Thursday, April 17, 8:10 PM on FSKC, CSNH

Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas

Kansas City - Chen, B (0-1) vs. Houston - Feldman, S (2-0)

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On Thursday night, the Kansas City Royals and Houston Astros will meet at Minute Maid Park at 8:10 p.m. The game will feature the pitching matchup of left hander Bruce Chen vs. Scott Feldman.

When Chen entered Major League Baseball in 1998 with the Atlanta Braves, little did anyone know that more than 15 years later, he would still be pitching. Now 36, the native of Panama has had a quality career with time spent in the bullpen and the starting rotation. A year ago, he pitched well for the Royals, going 9-4 in 34 appearances (15 starts), while recording a 3.27 ERA. In 2 starts this season, he hasn’t been as successful, going 0-1 with a 6.30 ERA. He has allowed 7 earned runs in 10 innings on 14 hits and 2 walks with 10 strikeouts. Against the current roster of Houston players, he has allowed just 2 hits in 11 at-bats.

Scott Feldman has split time in his career pitching out of the bullpen and in the rotation and has jumped out to a spectacular start to the 2014 season. He has made 3 starts, allowing just 1 earned run in 20 2/3 innings with 7 hits and 8 walks allowed with 7 strikeouts.  He is 2-0 in those starts, but has given up a lot of free passes, something that will need to change if he wants to continue his success.

Kansas City Betting Trends

Kansas City is 4-7-1 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Kansas City is -1.0

Houston Betting Trends

Houston is 6-8-0 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Houston is -1.6

Injuries to Watch

Kansas City

04/09/14 P Francisley Bueno Finger 15-day DL (4/7)
04/09/14 P Tim Collins Elbow 15-day DL (4/7)
03/30/14 P Luke Hochevar Elbow 15-day DL (3/21)

Houston

03/31/14 P Alex White Elbow 15-day DL (3/21)
03/31/14 P Asher Wojcie Side 15-day DL (3/21)
03/31/14 P Jesse Crain Bicep 15-day DL (3/21)

Tony's Pick: Take Houston

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