Rain or shine, night or day, ailments or not, Judge has been in the lineup. But in Game 67, the Yankees decided to give Judge a rest. New York put out its lineup for Thursday nigh

With the Yankees in the early stages of a stretch of 16 straight games, Boone decided a week ago Thursday would be the right day to give Judge his first day off this season after the rightfielder started the first 66 games, the only Yankee to do so.

The Yankees will be going for a three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium, with rookie right-hander Will Warren on the mound.