Royals aim to end 3-game losing streak, take on the Yankees July 29 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink Kansas City Royals (39-60, fifth Clarence Weatherspoon Jersey in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (67-33, first in the AL East)New York; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Kris Bubic (2-6, 5.66 ERA, 1.65 WHIP, 55 strikeouts); Yankees: Gerrit Cole (9-3, 3.09 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 153 strikeouts) LINE: Yankees -363, Royals +287; over/under is 8 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals look to stop their three-game losing streak with a win over the New York Yankees.New York is 67-33 overall and 38-12 in home games. The Yankees have the second-best team slugging percentage in MLB play at .441.Kansas City has a 17-30 record on the road and a 39-60 record overall. The Royals have a 14-9 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.The teams square off Friday for the fifth time this season. The Yankees lead the season series 4-0.TOP PERFORMERS: Anthony Rizzo has 16 doubles, a triple, 23 home runs and 58 RBI while hitting .219 for the Yankees. Aaron Judge is 17-for-37 with two doubles and eight home runs over the last 10 games.Hunter Dozier has 20 doubles, three triples, nine home runs Jerryd Bayless Jersey and 33 RBI for the Royals. Bobby Witt Jr. is 7-for-23 with a double and a home run over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 5-5, .259 batting average, 3.35 ERA, outscored opponents by 22 runsRoyals: 3-7, .257 batting average, 3.41 ERA, outscored by 13 runsINJURIES: Yankees: Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (achilles), Michael King: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel Castro: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Severino: 15-Day IL (lat), Chad Green: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ben Rortvedt: 60-Day IL (oblique), Stephen Ridings: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zack Britton: 60-Day IL (elbow)Royals: Angel Zerpa: 15-Day IL (knee), Bobby Witt Jr.: day-to-day (hamstring), Edward Olivares: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Daniel Lynch: 15- Wilt Chamberlain Jersey Day IL (blister), Jon Heasley: 15-Day IL (shoudler), Salvador Perez: 10-Day IL (thumb), Jake Brentz: 60-Day IL (flexor), Adalberto Mondesi: 60-Day IL (knee), Tyler Zuber: 60-Day IL (shoulder)___The A sociated Pre s created this story using technology provided by and data from . in this topic American League New York Yankees Major League Baseball Kansas City Royals Michael King Giancarlo Stanton Zack Britton Edward Olivares Hunter Dozier Anthony Rizzo Ben Rortvedt Kris Bubic Daniel Lynch Tyler Zuber Aaron Judge Gerrit Cole Chad Green Salvador Perez Luis Severino Kansas City Royals New York Yankees share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 42 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling Dana Barros Jersey has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 46 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Moses Malone Jersey Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS