The 75-59 Kansas City Royals will head to Minute Maid Park tonight to open a 4-game set with the 71-62 Houston Astros. The Royals are just one game back of Cleveland for the lead in the AL Central and will send Brady Singer to the hill. Singer has decent numbers with a record of 9-9, an ERA of 3.38 and a 1.25 WHIP. The Astros own the top spot in the very weak AL West and are expected to send Hunter Brown to the bump. Brown also has decent numbers with a record of 11-7, a 3.72 ERA, and a 1.32 WHIP, but in his career against Kansas City he is 0-2 with a disastrous 36.82 ERA – and that is not a typo! The Royals have owned the Astros, winning 6 straight and 8 of the last 9 meetings. Consider the road dog Royals tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: KANSAS CITY ROYALS