The Royals are on a 6-game winning streak and they're playing at home. Houston has dropped consecutive games. Kansas City finds itself in an underdog role for a reason though. Houston is 89-54 the past 3 seasons off a loss and 10-5 after giving up 10 or more runs. Over the same time, the Astros are 35-18 as road favorites of -125 to -175.

Its been a difficult start for Brown but he will get solid run support this afternoon. Singer has been good so far but Houston will be a tougher oponent than Chicago! Singer had a 5.52 ERA in 29 starts last season. The Astros hit 3 HRs the last time that Singer started against them. Houston won 10-3. Astros will snap the Royals' winning streak on Thursday afternoon!