Hunter Brown (3-1, 1.16 ERA) starts for the Houston Astros against Kansas City and Kris Bubic (2-1, 1.45). Houston, which has been shut out in first two games of series, will try to avoid being swept in Kansas City.

The Houston Astros were reintroduced to vintage Seth Lugo on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City Royals veteran was masterful across eight innings in the club’s 2-0 victory. The Royals have now won five consecutive games after dropping six straight from April 14-19.

Royals was taken by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 133rd overall pick in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL draft on Saturday, ending a longer-than-expected saga of where the 6-foot Georgia native might land.