Kansas City Royals (6-12 Wade Boggs Jersey , fifth in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (8-9, second in the AL East)New York; Thursday, 6 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Homer Bailey (1-1, 5.29 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 21 strikeouts) Yankees: Domingo German (1-0, 1.39 ERA, .77 WHIP, 14 strikeouts)LINE: Yankees favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Yankees are 5-6 on their home turf. New York has hit 30 home runs this season, fifth in the league. Luke Voit leads them with four while slugging .443.The Royals are 1-5 on the road. Kansas City is hitting a collective .241 this season, led by Alex Gordon with an average of .339. This is the first meeting of the season for these two teams.TOP PERFORMERS: Voit leads the Yankees with 15 RBIs and is batting .213. Gary Sanchez is 10-for-37 with a double, six home runs and 11 RBIs over the last 10 games for New York.Hunter Dozier leads the Royals with five home runs and is batting .298. Jorge Soler is 7-for-37 with a double, three home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games for Kansas City.LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 5-5, .256 batting average, 4.48 ERA http://www.redsoxproshops.com/authentic-dustin-pedroia-jersey , outscored opponents by 16 runsRoyals: 4-6, .251 batting average, 5.40 ERA, outscored by six runsYankees Injuries: Luis Severino: 10-day IL (shoulder), Jordan Montgomery: 60-day IL (elbow), Ben Heller: 60-day IL (elbow), Dellin Betances: 10-day IL (shoulder), Aaron Hicks: 10-day IL (back), Jacoby Ellsbury: 60-day IL (hip), Troy Tulowitzki: 10-day IL (calf), Didi Gregorius: 60-day IL (elbow), Greg Bird: 10-day IL (foot), Miguel Andujar: 10-day IL (shoulder), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-day IL (bicep), Gary Sanchez: 10-day IL (calf).Royals Injuries: Trevor Oaks: 60-day IL (hip) Pedro Martinez Jersey , Jesse Hahn: 60-day IL (elbow), Brian Flynn: 10-day IL (elbow), Danny Duffy: 10-day IL (shoulder), Salvador Perez: 60-day IL (elbow). Cleveland Indians minor league recap for April 7, 2019"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections NewsAnalysis & EditorialsCleveland Indians prospects & minor leaguesGame RecapsTransactionsEli Morgan and Cody Anderson both stellar in 2019 debutsNew,43commentsCleveland Indians minor league recap for April 7, 2019 EDTShareTweetShareShareEli Morgan and Cody Anderson both stellar in 2019 debutsColumbus Clippers 2, Indianapolis Indians 5Box Score 路 Clippers fall to 3-1Columbus didn’t have much offense to back up some excellent pitching.Starting pitcher Cody Anderson made his 2019 debut, tossing 3.0 shutout innings on one hit while striking out four and walking none. Piggy-back partner Michael Peoples complimented Anderson with 4.0 stellar innings of relief, allowing one run on four hits while striking out four and walking two.Columbus took the lead with two runs in the seventh inning and Henry Martinez pitched a strong eighth inning, but Martinez was brought back out for the ninth, where he allowed two runners to reach base before getting an out. Nick Wittgren then promptly allowed both inherited runners to score plus two more runs of his own, which was more than enough to lose the game.No one had a standout offensive game for the Clippers, although veteran catcher Tim Federowicz managed to go 2-3 at the dish from the nine-hole in the lineup.Akron RubberDucks 2, Altoona Curve 3Box Score 路 RubberDucks fall to 0-4Another strong pitching performance Hanley Ramirez Jersey , another loss.Zach Plesac tossed 6.0 innings, giving up two runs on five hits while striking out three and walking none. He left with the game tied 2-2 thanks to RBI singles from Mitch Longo and Logan Ice, who both went 2-4 at the plate. Longo also stole a base.Other offensive contributors were Daniel Johnson, who went 1-3 with a walk, and Andrew Calica, who also went 1-3 with a walk.Reliever Argenis Angulo gave up one run in eighth inning, a run that back-end bullpen mate Dalbert Siri inherited and allowed to score, which was enough to lose the contest.Lynchburg Hillcats 3, Myrtle Beach Pelicans 0Box Score 路 Hillcats improve to 3-1Eli Morgan was sensational in his 2019 debut, tossing 6.0 shutout innings of one-hit ball while striking out six and walking one.Jonathan Teaney and Jared Robinson preserved the shutout with three innings of scoreless relief.Offensively, no one had a multi-hit game, although Gavin Collins and Oscar Gonzalez both had an RBI doubles and Trent Brooks went 1-3 with his second home run of the season and a walk. Lake County Captains 0, West Michigan Loons 6Box Score 路 Captains fall to 3-1The Lake County offense just couldn’t get out of first gear on Sunday.Josh Rolette and Will Benson both reached base safely twice. Benson stole a base, as did Quentin Holmes and Marcos Gonzalez. Hosea Nelson chipped in with a double.Starting pitcher Shane McCarthy gave up three runs in 5.0 innings on three hits while striking out five and walking three. Reliever Eli Lingos was knocked around for three runs in one inning while Aaron Pinto tossed a scoreless two innings of relief.