Royals bring 4-game losing streak into matchup with the Yankees

Kansas City Royals (7-12, fourth in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (10-9, second in the AL East)

New York; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Wacha (2-0, 0.43 ERA, 0.71 WHIP, 17 strikeouts); Yankees: Cam Schlittler (2-1, 2.49 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, 30 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -187, Royals +155; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals are looking to break a four-game skid with a victory against the New York Yankees.

New York has gone 5-5 in home games and 10-9 overall. The Yankees have a 6-0 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

Kansas City has a 7-12 record overall and a 2-7 record in road games. The Royals have the seventh-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.11.

The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Rice leads the Yankees with a .327 batting average, and has six doubles, five home runs, 14 walks and 14 RBIs. Jose Caballero is 9 for 36 with a home run and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

Kyle Isbel has a double and two home runs for the Royals. Carter Jensen is 8 for 34 with three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 3-7, .204 batting average, 4.90 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

Royals: 3-7, .196 batting average, 3.69 ERA, outscored by nine runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Gerrit Cole: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Rodon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Volpe: 10-Day IL (shoulder)

Royals: Isaac Collins: day-to-day (knee), Bailey Falter: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Estevez: 15-Day IL (foot), Stephen Kolek: 15-Day IL (oblique), James McArthur: 15-Day IL (elbow), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.