 Record: 74-44 Last Result: 3-2 win in 14 innings at Kansas City, August 14 Streak: Won 3 The Yankees improved to 19-5 in Kansas City since 1997 with Wednesday's 3-2, 14-inning victory over the Royals. ... New York had won 11 of their last 12 contests against Kansas City. ... The Yankees won the 2002 season series against the Royals, giving them the advantage in seven of the last eight season series between the teams. ... New York has 178 homers this season, 28 more than it had through 117 games last season. ... The Yankees have hit 101 homers in their last 67 games and 137 in their last 83 games. ... 2B Alfonso Soriano needs one homer to become the first second baseman in major league history to hit 30 homers and steal 30 bases in the same season. He would join Alex Rodriguez and the only middle infielders to accomplish the feat. It would be the 42nd 30/30 season in major league history and the second by a Yankee. Outfielder Bobby Bonds had 32 homers and 30 stolen bases in 1975. ... LF Rondell White went 0-for-5 on Wednesday and is hitless in his last 26 at-bats, the longest slide of his career. Pitching probables: August 15 at KAN -- Orlando Hernandez (6-3) vs. Miguel Ascencio (2-4)
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Posted: Fri April 5, 2002 2:44:25 AM ET
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