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.

The Houston Astros will try to bounce back after an opening 2-0 loss to Kansas City behind starter Framber Valdez (1-2, 4.50 ERA). The Royals counter with former Texas A&M pitcher Michael Wacha (0-3,

Michael Wacha scattered four hits over six innings, Vinnie Pasquantino homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 2-0 for the second straight night Saturday to run their winning streak to six.