New York at Kansas City

The Yankees will be without Mariano Rivera for the rest of the season as he tore his ACL shagging fly balls yesterday. It shortens a team strength which has been the bullpen, and right now the Yankees’ bats are slumping. The Bombers have produced just 6 runs in their last four games, while the Royals finally won a game at home after starting 0-10. The young Royals are prone to ups and downs, and are on the uptick here as they are 5-2 over their last seven. C.C. Sabathia is 3-0, but has not pitched like himself yet - serving up a lot of long balls. The Yanks are just 1-8 in their last nine on the road to a total of 7 to 8.5. Chen is producing big-time results when pitching as a home dog with the Royals 6-1 in his last seven. Play on Kansas City.