The New York Yankees have been playing mediocre baseball and that is not going to cut it if they want to keep pace with the red hot Boston Red Sox. The Yankees will have a chance to get on a roll when they open a 4-game set tonight against the Kansas City Royals in the Bronx. Sonny Gray is expected to take the hill for New York. Gray has not lived up to the Yankees’ expectations at 7-7, with a 5.34 ERA, and a 1.49 WHIP, but he has pitched well of late, winning his last 2 outings. Gray faced the Royals on May 20th and was spectacular, allowing just 1 run in a Yankee 10-1 win. Jakob Junis is expected to start for Kansas City. Junis is 5-10, with a 5.03 ERA, a 1.30 WHIP, and has served up 24 homers which is not a good thing when you are facing the Bronx Bombers. The Royals own the second worst record in the Majors at 31-70 and are 16-43 in their last 59 visits to New York.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES