Kansas City Royals (79-66, second in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (83-61, first in the AL East)
New York; Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (15-8, 3.05 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 159 strikeouts); Yankees: Marcus Stroman (10-7, 4.03 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 105 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Yankees -143, Royals +121; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals take on the New York Yankees after Salvador Perez's four-hit game on Monday.
New York has a 38-31 record at home and an 83-61 record overall. The Yankees have a 45-18 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.
Kansas City has a 79-66 record overall and a 34-36 record in road games. The Royals have the third-ranked team batting average in the AL at .253.
The matchup Tuesday is the sixth time these teams match up this season. The Yankees hold a 4-1 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 85 extra base hits (33 doubles, a triple and 51 home runs). Austin Wells is 9-for-37 with two doubles, three home runs and 11 RBI over the past 10 games.
Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City with 30 home runs while slugging .601. Paul DeJong is 5-for-32 with two home runs and five RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 5-5, .259 batting average, 4.44 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs
Royals: 4-6, .195 batting average, 4.07 ERA, outscored by 11 runs
INJURIES: Yankees: DJ LeMahieu: 10-Day IL (hip), Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (tricep), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60-Day IL (elbow), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lou Trivino: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Royals: Vinnie Pasquantino: 10-Day IL (thumb), Michael Lorenzen: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Will Smith: 15-Day IL (back), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (back), Josh Taylor: 60-Day IL (biceps), Kyle Wright: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
