After blowing a lead in the ninth on Monday and a drubbing last night, the Royals once again find themselves on the verge of a sweep at the hands of the Yankees. Kansas City has not been able to rebound from a slow start and now has too many pitching injuries. At least today they have someone they planned to have starting games for them this season to begin with. Can the Royals win one against the Yankees? Can they blow it again? Does it even matter at this point? Find out tonight!
It does look like a lopsided pitching matchup with Gerrit Cole vs. Noah Cameron. However, Cole has not rebounded to his Cy Young levels since returning from Tommy John last season. This will be his second start of 2026 and in the first one he was able to limit hits but did not get much swing and miss while walking more than you would like. For his part, Cameron got off to a rocky start this spring and has two consecutive quality starts with the last one being an impressive outing.
It is a very standard lineup from KC today with Jensen behind the dish:
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