The Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees enter this week’s edition of Wednesday Night Baseball (7 p.m. ET on ESPN) with lineups and probable pitchers that have ranked near the bottom of the major leagues this season.
Tuesday night’s offensive outburst -- a 10-7 win for the Yankees -- was a good sign for each lineup, but Yordano Ventura and Michael Pineda are pitching well below their career averages.
Here are the top stats to know heading into the game.
Trouble against the shift
The Yankees’ balls in play have been shifted against a league-high 3,548 times since the start of 2013.