Royals-Yankees Preview

The New York Yankees will be trying to extend a winning streak on Friday when they take on the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium. The Royals will give the ball to starter Kyle Davies in this one. Righthander Davies is 1-0 this season with a 1.80 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Darrell Rasner who starts for the Yankees. Righthander Rasner is 3-2 with a 2.67 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 225-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Royals lost 6-2 to the White Sox as a +155 underdog in Thursday's series finale. The game's eight runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (8). Mark Teahen homered and finished 2-for-4 at the plate for the Royals. Gil Meche gave up five runs off seven hits over 5 2-3 innings in the loss. The Yankees scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat the Blue Jays 9-8 as -170 favorites in the rubber match on Thursday. The game's 17 runs sailed OVER the day's posted over/under (8.5). Wilson Betemit cracked a two-run homer and Jason Giambi also went deep for the Yankees. Kyle Farnsworth tossed the ninth and was given credit for the win. Current streak: Kansas City has lost 3 straight games. New York has won 2 straight games. Team records: Kansas City: 23-37 SU New York: 30-30 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6 After playing Chi White Sox are 3-7 After a loss are 1-9 New York most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Kansas City are 7-3 After playing Toronto are 6-4 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees The total has gone OVER in 9 of Kansas City's last 11 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees Kansas City is 5-20 SU in their last 25 games when playing NY Yankees Kansas City is 2-15 SU in its last 17 games NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City NY Yankees are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing Kansas City The total has gone OVER in 9 of NY Yankees's last 11 games when playing at home against Kansas City Next up: NY Yankees home to Kansas City, Saturday, June 7