The Yankees, who lead the major leagues in scoring, were blanked for just the third time this season and their AL East lead was cut to eight games over second-place Boston. Not a cause for alarm, but the Yankees don’t go down to the royals in shut-out fashion too often. Look for them to dish out some payback this evening. Shockingly, the Royals posted a 5-0 shut-out over the Yankees last night after dropping the first game of the series in heartbreaking fashion. Starter Jorge De La Rosa shut out the New York Yankees for 5 2-3 innings Tuesday night and then Todd Wellemeyer finished up for a 5-0 victory, the Royals’ first blanking of the AL East leaders in more than three years. Just 24 hours earlier, a bullpen collapse had led to a 10-run Yankees’ eighth in a 12-5 Kansas City loss. What a difference a day makes!!! Anyway, look for both squads bats to be out tonight. New York was 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position last night, and will make a conscious effort of taking care of business this evening.

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