The Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals play the first two games of a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium as both teams continue a six-game road stretch. On June 12, the Astros (31-39) face the Royals (28-41). Houston starts RHP Tatsuya Imai, listed at 3-3 with a 5.24 ERA, while Kansas City counters with RHP Luinder Avila, listed at 1-2 with a 4.02 ERA. On June 13, the teams meet again, with the Astros continuing their road trip. The Astros send RHP Mike Burrows to the mound, facing LHP Noah Cameron for the Royals. The game preview information from both outlets focuses on the matchup and the scheduled starting pitchers for each contest, with the series set to continue after the first two games. All details reported here concern the series setting, team records for the June 12 matchup, the ballpark, and the announced starting pitchers for June 12 and June 13.