New York Yankees (33-22, second in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (22-33, fourth in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Gerrit Cole (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, two strikeouts); Royals: Noah Cameron (2-3, 4.72 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 44 strikeouts)
LINE: Yankees -154, Royals +129; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees play the Kansas City Royals after Amed Rosario had four hits on Tuesday in a 15-1 win over the Royals.
Kansas City has a 15-16 record at home and a 22-33 record overall. The Royals have gone 11-27 in games when they have given up at least one home run.
New York has gone 16-13 in road games and 33-22 overall. Yankees hitters are batting a collective .242, which ranks fifth in the AL.
The matchup Wednesday is the sixth meeting between these teams this season. The Yankees have a 5-0 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Vinnie Pasquantino has six doubles, two triples, five home runs and 24 RBIs for the Royals. Salvador Perez is 9 for 33 with three home runs over the last 10 games.
Cody Bellinger has 13 doubles, three triples and eight home runs for the Yankees. Jazz Chisholm is 15 for 38 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 3-7, .222 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored by 19 runs
Yankees: 5-5, .271 batting average, 3.23 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs
INJURIES: Royals: James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cole Ragans: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Estevez: 15-Day IL (foot), Kris Bubic: 15-Day IL (elbow), Matt Strahm: 15-Day IL (knee), Jonathan India: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Yankees: Jasson Dominguez: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Max Fried: 15-Day IL (elbow), Angel Chivilli: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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