The Astros and Royals open up their best-of-five American League Division Series when they take the field Thursday night at Kauffman Stadium.
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Houston is in its first division series since winning the NLDS in 2004 and is coming off of a 3-0 victory over the Yankees in the Wild Card Game on Tuesday. Kansas City, meanwhile, ended a 29-year playoff drought last season and is in back-to-back postseasons for the first time since 1984-85 after winning the AL Central.
Colin McHugh (19-7, 3.89 ERA) toes the rubber for the Astros, while the Royals counter with Yordano Ventura (13-8, 4.08).
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Game Preview
Matchup: Astros at Royals ALDS Game 1
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Mo.
Radio: Astros (KBME 790); Royals (KCSP 610)
Betting Odds: Royals (-1.5, +150) via Sportsbook.
This game can be live streamed for free here.
Key Storylines
--The Royals finished 51-30 in the regular season at home, while the Astros were 33-48 on the road.
--Houston toppled Kansas City in the season series by winning four of six meetings in the regular season.
--Royals outfielder Lorenzo Cain is a .308-career postseason hitter and he finished the regular season second in the AL in stolen bases (28) and fifth in batting average (.307). Astros second baseman Jose Altuve went 1-for-4 in his playoff debut against the Yankees after leading the AL with 200 hits and finishing third with a .313 batting average in the regular season.
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