Aaron Judge, batting .321 this season, leads the New York Yankees (82-61) into a matchup with Bobby Witt Jr. (.336 AVG) and the Kansas City Royals (79-65). The Yankees are -188 favorites on the moneyline for the matchup at Yankee Stadium, beginning at 7:05 p.m. ET live on YES.
New York’s Carlos Rodon and Kansas City’s Brady Singer have been named the starters for this contest.
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Yankees and Royals Betting Trends
The Yankees have been the moneyline favorite 115 total times this season. They’ve gone 63-52 in those games.
New York has gone 20-12 (winning 62.5% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -188 or shorter.
The Royals have been underdogs in 72 games this season and won 33 (45.8%) of those contests.
Kansas City has played as an underdog of +158 or more twice this season and split those games.
The Yankees have played in 143 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 78 times (78-61-4).
Games involving the Royals have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 64 of 144 chances this season.
Yankees Stats & Insights
The Yankees have the No. 2 offense in MLB action scoring five runs per game (720 total runs).
The New York Yankees lead baseball with 213 total home runs, averaging 1.5 per game.
The Yankees are eighth in the majors with a .251 batting average.
New York strikes out eight times per game to rank ninth in baseball.
The Yankees pitching staff is seventh in the majors with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
New York has a 3.81 team ERA that ranks eighth across all MLB pitching staffs.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals are among the highest scoring teams in the majors, ranking eighth with 681 total runs this season.
Kansas City ranks 17th in Major League Baseball with 158 home runs.
The Royals’ .253 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking seventh in MLB.
Kansas City is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking second with an average of 6.9 strikeouts per game.
The Royals strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 24th in MLB.
Kansas City has pitched to a 3.87 ERA this season, which ranks 11th in baseball.
Yankees Key Players to Watch
Rodon gets the start for the Yankees, his 29th of the season. He is 14-9 with a 4.19 ERA and 172 strikeouts in 152 1/3 innings pitched.
Judge leads New York in home runs with 51, runs batted in with 125 and his batting average of .321 is also best on his team.
Juan Soto has 150 hits and an OBP of .420 to go with a slugging percentage of .583 this season.
Jazz Chisholm has 132 hits this season and a slash line of .264/.329/.450.
Anthony Volpe has collected 146 hits this season and has an OBP of .300. He’s slugging .380 on the year.
Royals Key Players to Watch
The Royals will send Singer (9-10) to the mound for his 29th start this season.
Witt has put up a team-high batting average of .336, and leads the Royals in home runs (30) and runs batted in (98).
Salvador Perez is batting .270 with 27 doubles, 25 home runs and 39 walks.
Maikel Garcia has 25 doubles, five triples, seven home runs and 36 walks while batting .239.
Hunter Renfroe is hitting .240 with 18 doubles, 12 home runs and 35 walks.
Yankees and Royals Injuries
Yankees: DJ LeMahieu: 10 Day IL (Hip), Cody Poteet: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Lou Trivino: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60 Day IL (Elbow), JT Brubaker: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Royals: Vinnie Pasquantino: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Hunter Harvey: 15 Day IL (Back), Will Smith: 15 Day IL (Back), Michael Lorenzen: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Josh Taylor: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Kyle Wright: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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