Houston at Kansas City 2:15 ET
Astros over Royals- The Astros are managing to extract some measure for their playoff loss to the Royals last fall my pounding Kansas City the past two nights at Kauffman Stadium. They Royals entered this series winning 25 of 33 at home while Houston was 15-21 on the road before this series began and has now won seven in-a-row. Doug Fister (8-3, 3.21 ERA) will get the nod for the Astros and he has won his last four starts with an ERA of 1.67 in his last 32 innings. The Royals who have lost their last four will send the struggling Ian Kennedy (5-6, 4.19) who has allowed 10 homers in his last five starts covering just 28 innings with a 5.72 ERA. Once again it's HOUSTON!