The New York Yankees are ready to play the Kansas City Royals at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium. Fox Sports Kansas City will be showing this AL showdown. The game is scheduled to get underway at 7:15 p.m. ET.
New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals Odds
Vegas is listing New York (-270) as the favorite over Kansas City (+235). Bettors are able to gamble on the game’s total with odds sitting at -110 for over 8.5 runs and -110 for under 8.5. Gamblers can also bet on the game’s spread with the current runline odds sitting at Yankees -1.5 runs (-165) and Royals +1.5 runs (+145).
The Royals are just 14-30 SU and 19-24 ATS. They’ve lost 13.9 units for moneyline bettors and 8.9 units against the spread (ATS). Kansas City has a 3-4 ATS mark over its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven. The Yankees are 28-13 SU and have gone 22-18 ATS. In total, the team’s accumulated 9.5 units for moneyline gamblers in this young season and 3.8 units ATS. New York is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the over has cashed in four of those seven.
Kansas City games have an over/under record of 17-24-2 so far in 2018. The Yankees have been a decent over bet with a total record of 23-16-1.
The right-handed Luis Severino will get the nod for New York. Severino is 6-1 with a 2.14 ERA and 70 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Royals this year and only made one start against them in 2017 (1-0, 0.00 ERA and seven strikeouts across eight innings).
The Royals are putting the ball in the hands of lefty Danny Duffy (1-5, 6.51 ERA), who has 41 strikeouts and 22 walks to his name, as well as a 1.66 WHIP. Duffy made two starts against the Yankees in 2017, posting a spotless 2-0 record with a 1.29 ERA and 17 strikeouts.
New York’s pitchers have allowed 4.2 runs per game and its starters own a 3.75 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 8.60 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.52, along with a WHIP of 1.20.
The Yankees offense has slashed .251/.341/.439 on its way to 5.7 runs scored per game in 2018, including 5.5 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.8 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton have led New York’s hitters. Judge is slashing .299/.432/.578 with 11 home runs, 35 RBIs and 33 runs scored, while Stanton (.261/.348/.516) is up to 10 homers, 26 RBIs and 30 runs scored.
Judge didn’t do especially well against lefties on the road last year, putting up a slash line of .175/.390/.456 across 77 such plate appearances (compared to his total season line of .284/.422/.627).
For the home team, Kansas City’s pitchers have given up 5.6 runs per game overall this year. The team’s starting pitching staff has an ERA of 5.39, a WHIP of 1.41 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.1. The bullpen has a 5.37 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and 6.6 K/9.
The Kansas City hitters have put up 4.0 runs per contest, including 5.2 per game over its last 10 games and 3.2 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .242/.306/.339 over its last five matchups and is 1-4 SU during that span.
Right fielder Jorge Soler and third baseman Mike Moustakas have led the Royals’ offense so far. Soler is hitting .305/.408/.504 with five home runs, 19 RBIs and 20 runs scored, while Moustakas has put up a line of .291/.332/.535 with 10 homers, 30 RBIs and 27 runs scored.
Compared to his overall season slash line of .144/.245/.258, Soler seemed to enjoy hitting at home last year, slashing .213/.302/.404 over 53 plate appearances.
The Yankees have gained 4.5 units and are 7-6 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has cashed in five of those games, compared to eight that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Royals have lost 15.1 units and are 9-17 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over’s cashed in 10 of those games, compared to 14 that went under the total.
New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Yankees, ATS Winner – Yankees, O/U – OVER
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Kansas City has posted 25.4 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 19.2 over its last five.
The Yankees have hit 13 home runs in their last 10 games. The Royals have hit 10 over their last 10.
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