After losing their last two games to their crosstown rival, the New York Mets, the New York Yankees will look to get back on track tonight when they open a 4-game set with the last place Kansas City Royals in the Bronx. The Yankees have had the Royals number. They swept them earlier this year in KC and have won 7 of the last 8 meetings. Tonight’s expected starters are Brady Singer for the Royals and Jameson Taillon for the Yanks. Singer is 4-3 with a 3.82 ERA, a 1.21 WHIP, and is 0-1 in his career against New York with a bloated 8.59 ERA. Taillon is having a stellar year. He is 10-2 with a 3.93 ERA, a 1.17 WHIP, and is 1-0 in his career against KC with an ERA of only 0.47. The Yankees will not come cheap but are 7-0 in Taillon’s last 7 home starts when the line is -201 or higher and we could see, ex-Royal, All-Star Andrew Benintendi make his debut tonight for the Bombers.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES