Astros vs. Royals Probable Starting Pitchers Today - September 16

The Kansas City Royals (47-101) bring a three-game winning streak into a contest versus the Houston Astros (83-65), at 7:10 PM ET on Saturday.

This contest's pitching matchup is set, as the Astros will send J.P. France (11-5) to the mound, while Cole Ragans (6-4) will answer the bell for the Royals.

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Astros vs. Royals Pitcher Matchup Info

• Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
• Time: 7:10 PM ET
• TV: BSKC
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Venue: Kauffman Stadium
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• Probable Pitchers: France - HOU (11-5, 3.61 ERA) vs Ragans - KC (6-4, 3.13 ERA)

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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: J.P. France

• The Astros will hand the ball to France (11-5) for his 22nd start of the season.
• The right-hander's last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw six innings against the San Diego Padres, giving up one earned run while allowing four hits.
• The 28-year-old has pitched in 22 games this season with a 3.61 ERA and 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings with a batting average against of .258.
• He has started 21 games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in 13 of them.
• France has three starts in a row of five innings or more.
• He has finished four appearances without allowing an earned run in 22 chances this season.

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Royals Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Cole Ragans

• Ragans makes the start for the Royals, his 10th of the season. He is 6-4 with a 3.13 ERA and 93 strikeouts over 77 2/3 innings pitched.
• The left-hander's last time out was on Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when he threw 5 2/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up only one hit.
• During 26 games this season, the 25-year-old has a 3.13 ERA and 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .206 to opposing hitters.
• Ragans is trying to pick up his seventh quality start of the season.
• Ragans is trying for his 10th straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages three innings per start.
• He has had 15 appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.

Cole Ragans vs. Astros

• The opposing Astros offense has a collective .259 batting average, and is fourth in the league with 1319 total hits and fifth in MLB play with 760 runs scored. They have the sixth-ranked slugging percentage (.435) and are eighth in all of MLB with 202 home runs.
• Ragans has thrown four innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits while striking out three against the Astros this season.

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