Yankees start 3-game series against the Royals

Kansas City Royals (8-8, third in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (8-7, second in the AL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (1-1, 3.24 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 12 strikeouts); Yankees: Carlos Carrasco (1-1, 7.71 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 10 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -138, Royals +116; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees open a three-game series at home against the Kansas City Royals on Monday.

New York has a 5-4 record in home games and an 8-7 record overall. The Yankees are second in the AL with 28 total home runs, averaging 1.9 per game.

Kansas City has a 2-4 record on the road and an 8-8 record overall. The Royals are 2-0 in games when they scored at least five runs.

The matchup Monday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 10 extra base hits (four doubles and six home runs). Trent Grisham is 9-for-27 with a double, three home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.

Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with a .305 batting average, and has six doubles, a home run, eight walks and six RBI. Maikel Garcia is 10-for-37 with six RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 5-5, .256 batting average, 4.96 ERA, outscored by one run

Royals: 6-4, .224 batting average, 2.97 ERA, outscored by six runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Marcus Stroman: 15-Day IL (knee), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 15-Day IL (rotator cuff), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (elbow), DJ LeMahieu: 10-Day IL (calf), Scott Effross: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Clayton Beeter: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)

Royals: Sam Long: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan India: day-to-day (quadricep), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (upper limb), Mark Canha: 10-Day IL (hip), Dairon Blanco: 10-Day IL (achilles), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 15-Day IL (elbow), Alec Marsh: 15-Day IL (shoulder)

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