Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees ALDS schedule, start times, how to watch, pitching matchups

The Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees, two teams led by superstar hitters, meet in the ALDS.

This season, the Yankees have been led by the bats of MVP candidate Aaron Judge and offseason addition Juan Soto, who finished first and sixth in WAR league-wide, respectively.

The Royals have been led by Bobby Witt Jr., who finished behind Judge with MLB's second-highest WAR rating.

Both teams have solid starting pitching, which makes this series even more intriguing. The Yankees won the season series 5-2, but both of KC's wins were during Witt's hot streak after the All-Star break.

Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees ALDS schedule

Game	Date	Start time	Location
1	Saturday, October 5	6:38 PM ET/5:38 PM CT	Yankee Stadium, the Bronx, NY
2	Monday, October 7	7:38 PM ET/6:38 PM CT	Yankee Stadium, the Bronx, NY
3	Wednesday, October 9	TBD	Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
4 (if necessary)	Thursday, October 10	TBD	Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
5 (if necessary)	Saturday, October 12	TBD	Yankee Stadium, the Bronx, NY

How to watch Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees, TV channel and streaming

All Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees ALDS games will be broadcast on TBS, which can be viewed through cable TV or with live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or Hulu with Live TV.

Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees ALDS pitching matchups

Game 1: Michael Wacha (KC) vs. Gerrit Cole (NY)

Game 2: Cole Ragans (KC) vs. Carlos Rodon (NY)

Game 3: TBD vs. TBD

Game 4: TBD vs. TBD

Game 5: TBD vs. TBD

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