Kansas City Royals (7-13, fifth in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (11-9, second in the AL East)
New York; Saturday, 1:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Noah Cameron (1-0, 3.94 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 14 strikeouts); Yankees: Will Warren (1-0, 2.45 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 20 strikeouts)
LINE: Yankees -172, Royals +144; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals will look to end a six-game road losing streak when they take on the New York Yankees.
New York has gone 6-5 in home games and 11-9 overall. Yankees pitchers have a collective 3.56 ERA, which ranks eighth in MLB play.
Kansas City is 7-13 overall and 2-8 on the road. The Royals have a 4-10 record in games when they have allowed at least one home run.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Rice leads the Yankees with a .339 batting average, and has six doubles, six home runs, 14 walks and 16 RBIs. Aaron Judge is 9 for 37 with five home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.
Jac Caglianone leads the Royals with a .271 batting average, and has four doubles, a triple, five walks and an RBI. Bobby Witt Jr. is 10 for 39 with five RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 3-7, .196 batting average, 4.70 ERA, outscored by 15 runs
Royals: 2-8, .177 batting average, 3.95 ERA, outscored by 13 runs
INJURIES: Yankees: Gerrit Cole: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Rodon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Volpe: 10-Day IL (shoulder)
Royals: Stephen Kolek: 15-Day IL (oblique), Carlos Estevez: 15-Day IL (foot), Bailey Falter: 15-Day IL (elbow), James McArthur: 15-Day IL (elbow), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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