 11-6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.
