NY Yankees (95-69) vs. Kansas City Royals (89-77)
October 9, 2024 7:08 pm EDT
The Line: Kansas City Royals +102 / NY Yankees -120; Over/Under: 8.5
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In this article, we will formulate a Kansas City Royals vs NY Yankees Prediction for this MLB game on Saturday, October 5th, at Kaufmann Stadium.
Yankees Have Lost Home Field Advantage
The Yankees won the first game of the series and they looked to be in a good spot with home field advantage. In the second game though, the Yankees scored only two runs and they ended up losing by two runs. Jazz Chisholm did hit a home run but that wasn’t enough. Carlos Rodon got the start and he wasn’t good enough. He went 3.2 innings giving up seven hits and four runs. He had seven strikeouts but that was the only real bright spot of his pitching was the strikeouts. Aaron Judge is struggling and they are going to need him to be a whole lot better here.
Getting the start for the Yankees will be Clarke Schmidt who sits with a 5-5 record and an ERA of 2.85. In his last start against the Pittsburgh Pirates he went four innings giving up three hits and four runs.
What a Win for the Royals
The Royals looked like they might win the first game but they couldn’t get the pitching late, but in the second game the pitching gave up only two runs and they ended up winning by two runs. Salvador Perez hit a home run and drove in a run. Michael Massey finished with one hit and two RBIs. Cole Ragans went four innings giving up three hits and one run. Four other pitchers came in after him and they combined to give up only one run total.
Getting the start for the Royals will be Seth Lugo who sits with a 16-9 record and an ERA of 3.00. In his last start against the Baltimore Orioles he went 4.1 innings giving up five hits and one run. In this game, Lugo is going to need to have a huge game to really try to put the pressure on.
Kansas City Royals vs NY Yankees Prediction
The Yankees have the home field advantage and they are going to find success in this game. Lugo gave up only one run in his last start and he’s going to dominate here. Clarke Schmidt wans’t as good in the last game and he’s going to really struggle here. The Royals offense is going to have no issue running up the score here, and Kansas City will get the job done. Back the Royals on the money line to cash here.
