I'm not sold on the Astros pulling off a road sweep of the Royals. Ian Kennedy is tough at home with a 2.30 ERA. He also is 3-0 with a 0.92 ERA in three career starts versus Houston.

The Royals are an impressive 25-13 the past two years as a home 'dog. They have Alex Gordon back from a broken wrist. Gordon played for the first time in 30 games on Saturday and hit a homer and double.

The Astros are 11 games under .500 the past 61 times they've been road chalk. Doug Fister has been doing an excellent job for Houston, but he's a middle-of-the-rotation type. Eric Hosmer is 10-for-26 lifetime against Fister.