In a makeup game rescheduled from a rain-out in New York on May 25, the Royals travel to Yankee Stadium III for a one-game tilt. With their playoff hopes being virtually nonexistent, trailing the final wild card spot by 5 1⁄2 games with seven left to play, the Royals will thrust rookie Jake Junis into the fading spotlight tasked with the unenviable duty of facing the playoff-bound Bronx Bombers.
The Yankees will send beefy southpaw CC Sabathia to the bump. Sabathia owns a 3.81 ERA on the season, though his peripherals point to less impressive pitching on the year.