New York Yankees (94-68, first in the AL East during the regular season) vs. Kansas City Royals (86-76, second in the AL Central during the regular season)
Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 7:08 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Clarke Schmidt (5-5, 2.85 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 93 strikeouts); Royals: Seth Lugo (16-9, 3.00 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 181 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -117, Royals -102; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals square off against the New York Yankees on Wednesday in Game 3 of the ALDS. The series is tied 1-1.
Kansas City has an 86-76 record overall and a 45-36 record at home. The Royals are 70-12 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
New York is 50-31 on the road and 94-68 overall. The Yankees lead the AL with 237 total home runs, averaging 1.5 per game.
The teams match up Wednesday for the 10th time this season. The Yankees are up 6-3 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. has 32 home runs, 57 walks and 109 RBI while hitting .332 for the Royals. Michael Massey is 12-for-30 with three doubles, a home run and four RBI over the past 10 games.
Aaron Judge has 36 doubles, a triple and 58 home runs while hitting .322 for the Yankees. Jazz Chisholm is 9-for-38 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 7-3, .208 batting average, 1.63 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
Yankees: 5-5, .247 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs
INJURIES: Royals: James McArthur: 15-Day IL (elbow), Chris Stratton: 15-Day IL (forearm), Will Smith: 15-Day IL (back), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (back), Josh Taylor: 60-Day IL (biceps), Kyle Wright: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Yankees: Nestor Cortes Jr.: 15-Day IL (elbow), DJ LeMahieu: 10-Day IL (hip), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60-Day IL (elbow), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lou Trivino: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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