The New York Yankees will play host to the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium. This AL matchup will get underway at 7:05 p.m. ET and fans looking to watch it can tune in to Pix11.
Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees Odds
Vegas has listed Kansas City (+240) as the underdog to New York (-280). Bettors can wager on the game’s total with odds sitting at -110 for over 9.5 runs and -110 for under 9.5. Bettors can also wager on the game’s runline with the odds sitting at +115 for the Royals +1.5 runs and -135 for the Yankees -1.5 runs.
The Royals are 31-71 SU and are 46-55 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 27.5 units for moneyline bettors and 18.6 units ATS. Kansas City has covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in three of those seven. The Yankees, on the other hand, are 65-36 SU and 51-49 ATS. The team has gained 4.5 units for bettors taking the moneyline while gaining 1.7 units ATS. New York has covered the spread only once in its last seven games and the under has hit in three of those seven.
Yankees games have an over/under record of 44-52-4 in 2018. The Royals have also been a good under bet with a total record of 42-54-5.
Brad Keller will get the nod for the visiting Royals. The right-handed Keller is 3-4 with a 3.20 ERA and 44 strikeouts. He’s 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA against New York this year.
The Yankees are sending lefty CC Sabathia (6-4, 3.51 ERA) to the mound. Sabathia has 77 strikeouts and 29 walks to his name, as well as a WHIP of 1.27. Sabathia is 0-1 with five strikeouts and a 3.60 ERA in one start against Kansas City this year.
New York’s pitching staff has given up 3.8 runs per game overall this year as a unit. Its starters have an ERA of 3.98, a WHIP of 1.23 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.9. The bullpen has a solid ERA of just 2.78, a WHIP of 1.09 and a K/9 of 11.6.
The New York hitters are putting up 5.2 runs per contest, including 5.0 per game over its last 10 games and 5.2 per game over their last five. The team’s hit .276/.335/.376 over its last five contests and is 3-2 SU during that span.
The Yankees’ hitters have been led by Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge. Stanton is slashing .281/.348/.512 with 23 home runs, 61 RBIs and 61 runs scored, while Judge is batting .285 with 26 homers, 61 RBIs and 70 runs.
In the visiting dugout, Kansas City’s pitchers have allowed 5.5 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 5.26 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and 7.37 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 5.41, along with a WHIP of 1.46 and a K/9 of 6.91.
Royals hitters have slashed .240/.302/.370 on their way to 3.6 runs scored per game this year, including 4.2 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.0 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
Kansas City’s offensive production has been powered by second baseman Whit Merrifield and third baseman Mike Moustakas. The speedy Merrifield is slashing .302/.372/.427 with five home runs, 32 RBIs, 47 runs and 21 steals, while Moustakas is slashing .249/.309/.468 with 20 homers, 62 RBIs and 46 runs scored.
The Royals have lost 0.4 units and are 19-14 ATS when facing a lefty starter this season. The over has hit in 13 of those games, compared to 20 that’ve gone under against left-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Yankees have lost 10.2 units and are 36-34 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over’s cashed in 32 of those games, compared to 36 that went under.
Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Yankees, ATS Winner – Royals, O/U – OVER
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Kansas City has tallied 17 extra-base hits over its last five games. New York has 12 XBH over its last five.
Each team has swatted nine home runs over its last 10 games.
Kansas City has posted 20.4 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 22.4 over its last five.
The Royals have lost three of their last four games SU.
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