The Yankees will give the ball to starter Andy Pettitte in this one. Lefthander Pettitte is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.
The Royals will counter Pettitte with Sidney Ponson. Righthander Ponson has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Sports Betting blog reports: Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total is sitting at 9½.
The Yankees avoided a three-game sweep by crushing the Orioles 11-2 on Thursday, as -200 favorites. That game's 13 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5).
Nick Swisher led the Yankees with five RBIs, including a two-run homer. A.J. Burnett tossed 5 1-3 innings for the win, allowing two runs off seven hits.
Coco Crisp belted a two-run homer to give the Royals a 2-1 victory over the White Sox on Thursday, as +145 underdogs. The team's played UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).
Ron Mahay tossed an inning of relief to earn the win, and Joakim Soria collected the save.
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 8 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
NY Yankees are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Yankees's last 11 games when playing Kansas City
NY Yankees are 13-5 SU in their last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 8 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Kansas City is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Kansas City's last 11 games when playing NY Yankees
Kansas City is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
Kansas City home to NY Yankees, Saturday, April 11
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