Royals try to end 7-game road losing streak, play the Yankees
Kansas City Royals (7-14, fifth in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (12-9, second in the AL East) New York; Sunday, 1:35 p. m.
EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Cole Ragans (0-3, 3. 78 ERA, 1. 38 WHIP, 16 strikeouts); Yankees: Ryan Weathers (0-2, 4.
29 ERA, 1. 38 WHIP, 28 strikeouts) LINE: Yankees -149, Royals +125; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals travel to the New York Yankees looking to stop a seven-game road slide. New York has a 12-9 record overall and a 7-5 record in home games.
The Yankees are 8-0 in games when they have more hits than their opponents. Kansas City has a 7-14 record overall and a 2-9 record on the road. The Royals are 5-1 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Sunday's game is the third meeting between these teams this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Rice leads the Yankees with a . 339 batting average, and has six doubles, seven home runs, 16 walks and 17 RBIs.