MLB Baseball Odds: Royals at Astros

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Brian Bannister tries to bounce back from a rare midday defeat this afternoon when the Kansas City Royals try to beat the Houston Astros for their first sweep on the road this season.

Bannister suffered his first daytime loss of 2009 in Saturday's 7-1 defeat versus St. Louis. The righthander is 3-1 with a 1.29 ERA in four afternoon starts compared to a 2-3 mark with a 5.56 ERA at night. He is 15-5 during the day in his career and only 13-25 at night.

He will look to lead the Royals to their first sweep on the road since they won three straight in Detroit last September.

Kansas City's interleague record is 7-7, while Houston is 3-8 versus the AL. The Astros are 0-5 at home in interleague play, scoring just 12 runs at Minute Maid Park.

Brian Moehler gets the start for the Astros.

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