Yankees-Royals Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the New York Yankees on Tuesday when they battle the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium.

The Yankees will give the ball to starter Philip Hughes in this one. Righthander Hughes is 0-0 this season with a 3.00 ERA.

The Royals will counter Hughes with Brian Bannister. Righthander Bannister has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.

Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

Bobby Abreu went 3-for-3 with a homer and two runs batted in as the Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Monday night.

New York won as -200 home favorites as the game played under the 10.5-run total listed by oddsmakers.

The Royals defeated Minnesota 3-1 as a +125 underdog on Sunday. The four runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5).

Brett Tomko pitched five shutout innings for Kansas City, while Alex Gordon was 2-4 with a pair of RBI in the win.

Current streak:
New York has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
New York: 4-3 SU
Kansas City: 4-2 SU

New York most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Kansas City are 9-1
After playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

Kansas City most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing NY Yankees are 2-8
After playing Minnesota are 4-6
After a win are 2-8

A few trends to consider:
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Kansas City
NY Yankees are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games

Next up:
Kansas City home to NY Yankees, Wednesday, April 9

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