Houston Astros (13-13, third in the AL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (14-14, third in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hunter Brown (3-1, 1.16 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, 31 strikeouts); Royals: Kristofer Sime Bubic (2-1, 1.45 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 33 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -136, Royals +115; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros hit the road against the Kansas City Royals looking to stop a three-game road skid.
Kansas City has an 11-4 record at home and a 14-14 record overall. Royals pitchers have a collective 3.26 ERA, which ranks fifth in MLB play.
Houston has a 4-7 record in road games and a 13-13 record overall. The Astros have a 10-5 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.
The teams meet Sunday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. has two home runs, 11 walks and 10 RBI while hitting .318 for the Royals. Drew Waters is 11-for-35 with three doubles, a triple, a home run and four RBI over the last 10 games.
Isaac Paredes leads the Astros with seven extra base hits (three doubles and four home runs). Christian Walker is 9-for-36 with three doubles, two home runs and four RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 6-4, .245 batting average, 3.24 ERA, outscored opponents by one run
Astros: 6-4, .245 batting average, 1.86 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs
INJURIES: Royals: Cole Ragans: day-to-day (groin), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Sam Long: 15-Day IL (elbow), Dairon Blanco: 10-Day IL (achilles), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 15-Day IL (elbow), Alec Marsh: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
Astros: Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (thumb), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (calf), Kaleb Ort: 15-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 10-Day IL (knee), Lance McCullers Jr.: 15-Day IL (forearm)
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