#926 ASA FREE PLAY ON Kansas City +120 over Houston, Friday at 8:10 PM ET - We’re plugging our nose and taking KC on the money line here. The Royals are obviously struggling this season but much of that has been due to pitching. Their overall offensive numbers are fairly close to what Houston’s are and KC, in fact, has a higher batting average than the Astros. Brady Singer has been the one bright spot in the Royals starting rotation. They’ve won 2 of his 3 starts since he broke into the rotation in mid May. He’s allowed just 3 ER’s in his 3 starts while striking out 20 with only 3 walks and he's facing a Houston offense that ranks 21st in RPG and 25th in batting average. This will be the Astros 7th straight road game. KC is finally home after a long 9 game road swing and they had yesterday off to rest up at home. The Royals are averaging 4.3 RPG over their last 10 and Houston has put up just 3.2 RPG over their last 10. KC should have success vs Houston starter Urquidy who has an ERA of 7.21 on the road with a WHIP of nearly 2.00. In his last 2 road starts, Urquidy has allowed 9 ER’s on 24 hits spanning just 9.2 innings. His overall ERA is 4.88 but his xERA is 6.20. We realize KC’s bullpen numbers haven’t been good but Singer has gone at least 7 innings in 2 of his 3 starts so they may not need much help from the relievers late. We like the Royals at home as a money line underdog in this one.