New York at Kansas City

The New York Yankees are again road favorites despite being a .500 team almost all season both home and away and losing their All-Star closer this week. The Yankees are 6-16 in their last 22 road games vs. a team with a home winning percentage of less than .400, so they don't exactly put away weak teams. Speaking of weak, wild man Phil Hughes takes the mound for the Bronx Bombers with a 1-4 record and a 7.48 ERA. He's allowed seven homers in 21+ innings and sports a 6.75 ERA against the Royals in 20 innings against them (28 hits, 7 walks). The Yankees are 3-9 in their last 12 road games vs. a right-handed starter and face Kansas City righty Luke Hochevar. The Royals are 5-1 in their last six against a team with a winning record and 7-0 in Hochevar's last seven starts with the total set at 9.0 to 10.5. Play the Royals.