The New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Kauffman Stadium.
Ace CC Sabathia will be the starting pitcher for the Yankees on this day. Lefthander Sabathia is 0-1 this season with a 12.47 ERA.
Sabathia's opponent in this one will be Horacio Ramirez. The Royals lefthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
Andy Pettitte allowed just three hits and one run over seven innings on Friday, as the Yankees defeated the Royals 4-1 in Game 1 of a three-game series. The Yankees won the game as -175 favorites, but the five runs went UNDER the day's posted over\/under (9.5).
Jorge Posada led the way with a two-run single, and Nick Swisher hit an RBI double. Mariano Rivera pitched a scoreless ninth to earn the save.
Mike Jacobs drove in the only run for the Royals, who were +155 underdogs. Sidney Ponson surrendered four runs over six innings in the loss.
Current streak:
New York has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
New York: 2-2 SU
Kansas City: 2-2 SU
New York most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Kansas City are 5-5
After playing Kansas City are 7-3
After a win are 8-2<\/p>\n
Kansas City most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5
After playing NY Yankees are 2-8
After a loss are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
NY Yankees are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
NY Yankees are 14-5 SU in their last 19 games
NY Yankees are 16-6 SU in their last 22 games when playing Kansas City
Kansas City is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games
Kansas City is 6-16 SU in their last 22 games when playing NY Yankees
Kansas City is 3-9 SU in their last 12 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Next up:
Kansas City home to NY Yankees, Sunday, April 12<\/p>\n