Sunday, May 17, 2015

Kauffman Stadium

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Probable Pitchers: Chris Capuano (0-0) vs. Edinson Volquez (2-3)

The New York Yankees head to Kauffman Stadium on Sunday to take on the Kansas City Royals. The probable starters are Chris Capuano for the Yankees and Edinson Volquez for the Royals. The opening line has New York at +129 and Kansas City at -139. The over/under for this matchup is 8.5. So far this season New York is 18-16 against the over/under while the Royals are 20-13.

The Yankees come into this game with a 21-16 record, including 12-9 on the road. Chris Capuano is making his first start of the season for New York. As a team, they are batting .247, good for 19th in the league. They also rank 15th in the league in on base percentage at .319 with Jacoby Ellsbury leading the way at .419.

The Royals overall record is 23-13 and they are 12-5 at home. Edinson Volquez is currently 2-3 with an ERA of 3.19. He's pitched 42.1 innings thus far and given up 32 hits. Kansas City has averaged 4.3 runs in his starts this year. The Royals are 5th in the league in team ERA at 3.43 and 2nd in the league in hits allowed per 9 innings at 7.64. They come into this game batting .291 as a team with an OBP of .343, good for 3rd in the league.

New York Yankees Betting Trends

The New York Yankees are 18-16 against the over/under

The New York Yankees are 20-17 against the run line

Kansas City Royals Betting Trends

The Kansas City Royals are 20-13 against the over/under

The Kansas City Royals are 23-13 against the run line

Injuries to Watch

New York Yankees

05/16/15 LF Brett Gardner Rest is not expected to be in the starting lineup Saturday vs. Kansas City Royals
05/16/15 P Chris Capuano Quad 15-day DL (3/27); expected to be activated & start Sunday vs. Kansas City Royals
05/15/15 P Chase Whitley Elbow 15-day DL (5/15)
05/14/15 P Chris Martin Elbow 15-day DL (5/9)
05/07/15 2B Gregorio Petit Hand 15-day DL (5/6)
04/28/15 P Masahiro Tanaka Wrist 15-day DL (4/28)
04/05/15 SS Brendan Ryan Calf 15-day DL (4/1)
04/05/15 P Ivan Nova Elbow 60-day DL (3/27)

Kansas City Royals

05/08/15 P Jason Vargas Elbow 15-day DL (5/8)
05/07/15 C Erik Kratz Foot 15-day DL (5/4)
04/15/15 RF Alex Rios Hand 15-day DL (4/14)
04/06/15 P Tim Collins Elbow 15-day DL (4/6)
04/04/15 P Kris Medlen Elbow 60-day DL (3/07)

Josh's Pick: Take the Royals

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