{"id":678296,"date":"2026-04-18T10:42:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T10:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/678296\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T10:42:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T10:42:32","slug":"how-to-watch-royals-vs-yankees-tv-channel-and-streaming-options-for-april-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/678296\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch Royals vs. Yankees: TV channel and streaming options for April 18"},"content":{"rendered":"

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April 18, 2026 6:13 am EDT<\/p>\n

The New York Yankees will look to Ben Rice, riding a two-game homer streak, versus the Kansas City Royals at 1:35 p.m. ET on Saturday, at Yankee Stadium. Will Warren (1-0, 2.45 ERA) will start for the Yankees, who are 11-9 this season and second in the AL East. Noah Cameron (1-0, 3.94 ERA) is the expected starter for the Royals, who are 7-13 and fifth in the AL Central.<\/p>\n

How to watch Kansas City Royals vs. New York YankeesRoyals vs. Yankees odds<\/p>\n

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Injury reportsYankees<\/p>\n

Anthony Volpe: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Carlos Rodon: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Gerrit Cole: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60 Day IL (Elbow)<\/p>\n

Royals<\/p>\n

Bailey Falter: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Carlos Est\u00e9vez: 15 Day IL (Foot), Stephen Kolek: 15 Day IL (Oblique), James McArthur: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Alec Marsh: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)<\/p>\n

Stats to know
\nNew York\u2019s Rice is slashing .339\/.459\/.746 this season with six home runs (7th in MLB), 16 RBIs (14th in MLB) and an OPS of 1.205 (2nd in MLB). He has a 27% strikeout rate and an 18.9% walk rate in 74 plate appearances, and he has scored 18 total runs. Rice has recorded one steal on one attempt.
\nIn 86 plate appearances, Aaron Judge has hit eight long balls (1st in MLB), tallied 14 RBIs and scored 16 runs (9th in MLB). He is batting .240\/.329\/.600 and has posted a 27.9% strikeout rate and a 10.5% walk rate. Judge has recorded four steals on five attempts.
\nMaikel Garcia has hit two home runs this season. He has also tallied nine RBIs and has scored 12 runs. In 88 plate appearances, he has recorded a .256 BA, .330 OBP and .397 SLG with a 10.2% walk rate and a 15.9% strikeout rate.
\nIn 87 plate appearances, Bobby Witt Jr. has hit no long balls, tallied eight RBIs and scored four runs. He is batting .263\/.345\/.329 and has posted a 19.5% strikeout rate and an 11.5% walk rate. Witt has recorded eight steals on nine attempts (4th in MLB).<\/p>\n

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