The Houston Astros had a five-game winning streak snapped last night when the Kansas City Royals defeated them 2-1. I like the Astros to bounce back with a win in Sunday's rubber-match of this three-game series.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Pitching - The Royals hand the ball to Yordano Ventura (4-7, 5.19 ERA) who's been roughed up of late. He was torched for six runs on 10 hits in only four innings of a 10-7 home-loss to the Pirates his last start, and he's 1-4 with a 6.21 ERA in his last six outings. The Astros will counter with Dallas Keuchel (12-4, 2.12 ERA) who unlike Ventura is coming off a gem when he tossed seven shutout innings against the Rangers. He has three shutout in his last five starts, one of them against the Royals who he held scoreless over eight innings at the end of June.

2. Situational - The Astros have won seven straight game 3s of a series wtih Keuchel on the mound and they're 7-1 in the last eight meetings.

3. X-Factor - Ventura has a 5.59 ERA in two career starts against the Astros.

Selection: This is a play on the Houston Astros (10*)