The Houston Astros continue their stretch of 17 games in 17 days with Ryan Gusto (3-1, 2.93) on the mound as part of a six-man rotation. Houston opens a three-game series at home against Kansas City.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros MLB game to be played on May 12, 2025 on ESPN.

Lugo started twice against the Red Sox last season. In those two starts, he went 5 innings, giving up 10 hits and 5 runs while striking out 6. In his other start against them, he went 5.1 innings, gave up 6 runs (4 earned), and 6 hits while striking out 4. So, the Red seemingly had Lugo’s number, hopefully that changes this afternoon.