The Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees meet Sunday in MLB action at Yankee Stadium. Here’s a Yankees vs. Royals Prediction. This article will include a Yankees vs. Royals Pick.
Kansas City Royals Betting Preview
The Kansas City Royals are 7-14 on the year and play the Orioles and Angels next. The Kansas City Royals are batting .219 on the season, have a .298 OBP, and have a .342 slugging percentage. The Kansas City Royals pitching staff has a 4.47 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP. Maikel Garcia leads the Kansas City Royals with 22 hits and 9 RBI while Bobby Witt Jr. and Jac Caglianone have combined for 38 hits and 9 RBI.
Cole Ragans gets the ball for the Kansas City Royals, and he is 0-3 with a 3.78 ERA and 16 strikeouts this season. Ragans is 0-0 with a 2.57 ERA and 9 strikeouts in his career against the New York Yankees.
New York Yankees Betting Preview
The New York Yankees are 12-9 on the year and play the Astros and Red Sox next. The New York Yankees are batting .218 on the season and have a .319 OBP, and a .403 slugging percentage. The New York Yankees pitching staff has a 3.57 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP. Ben Rice leads the New York Yankees with 21 hits and 17 RBI while Cody Bellinger and Aaron Judge have combined for 38 hits and 25 RBI.
Ryan Weathers gets the ball for the New York Yankees, and he is 0-2 with a 4.29 ERA and 28 strikeouts this season. This will be Weathers’ first career game against the Kansas City Royals.
Why the New York Yankees will win
- The Yankees have won each of their last 10 games against the Royals.
- The Royals have lost each of their last seven road games.
- The Yankees have covered the run line in each of their last nine day games against AL Central opponents following a home win.
- The Royals have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six day games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
- The Yankees have led after 5 innings in each of their last seven games against AL Central opponents.
- The Yankees have led after 3 innings in nine of their last 10 home day games.
- The Royals have lost the first inning in seven of their last nine day games at Yankee Stadium.
Why the Kansas City Royals will win
- The Yankees have lost five of their last six games as favorites against American League opponents following a win.
- The Royals have won nine of their last 10 Sunday games as road underdogs.
- The Royals have covered the run line in each of their last 11 Sunday games as road underdogs.
- The Yankees have failed to cover the run line in 10 of their last 12 games after playing the previous day.
Total Runs Facts
- Six of the Royals’ last seven games as road underdogs have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Six of the Yankees’ last seven day games against American League opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Royals’ last eight games as road underdogs.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in eight of the last nine games between the Royals and Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
New York Yankees Player Prop Facts
- Aaron Judge has hit at least one home run in eight of his last 13 appearances in day games against teams that held a losing record.
- Anthony Volpe has recorded at least one hit in 14 of his last 15 appearances against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Aaron Judge ranks T2nd in the league in Home Runs (8) this season.
Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts
- Vinnie Pasquantino has hit a home run in two of the Royals’ last three games.
- Salvador Perez has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances in day games against AL East teams that held a winning record.
- Bobby Witt Jr. ranks T4th in the league in Steals (8) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Yankees rank 2nd in the league for steals this season (27).
- The Yankees are one of only two teams in the league to rank top 10 in both steals and home runs this season.
- The Royals rank T28th in the league for runs scored this season (71).
- The Royals rank 28th in the league for hits this season (147).
Yankees vs Royals Prediction
The Royals continue to pile up the losses and I mentioned in yesterday’s write-up that it was only a matter of time before the Yankees explode offensively. How does 13 runs and 11 hits sound? The Yankees have been winning games without playing to their potential offensively. If yesterday was a sign of things to come, this could be another crooked number. The price is more than reasonable. Give me the Yankees for another victory.