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The fans at Minute Maid Park will be treated to a interleague game between the Kansas City Royals and the Houston Astros when they take their seats on Wednesday. The Royals will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Luke Hochevar in this game. Hochevar has a 2-3 record and a 6.61 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Astros will be ace Roy Oswalt. The righthander has a 4.32 ERA to go along with a 3-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Astros listed as 175-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Zach Greinke allowed one run over eight innings to pick up the victory, the Royals edged the Astros 2-1 on Tuesday night. Kansas City won as -135 road favorites as the teams played UNDER the 8.5-run total listed by oddsmakers. Billy Butler went 2-for-4 with a big fly for the Royals, who got a run batted in from Miguel Olivo in the payday. Miguel Tejada was 3-for-4 with an RBI for Houston, while Russ Ortiz was hit with the defeat after surrendering two runs over seven innings for the Astros. Team records: Kansas City: 30-39 SU Houston: 32-36 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing Houston are 2-8 After playing Houston are 3-7 After a win are 4-6 Houston most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 7-3 Before playing Kansas City are 8-2 After playing Kansas City are 5-5 After a loss are 8-2 A few trends to consider: Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston Kansas City is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing Houston Kansas City is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games on the road Houston is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing Kansas City Houston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City Next up: Houston home to Kansas City, Thursday, June 25