In this article we will formulate a Royals vs Yankees prediction for this MLB game on Wednesday, May 27th at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this MLB matchup.
Kansas City Royals Betting Preview
The Kansas City Royals are 22-33 this year after they lost the first two games in this series by scores of 3-4 and 1-15. In game two, Kansas City scored once in the third inning, but they couldn’t find anymore runs in the ugly loss. The Royals recorded six hits in the game and they were led by Witt Jr, who went 1-3 with one home run and one RBI. Falter allowed nine hits and seven earned runs over 2.1 innings for the loss, while Avila allowed three earned runs in relief. Prior to this series, Kansas City won two out of three against the Mariners, but lost all three against the Red Sox before that.
This season, Kansas City has a 4.39 ERA with a 1.39 WHIP and a .249 opponent batting average, while they have scored 211 runs with a .236 batting average and a .311 on base percentage. Salvador Perez has led the Royals with nine home runs and 25 RBIs, while Bobby Witt has added nine home runs and 25 RBIs. The projected starting pitcher for Kansas City is Noah Cameron, who is 2-3 with a 4.72 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP over 47.2 innings pitched this year.
New York Yankees Betting Preview
The New York Yankees are 33-22 this season after they won game two by a score of 15-1 last night. New York scored the first nine runs in the game and they cruised to the blowout victory. The Yankees recorded 24 hits in the game and they were led by Rosario, who went 4-6 with two home runs and four RBIs. Schlittler allowed four hits and one earned run over 6.0 innings for the win, while Yarbrough allowed two hits and zero earned runs over 3.0 innings in relief. Prior to this series, New York split two games with the Rays and split four games with the Blue Jays.
This season, New York has a 3.19 ERA with a 1.17 WHIP and a .221 opponent batting average, while they have scored 273 runs with a .242 batting average and a .332 on base percentage. Aaron Judge has led the Yankees with 17 home runs and 33 RBIs, while Ben Rice has added 16 home runs and 34 RBIs. The projected starting pitcher for New York is Gerrit Cole, who is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA and a 0.83 WHIP over 6.0 innings pitched this season.
Why the Kansas City Royals will win
- The Yankees have lost three of their last four games as favorites following a road win.
- The underdogs have won 10 of the Royals’ last 15 games.
- The Yankees have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine games as favorites after playing the previous day.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in eight of the Yankees’ last 10 games.
Why the New York Yankees will win
- The Yankees have won each of their last 13 games against the Royals.
- The Royals have lost each of their last 10 night games against the Yankees following a home loss.
- The Royals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine night games against American League opponents.
- The Yankees have covered the run line in eight of their last nine night games at Kauffman Stadium following a win.
- The Yankees have led after 5 innings in each of their last 10 games against AL Central opponents.
- The Yankees have won the first inning in three of their last four road games against AL Central opponents.
- The Royals have trailed after 3 innings in seven of their last eight games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
Total Runs Facts
- Seven of the Yankees’ last eight road games against American League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Six of the Royals’ last eight night games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of Noah Cameron’s last six home appearances as a starter.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in five of the Yankees’ last six road games.
Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts
- Bobby Witt Jr. has hit a home run in four of the Royals’ last five home games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 appearances in night games against AL teams that held a winning record.
- Bobby Witt Jr. ranks T2nd in the league in Hits (64) this season.
New York Yankees Player Prop Facts
- Cody Bellinger has hit a home run in each of the Yankees’ last three road games against AL Central opponents.
- Gerrit Cole has recorded a win in each of his last nine road appearances against AL opponents.
- Gerrit Cole has recorded five or more strikeouts in 51 of his last 55 appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Giancarlo Stanton has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight road appearances against the Royals.
- Ben Rice ranks 2nd amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.615) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Royals rank 27th in the league for walks allowed this season (222).
- The Royals rank T26th in the league for runs scored this season (211).
- The Yankees rank 1st in the league for home runs this season (82).
- The Yankees rank 1st in the league for slugging percentage this season (.438).
Royals vs Yankees Prediction
New York comes into this matchup on a three game winning streak and they have outscored their opponents by a total of 21-4 during that span. The Yankees are 16-13 on the road this year, while the Royals are 15-16 at home. Kansas City has split their last four games, but they have allowed 25 runs in their last three. The Royals are starting Cameron, who has allowed 3+ earned runs in four of his last five starts, while Cole was very good in his first outing. I expect another solid outing from Cole in this one, so I like the Yankees -1.5 here.