April 19, 2026Updated 7:13 am EDT
The Kansas City Royals bring a six-game losing streak into a home matchup versus the New York Yankees, at 1:35 p.m. ET on Sunday. Ryan Weathers (0-2, 4.29 ERA) gets the start for the Yankees, who are 12-9 this season and second in the AL East. Cole Ragans (0-3, 3.78 ERA) is the expected starter for the Royals, who are 7-14 and fifth in the AL Central.
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Injury reportsYankees
Anthony Volpe: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Carlos Rodon: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Gerrit Cole: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Royals
Bailey Falter: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Carlos Estévez: 15 Day IL (Foot), Stephen Kolek: 15 Day IL (Oblique), James McArthur: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Alec Marsh: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Stats to know
New York’s Ben Rice is slashing .339/.468/.774 this season with seven home runs (4th in MLB), 17 RBIs (11th in MLB) and an OPS of 1.243 (2nd in MLB). He has a 25.3% strikeout rate and a 20.3% walk rate in 79 plate appearances, and he has scored 19 total runs.
In 90 plate appearances, Aaron Judge has hit eight long balls (2nd in MLB), tallied 14 RBIs and scored 17 runs (9th in MLB). He is batting .234/.337/.584 and has posted a 28.9% strikeout rate and a 12.2% walk rate. Judge has recorded four steals on five attempts.
Maikel Garcia is hitting for a .268 BA, .337 OBP and .415 SLG with a 16.3% strikeout rate and a 9.8% walk rate. His OPS is .752 and he has scored 12 runs. In 92 plate appearances, he has hit two home runs and driven in nine runs.
In 90 plate appearances, Bobby Witt Jr. has slashed .266/.344/.329 this season. He has hit no long balls and driven in eight runs with a strikeout rate of 20% and a walk rate of 11.1%. He has stolen eight bases on nine attempts and has scored four runs.
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