Filed under: Yankees Game Threads New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals: Wild Card Battle Royale By TanyaAnderson@Tanya__Anderson Aug 29, 2016, 7:30pm EDT Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals: Wild Card Battle Royale Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports One team will come away from this series in a great position in the Wild Card. One won't. Hopefully the Yankees end up as the former. Today's Lineups NEW YORK YANKEES KANSAS CITY ROYALS Jacoby Ellsbury - CF Jarrod Dyson - CF Aaron Hicks - LF Cheslor Cuthbert - 3B Gary Sanchez - C Lorenzo Cain - RF Didi Gregorius - SS Eric Hosmer - 1B Starlin Castro - 2B Kendrys Morales - DH Brian McCann - DH Salvador Perez - C Chase Headley - 3B Alex Gordon - LF Aaron Judge - RF Alcides Escobar - SS Tyler Austin - 1B Raul Mondesi - 2B Michael Pineda - RHP Dillon Gee - RHP More From Pinstripe Alley 2023 Arizona Fall League Preview NYY News: Judge lays down the law Yankees 2, Royals 5: This is the way the season ends Sporcle quiz: Name the 2023 New York Yankees Yankees 5, Royals 2: The 31st consecutive winning season The 1998 Yankees Diary: A 25th Anniversary Retrospective