The Royals are coming into this game with a 39-29 record this season, but they have hit a snag in this series. They have lost their last 3 straight games now and 2 of those losses have been against the Yankees in this series, losing by a combined score of 14-3 in those 2 games. They are going up against a Yankees team that is 48-21 this season and has been playing very well in their recent games. They lost their series at home to the Dodgers over the weekend which has been rare for the Yankees this year, but they have still won their last 3 straight as well as 11 of their last 13 games. Their offense has been great in these games as well as they have one of the best offenses in the league, and their pitching has been very good as well. Cody Poteet is starting for the Yankees here and he is 2-0 with a 1.72 ERA this season. He has only made 3 starts this season but he has been very good in all of them as he has not allowed more than 2 earned runs in a single start and the team has won 2 of the 3 games he started in. He has only allowed 3 earned runs total in a little under 16 innings pitched in his 3 starts, and the 1 game his team lost was a 2-1 loss against the Dodgers in a game which he allowed no runs in. He may only go 4 or 5 innings in this game, but he also has one of the better bullpens in the league to back him here. Dan Altavilla is starting for the Royals here and he is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA this season, but he has only made 1 appearance this year and it was a relief appearance against the Yankees 2 days ago. This is going to be a bullpen game for the Royals but their bullpen allowed 3 runs against the Yankees last night and they have been giving up more runs over their last 3 games as well. The Yankees have a much stronger offense that is going to score runs against the Royals as the Royals struggle to keep up against this pitching staff. The Yankees will win this game.