Royals take 4-game win streak into matchup with the Yankees

Kansas City Royals (79-65, second in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (82-61, first in the AL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Brady Singer (9-10, 3.35 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 150 strikeouts); Yankees: Carlos Rodon (14-9, 4.19 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 172 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Yankees -182, Royals +152; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals aim to keep a four-game win streak intact when they take on the New York Yankees.

New York has gone 37-31 in home games and 82-61 overall. The Yankees have gone 63-21 in games when they record at least eight hits.

Kansas City is 79-65 overall and 34-35 on the road. Royals hitters have a collective .310 on-base percentage, the seventh-ranked percentage in the AL.

The teams square off Monday for the fifth time this season. The Yankees are ahead 3-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge has 33 doubles, a triple and 51 home runs while hitting .321 for the Yankees. Austin Wells is 8-for-35 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with a .336 batting average, and has 41 doubles, 11 triples, 30 home runs, 47 walks and 98 RBI. Freddy Fermin is 8-for-33 with an RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 4-6, .245 batting average, 4.70 ERA, outscored by seven runs

Royals: 4-6, .187 batting average, 3.65 ERA, outscored by eight runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (tricep), Jon Berti: 60-Day IL (calf), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60-Day IL (elbow), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lou Trivino: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Royals: Vinnie Pasquantino: 10-Day IL (thumb), Michael Lorenzen: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Will Smith: 15-Day IL (back), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (back), Josh Taylor: 60-Day IL (biceps), Kyle Wright: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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