It’s the 67-63 New York Yankees versus the 69-62 Kansas City Royals in the 2nd game of a three game set in Kansas City, Missouri tonight. The first pitch at Kauffman Stadium is scheduled for 8:15 PM ET.
In the first game of this series yesterday the Royals beat the Yankees 8-5. Kansas City out-hit New York 11-9 and they broke open the game in the 7th inning scoring five runs. New York’s red-hot rookie catcher Gary Sanchez won the 2nd straight AL Player of the Week and in the game last night he went one for four with two strikeouts.
The Yankees have lost two in a row after winning four straight and they are 7.5 games out of first place in the AL East and 3.5 games out of the Wild Card. New York ranks 21st in the Majors in runs scored and 18th in team ERA.
The Royals are hot winners of four of their last five games including their last two. They are in 3rd place in the AL Central 5.5 games out of first place and two games out of the Wild Card. The Royals are led by their pitching, which ranks 10th in team ERA while they only rank tied for 26th in runs scored.
New York: Masahiro Tanaka (11-4, 3.11 ERA)
Kansas City: Edinson Volquez (10-10, 4.88 ERA)
Masahiro Tanaka goes for the Yankees tonight and in his last outing he was solid not giving up any earned runs in seven innings in a 5-0 win over the Seattle Mariners. New York has won his last four starts. Tanaka has not given up an earned run in his last two starts. The Yankees are 5-2 in Tanaka’s last seven road starts.
Edinson Volquez gets the starting nod for the Royals and in his last outing he went five innings and did not give up an earned run in a 5-2 win over the Miami Marlins. Kansas City has won his last three starts. Volquez is 2-1 with a 3.10 ERA in three career starts against the New York and the last time he faced them was last season at home going seven innings and not giving up any runs in a 6-0 Kanas City win. The Royals are 11-4 in Volquez’s last 15 home starts against a team with a winning record.
- The Royals are 5-2 in their last 7 home games against the Yankees.
- In the last five games between these teams the total has gone Over every
- time.
- This season the Royals are 41-21 at home and the Yankees are 30-35 on the road.
New York Yankees: 67-63 SU / O/U 57-64 / Run Line W/L 63-67
Kansas City Royals: 69-62 SU / O/U 54-69 / Run Line W/L 72-59
- NY is 8-3 in their last 11 games following a loss.
- NY is 1-4 in their last 5 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.
- NY has an Under record of 6-2 in their last 8 road games.
- KC is 20-7 in their last 27 overall.
- KC is 10-2 in their last 12 vs. a team with a winning record.
- KC has an Over record of 3-0-1 in their last 4 games.
YANKEES
- [LF] 05/31/2016 – Dustin Ackley 60-day DL (5/29), out for season ( Shoulder )
- [P] 03/31/2016 – Bryan Mitchell 60-day DL (3/31) ( Toe )
- [1B] 03/31/2016 – Gregory Bird 60-day DL (3/25); out for season ( Shoulder )
- [P] 08/13/2016 – Nathan Eovaldi 15-day DL (8/11) ( Elbow )
ROYALS
- [P] 07/31/2016 – Wade Davis 15-day DL (7/30) ( Hip )
- [P] 07/29/2016 – Luke Hochevar 15-day DL (7/25) ( Shoulder )
- [P] 07/19/2016 – Kris Medlen 60-day DL (5/11) ( Shoulder )
- [P] 04/04/2016 – Tim Collins 60-day DL; out for season ( Elbow )
- [P] 03/31/2016 – Jason Vargas 60-day DL (3/15) ( Elbow )
- [3B] 05/26/2016 – Mike Moustakas 60-day DL (5/23); out for season ( Knee )
- [P] 04/10/2016 – Mike Minor 60-day DL (3/15); out for season ( Shoulder )
