Game thread CL - Astros at Royals

I don’t know how many of you are going to be here, much less how many will be watching today’s game. One of the best athletes of all time for a different local team which will be playing at the same time. Still, the Royals are going for a sweep over a very good team in the Astros and it deserves to have a game thread for the handful of you who might still be paying attention.

The Royals will have a massively uphill battle to climb. Framber Valdez will get the start for the Astros. He has been very good for several years now and even threw a complete-game, no-hitter against the Guardians earlier this season. And, since he’s a lefty, the Royals will sit many of their regular starters for this game in a prayer that a matchup advantage can make up for their lack of talent. At least with Salvador Perez out due to concussion symptoms after taking a foul ball off the facemask, last night, Logan Porter will get another opportunity behind the dish.

Kansas City will counter with Jordan Lyles.

I think that’s all I need to say about that.

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