Yankees come into matchup with the Royals on losing streak

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New York Yankees (31-22, second in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (22-31, fourth in the AL Central)

Kansas City, Missouri; Monday, 3:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Will Warren (6-1, 3.61 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 62 strikeouts); Royals: Michael Wacha (4-2, 2.70 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 55 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -155, Royals +129; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees, on a three-game losing streak, take on the Kansas City Royals.

Kansas City has a 22-31 record overall and a 15-14 record at home. Royals hitters have a collective .378 slugging percentage to rank eighth in the AL.

New York is 31-22 overall and 14-13 on the road. The Yankees have a 19-1 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Monday's game is the fourth meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Salvador Perez leads the Royals with eight home runs while slugging .360. Maikel Garcia is 10 for 46 with two doubles and three RBIs over the last 10 games.

Cody Bellinger has 13 doubles, three triples and six home runs while hitting .274 for the Yankees. Ben Rice is 8 for 41 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 3-7, .227 batting average, 3.43 ERA, outscored by nine runs

Yankees: 4-6, .220 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored by nine runs

INJURIES: Royals: James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cole Ragans: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Estevez: 15-Day IL (foot), Kris Bubic: 15-Day IL (elbow), Matt Strahm: 15-Day IL (knee), Jonathan India: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Yankees: Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Max Fried: 15-Day IL (elbow), Angel Chivilli: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jasson Dominguez: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.