The Kansas City Royals (79-66) travel to face off against the New York Yankees (83-61) on Tuesday, September 10th. This game will be played at Yankee Stadium in New York and televised on YES. The Yankees are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Royals are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Yankees. First pitch is set for 6:05 CT.

Royals vs. Yankees Betting Prediction

• Money Line Prediction: Yankees (-143)
• Over/Under Prediction: Over 8.5 Runs

• The Yankees have scored 10 or more runs in 3 of their last 15 games, including their most recent game against the Royals.
• The Yankees have a home record of 38-31, while the Royals have a losing away record of 34-36.
• The Yankees have won 5 of their last 7 home games.
• The Yankees have a league rank of 1st in the AL East, while the Royals are 4th in the AL Central.
• The Yankees have outscored the Royals 37-12 in their last 5 head-to-head games.

Royals vs Yankees

New York cruised to a 10-4 win over the Royals in the most recent game of this series. The Yankees had a huge 4th inning, scoring eight of their ten runs. As for the Royals, they scored their final run in the 5th. Heading into the game, the Yankees were favored at -185 on the money line.

Carlos Rodon got the win for the Yankees, going six innings and giving up three earned runs. Brady Singer had a rough outing for the Royals, taking the loss after going five innings and giving up three earned runs.

Austin Wells and Alex Verdugo each homered for the Yankees, while Gleyber Torres scored three times and drove in a run while going 3/5. Aaron Judge also had a two-hit game and drove in a run.

As the road underdog, the Royals are 18-27 this season, and they have a 34-36 overall road record. They are currently losing their series vs. the Yankees 0-1 and have a 4-6 record in their last 10 games.

This season, the over/under record in games with lines set at 8.5 runs or higher is 16-25 for the Royals. The average run total in their games is 8.8 runs per game, and the O/U record for the season is 80-60-5.

Seth Lugo Gets The Start For The Royals

Seth Lugo gets the start for the Royals today as he faces the Yankees on the road. So far this season, he has made 29 starts and has a record of 15-8. Lugo’s ERA is 3.05, along with a WHIP of 1.11. In his 29 appearances, he has turned in 20 quality starts and is coming off an outing in which he went seven innings, giving up just one earned run. Lugo has been pitching well recently, as he has allowed two earned runs or fewer in four of his last five outings. Per nine innings, he is averaging 7.69 strikeouts and 2.18 walks.

Royals Offense Breakdown

Salvador Perez and Bobby Witt Jr. have been the Royals’ top power threats this season, as they come into the game with 26 and 30 home runs, respectively. Witt Jr. is also batting an impressive .335 and has driven in 98 runs, which is 5th in the league. Perez is also near the top of the league in RBIs, as he has also driven in 98 runs while batting .275.

Over his last eight games, Bobby Witt Jr. is just 7/30, while Salvador Perez has gone 7/29. Tommy Pham has four RBIs in his last eight games, but he is also hitting just .250 in that stretch. Hunter Renfroe has a three-game hitting streak and is 4/12 in his last three games.

With a 26-16-4 series record, the Yankees have been profitable on the run line, especially as underdogs, where they hold a 21-4 record. Their straight-up record is 83-61, and they are 5-5 in their last 10 games, including a win in the first game of this series vs. the Royals.

When favored, the Yankees have a 65-54 straight-up record and a 44-31 run line record on the road. This season, 79 of their 140 games have gone over the total, with an average of 9 runs per game. Today’s O/U line of 8.5 runs is slightly below their season average.

Marcus Stroman Gets The Start For The Yankees

New York is sending Marcus Stroman to the mound today vs. the Royals, and he comes into the game with a record of 10-7 and an ERA of 4.03. Stroman’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.42. Out of his 27 starts, he has turned in nine quality starts and is averaging 6.61 strikeouts per nine innings. Stroman’s last outing came vs. the Rangers, where he took the loss, giving up five earned runs in 3 2/3 innings of work. Before that, he had won two straight starts. So far, he has been much better on the road, coming in with a record of 5-2 and an ERA of 3.81 compared to 5-5 with a 5.79 ERA at home.

Yankees Offense Breakdown

Not only do the Yankees lead the league in home runs, but they also have the best offense in the league in terms of runs scored, averaging 5.1 runs per game. This includes averaging 5.2 runs per game on the road. New York’s team on-base percentage of .334 is 2nd in the league, and they also lead the league in walks. As a team, the Yankees are batting .251, which is 8th in the league.

Aaron Judge has been the best hitter in the league this season, as his 126 RBIs and 51 home runs are both the best in the league. He is also batting .322 for the season. Juan Soto is 2nd on the team with 38 homers and is batting .292. Soto has one home run in his past seven games, where he has gone 7/22.

Royals vs Yankees Prediction

Our prediction for this Yankees vs. Royals matchup is that the Yankees will pick up a 6-5 win at home. With the Yankees being our predicted winner, we would recommend taking them on the money line, as they are currently at -143.

Looking at the starting pitchers, Marcus Stroman is projected to finish with five strikeouts, which is good for fourth worst among starters. As for Seth Lugo, his projected strikeout total is just five, which is seventh worst.

Offensively, we have the Yankees finishing with eight hits compared to the Royals with nine. However, the Yankees are projected to finish with more home runs, as they are fourth in the league in projected home runs.

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