Framber Valdez more than did his part Tuesday night. Isaac Paredes then saved the best for last. Paredes led off the ninth inning with a walk-off home run, giving the Houston Astros a 2-1 win over the Kansas City Royals at Daikin Park.

Our Royals vs. Astros predictions expect both teams to continue their trend toward the Under with minimal offense on the way.

Isaac Paredes hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the ninth inning to lift the Houston Astros to a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals Tuesday night.

Bubic, who earned a no decision, now sports a 1.66 ERA and has six quality starts on the year. He trails Max Fried (1.03 ERA), Tyler Mahle (1.47 ERA) and Hunter Brown (1.48 ERA) among American League leaders.

Gusto went out to start the third and allowed the four Royals hitters to reach, three of them on walks, before being taken out of the game with the bases loaded and one-out, down 5-0. In just under three innings, Gusto’s ERA rose 1.80 runs, going from 3.00 to 4.80.

The Kansas City Royals are giving Rich Hill another chance to pitch in the big leagues. The Royals signed the 45-year-old left-hander to a minor league deal Tuesday, and he will report soon to the club's spring training facility in Surprise,

In the fourth inning, Fermin threw out the Astros’ Jake Meyers attempting to steal second base. He received a four-seam fastball and fired down to second baseman Jonathan India. Fermin admitted the throw was a little high, but he made sure to give India a chance to make the swipe tag.