MLB Handicapping: Royals vs Yankees

The Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Yankee Stadium. Anthony Lerew will be the starting pitcher for the Royals on this day. Righthander Lerew is 0-1 this season with a 3.85 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be AJ Burnett who starts for the Yankees. Righthander Burnett is 12-9 with a 4.19 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 250-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Robinson Cano was 2-for-4 with a grand slam to lead the Yankees past the Royals 8-2 on Monday night. New York cashed as -160 home favorites, while the teams played UNDER the 10.5-run total posted by sportsbooks. Ramiro Pena went 2-for-4 with a homer and two runs batted in for the Yankees, as Chad Gaudin allowed two runs over 6 2-3 innings to get the victory for New York. Mark Teahen went yard for Kansas City, while Luke Hochevar took the loss after getting ripped for eight runs over six innings for the Royals. Current streak: New York has won 6 straight games. Team records: Kansas City: 64-93 SU New York: 101-56 SU Kansas City most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6 After playing NY Yankees are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 New York most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 7-3 Before playing Kansas City are 7-3 After playing Kansas City are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Kansas City's last 15 games when playing NY Yankees Kansas City is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Yankees Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games NY Yankees are 21-4 SU in their last 25 games when playing at home against Kansas City NY Yankees are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Kansas City Next up: NY Yankees home to Kansas City, Wednesday, September 30