(My Sportsbook) - The scorching New York Yankees take aim at a sixth consecutive victory as they continue a four-game set with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium.

The American League's hottest team kept up its winning ways on Tuesday, using a balanced offensive attack to post a 9-4 victory over the Royals in game two of this series.

Derek Jeter led the charge with four hits in six at-bats, while Bobby Abreu went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI to help the Bronx Bombers improve to 11-3 since the All-Star break. The latest win moved New York within 4 1/2 games of Cleveland's lead atop the American League wild card standings.

Jorge Posada also drove in a pair of runs for the Yankees, while Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui each collected two hits and two runs scored in the win.

Offense has propelled New York during its current win streak, as the club has racked up a whopping 63 runs over its last five games. That's the highest total for the Yankees over a five-game span stretch since they compiled 68 from May 21-25, 1936.

Chien-Ming Wang (11-5) benefited from the Yankees' latest offensive outburst to record his 11th victory of the season. The right-hander worked the first six innings and allowed four runs on seven hits.

Scott Elarton (2-4), activated from the disabled list by Kansas City prior to the game, was shelled for seven runs on six hits over just 1 2/3 innings in his return.

Ross Gload and Alex Gordon each went 3-for-4 with an RBI for the Royals, who fell for the third time in four games.

Kansas City will send out ace Gil Meche in an attempt to stop New York's powerful lineup tonight. The All-Star righty brings a string of four consecutive winning decisions into the contest and hasn't lost in seven starts since a June 9 setback to Philadelphia.

Meche handcuffed the AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers in his most recent start, yielding just two runs and five hits over seven innings in Friday's 10-2 Royals' win.

The Louisiana native owns a 3-2 record with a 3.88 earned run average in nine career starts versus New York.

Mike Mussina looks to halt a recent rough stretch when the veteran takes the mound tonight for the Yankees. The 38-year-old has lost four of his last five decisions and was hit hard by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Friday. Mussina lasted just 4 2/3 innings in that game and surrendered six runs on seven hits en route to the loss.

Mussina is just 1-3 with a 4.46 ERA on the road this season and hasn't won away from home since defeating Texas on May 3, a span of six starts.

The right-hander has excellent career numbers against Kansas City, however. In 31 starts versus the Royals, Mussina is 15-7 with a 3.02 ERA and four complete games. He is also an impressive 8-2 with a 3.12 in 14 Kauffman Stadium starts.

On the milestone watch, Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez remains two home runs shy of 500 for his career. The All-Star slugger was 0-for-4 with a run scored in last night's game.

New York has won 12 of its last 14 encounters with Kansas City and has a 4-1 record at Kauffman Stadium over that span.