TV/radio: SportsTime Ohio; WMMS FM/100.7 tonight, WTAM AM/1100 Tuesday and Wednesday.

Pitching matchups: RHP Fausto Carmona (0-1, 10.80) vs. RHP Zack Greinke (1-0, 0.00), 8:10 p.m. today; RHP Carl Pavano (0-1, 81.00) vs. RHP Kyle Davies (0-0, 0.00) at 8:10 p.m. Tuesday; and TBD vs. RHP Sidney Ponson (0-1, 7.50) at 2:10 p.m. Wednesday.

Series: Indians went 10-8 against the Royals last season, including 6-3 on the road. Indians lead, 263-256, overall.

Indians update: They defeated Blue Jays, 8-4, Sunday for first victory of the season. Jhonny Peralta went 5-for-12 with two doubles in the three-game series against Toronto. . . . The Tribe is 0-3 on the road. . . . Grady Sizemore batted .355 with seven homers and 20 RBI against Kansas City last season. He is at .318 with 21 homers and 63 RBI career against the Royals.

Royals update: They defeated the Yankees, 6-4, Sunday to salvage the finale of a three-game series. . . . Former Indian Coco Crisp hit a two-run, game-winning homer in the ninth inning last Thursday at Chicago. . . . Greinke gave up three hits in six innings of his first start; Davies allowed three hits in seven.

Injuries: Indians - INF Jamey Carroll (left hand), OF David Dellucci (left calf strain), RHP Jake Westbrook (right elbow) and LHP Scott Lewis (mild left forearm strain) are on the disabled list. Royals - LHP John Bale (hyperthyroidism surgery) and OF Jose Guillen (hip flexor) are on the DL.

Next for the Indians : At New York Yankees, Thursday through Sunday. First series in new Yankee Stadium.