From the AP preview:
Who cares what Pettitte has done over the course of his career against KC.
Even with their road woes, this is a different Kansas City team than in years past and more importantly, this is a different Andy Pettite.
+190 is a bargain.
Pettitte is 7-0 with a 3.77 ERA over his last 10 starts against Kansas City, though he escaped without a loss after getting pounded for a career high-tying 10 runs in 6 2-3 innings in his last start against the team, a 12-11 Yankees victory on June 7. The veteran left-hander has not lost to the Royals since Aug. 18, 1999, at Yankee Stadium and is 12-3 with a 3.58 ERA in 21 overall outings— 19 starts—against them.
Pettitte is 0-2 with an 8.83 ERA over his last three starts. He gave up three runs and 10 hits in seven-plus innings but did not get a decision in the Yankees’ 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.
The Royals counter with Gil Meche (10-9, 4.24), who is 4-0 with a 2.48 ERA in five starts since the All-Star break. However, the right-hander is coming off a somewhat rocky showing against Minnesota on Sunday in which he allowed four runs and walked seven in 6 1-3 innings of Kansas City’s 12-inning, 5-4 win.
The Royals have won each of Meche’s last seven starts.
Meche is 3-4 with a 4.64 ERA in 12 career starts against New York. He struggled against the Yankees last season, going 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA in three starts.
Who cares what Pettitte has done over the course of his career against KC.
Even with their road woes, this is a different Kansas City team than in years past and more importantly, this is a different Andy Pettite.
+190 is a bargain.