Yankee Stadium will play host to a Sunday afternoon MLB clash between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees. The Royals (39-62) are in the midst of a five-game losing streak and are sitting in last place in the AL Central Division. On Saturday, Kansas City went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position and committed three errors during an 8-2 road loss against New York.
Thirty-eight year old righty Zack Grienke (3-6 4.35 ERA) will take the mound for the Royals in this matchup. Last time out, Grienke fired five shutout frames during a 7-0 home victory versus Los Angeles.
The New York Yankees have won a major league best 40 of their first 52 home games and own the best overall record in the majors. During yesterday's home victory, All-Star OF Aaron Judge crushed his major league best 42nd home run and scored twice. SP Nestor Cortes (9-3) allowed two runs over five innings to earn the win for the Yankees (69-33).'
New York manager Aaron Boone will turn to talented left-hander Jordan Montgomery (3-3 3.50 ERA) on Sunday. The Yankees have lost Montgomery's last five starts and he has given up 13 runs over his last 25 plus frames.
Recent Betting Trends
- Royals are 5-12 in their last 17 Sunday games.
- Yankees are 67-29 in their last 96 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
- Under is 14-5-1 in Royals last 20 during game 4 of a series.
- Under is 16-6-2 in Yankees last 24 during game 4 of a series.
- Royals are 19-60 in the last 79 meetings in New York.
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