ROYALS @ ASTROS going Three-Piece Junior Circuit Thriller in the 64oz MINUTE MAID Drink!..."A CUP of JOE in the SHOW Report" talking AL Central and AL West Leaders of the Pack! #KCvsHOU #BeRoyalKC #StrosShow #ALLeaders2K15

ROYALS @ ASTROS going Three-Piece Junior Circuit Thriller in the 64oz MINUTE MAID Drink!..."A CUP of JOE in the SHOW Report" talking AL Central and AL West Leaders of the Pack! #KCvsHOU #BeRoyalKC #StrosShow #ALLeaders2K15

We all knew the Kansas City Royals would be right in the thick of everything as far as leading the AL Central and among the best teams in the show. What no one anticipated not even the Houston Astros (if they told you before the 2K15 season they would be a contender for the AL West that cannot be further from the truth) is their rise to the Top of the AL West as most expected at best it would be the 2016 season they would make a serious run.

Now we get Royals and Astros at Minute Maid Park for a three-piece with some All-Star Players all over the diamond. K.C. comes in at 44-28 and the Astros 44-34. Can Houston handle the new Royals as K.C. is built for another deep run in October?

#BeRoyalKC

KANSAS CITY

(44-28, 1st AL Central)

#StrosShow

HOUSTON

(44-34, 1st AL West)

"A Cup of Joe in the Show Report"

June 29-July 1

from

Minute Maid Park

H-Town

Monday June 29 @ 8:10pm ET

K.C. Blanton (2-0) vs HOU McCullers (3-2)

Tuesday June 30 @ 8:10pm ET

K.C. Duffy (2-3) vs HOU Keuchel (9-3)

Wednesday July 1 @ 8:10pm ET

K.C. Volquez (8-4) vs HOU Velasquez (0-0)

On the Bump...

Volquez will go Game #3 and has been solid for K.C. all season long. 'Stros Star Dallas Keuchel will get the nod on Tuesday for Hosuton.

At the Dish...

#Royals

C S. Perez .271avg 12 HR 33 RBI
DH K. Morales .291 avg 9 HR 48 RBI 37 R 19 2B
1B E. Hosmer .290 avg 8 HR 40 RBI 40 R

#StrosShow

3B L. Valbuena .195 avg 19 HR 35 RBI 39 R
DH E. Gattis .235 avg 13 HR 47 RBI 32 R
SS C. Correa .314 5 HR 15 RBI 20 gms

The Royals have not been hitting the "Long Ball" but they do have "All Hands on Deck". The 'Stros have been all or nothing as they are among the league leaders in Bombs as a team! 'Stros hot shot rook Carlos Correa (video below) is all of that at 6-4 and just north of 210 el bees as he looks and plays the part!