In a rubber match on Wednesday, Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees (83-62) take on Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals (80-66), with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium.
Keep scrolling to find out all the details on how to watch New York square off against Kansas City live.
When is Yankees vs. Royals and when does it start?
Where to watch Yankees vs. Royals
The Yankees and Royals will take to the diamond at Yankee Stadium for this matchup on Sept. 11, and if you’d like to catch the action live, get your tickets now from Vivid Seats!
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Yankees vs. Royals Game Preview
These clubs meet again after the Royals’ 5-0 victory over the Yankees yesterday. Seth Lugo (7.0 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 10 K) registered the win for the Royals. Tommy Pham went 2-for-5 with a home run and an RBI to lead the team on offense. Marcus Stroman (5.1 IP, 3 R, 7 H, 4 K) was credited with the loss on the mound for the Yankees.
Yankees Stats, Odds & Insights
The Yankees have gone 64-53 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 54.7% of those games).
The New York Yankees have hit an MLB-leading 215 home runs, averaging 1.5 per game.
The Yankees’ .434 slugging percentage is fourth-best in MLB.
New York’s 3.81 team ERA ranks ninth among all MLB pitching staffs.
The Yankees have the 15th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.254).
Royals Stats, Odds & Insights
This season, the Royals have been the underdog 74 times and won 34, or 45.9%, of those games.
Kansas City has hit 161 homers this season, which ranks 16th in the majors.
The Royals are 10th in MLB with a .415 slugging percentage this season.
Kansas City has the 11th-ranked ERA (3.89) in the majors this season.
The Royals rank 16th in MLB with a combined 1.256 WHIP this season.
Yankees Starter Recent Performance: Luis Gil
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
at Cubs | Sept. 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
vs. Guardians | Aug. 20 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
at White Sox | Aug. 12 | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
vs. Angels | Aug. 7 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
at Phillies | July 29 | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
Royals Starter Recent Performance: Cole Ragans
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs. Twins | Sept. 6 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
at Astros | Aug. 31 | 5.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
at Guardians | Aug. 26 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
vs. Angels | Aug. 20 | 5.0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
at Twins | Aug. 14 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Yankees Key Players to Watch
Luis Gil (13-6 with a 3.24 ERA and 151 strikeouts in 130 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Yankees, his 26th of the season.
In his most recent time out on Friday, the right-hander went six scoreless innings against the Chicago Cubs while surrendering one hit.
The 26-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.24, with 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in 25 games this season. Opponents have a .179 batting average against him.
Judge leads New York in batting average (.320), home runs (51) and runs batted in (126) this season.
Juan Soto has 151 hits and an OBP of .420 to go with a slugging percentage of .578 this season.
Jazz Chisholm has 132 hits this season and a slash line of .261/.328/.445.
Royals Key Players to Watch
The Royals will send Cole Ragans (11-9) to the mound for his 30th start this season.
The left-hander did not allow a run in six innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Minnesota Twins.
The 26-year-old has pitched to a 3.33 ERA this season with 11 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.1 walks per nine across 29 games.
Witt paces the Royals with 30 home runs while putting up a team-high batting average of .334.
Salvador Perez’s 100 runs batted in lead his team.
Maikel Garcia has 25 doubles, five triples, seven home runs and 36 walks while hitting .239.
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