Caglianone leads Royals against the Yankees after 4-hit game
By The Associated Press
New York Yankees (39-25, first in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (34-32, fourth in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Max Fried (8-1, 1.78 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 77 strikeouts); Royals: Noah Cameron (2-1, 0.85 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, 19 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -201, Royals +166; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals play the New York Yankees after Jac Caglianone’s four-hit game on Sunday.
Kansas City has a 19-13 record in home games and a 34-32 record overall. Royals pitchers have a collective 3.31 ERA, which ranks fifth in the majors.
New York has an 18-13 record in road games and a 39-25 record overall. The Yankees are first in the AL with 105 total home runs, averaging 1.6 per game.
Tuesday’s game is the fourth time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Maikel Garcia has a .312 batting average to lead the Royals, and has 16 doubles, two triples and seven home runs. Vinnie Pasquantino is 16 for 38 with two home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.
Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 23 home runs while slugging .771. Austin Wells is 9 for 33 with a double, two home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 5-5, .292 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored by three runs
Yankees: 5-5, .255 batting average, 6.34 ERA, outscored by 17 runs
INJURIES: Royals: Hunter Harvey: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Lucas Erceg: 15-Day IL (back), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sam Long: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
Yankees: Luke Weaver: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Oswaldo Cabrera: 10-Day IL (ankle), Giancarlo Stanton: 60-Day IL (elbow), Marcus Stroman: 15-Day IL (knee), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
