Royals-Yankees Pointers

The Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Yankee Stadium. Zach Greinke will be the starting pitcher for the Royals on this day. Righthander Greinke is 9-8 this season with a 4.09 ERA. It'll be Sidney Ponson toeing the rubber for the Yankees in this contest. Righthander Ponson is 7-3 with a 4.27 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Royals scored in the top of the ninth inning to pull out a 4-3 win over the Yankees as +185 underdogs on Friday. The seven runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (8.5). Mark Teahen drove in two runs to lead the Royals. Leo Nunez posted the win in relief, and Joakim Soria notched his 33rd save. Derek Jeter went 3-for-4 at the plate with one RBI for the Yankees, who were favored at -210 in that game. Mariano Rivera gave up the winning run and suffered the loss. Current streak: New York has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Kansas City: 55-67 SU New York: 64-58 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6 After playing NY Yankees are 2-8 After a win are 5-5 New York most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Kansas City are 6-4 After playing Kansas City are 8-2 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 9 games when playing NY Yankees The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Kansas City's last 22 games Kansas City is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road NY Yankees are 21-4 SU in their last 25 games when playing at home against Kansas City The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 9 games when playing Kansas City The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 8 games at home Next up: NY Yankees home to Kansas City, Sunday, August 17