The Kansas City Royals (80-66) travel to face off against the New York Yankees (83-62) on Wednesday, September 11th. This game will be played at Yankee Stadium in New York and televised on BSKC. The Royals are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Yankees are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Royals. First pitch is set for 6:05 CT.

Royals vs. Yankees Betting Prediction

• Money Line Prediction: Yankees (-143)
• Over/Under Prediction: Over 8 Runs

• The Yankees have scored 5 or more runs in 8 of their last 15 games.
• The Yankees have a home record of 38-32, while the Royals have an away record of 35-36.
• The Yankees have won 4 of their last 6 home games.
• The Yankees have a league rank of 2nd in the AL East, while the Royals are 4th in the AL Central.
• The Yankees have won 3 of their last 4 games against the Royals.

Royals vs Yankees

Thanks to a two-run first inning for the Royals’ offense, they cruised to a 5-0 win over the Yankees in the most recent game of this series. Heading into the game, the Royals were at +122 on the money line.

The starting pitching matchup for this game featured Seth Lugo for the Royals, and he went seven innings while giving up just three hits and no earned runs. Lugo finished with 10 strikeouts and picked up a win in the game. Marcus Stroman got the start for the Yankees, going just 5 1/3 innings while giving up three runs.

Kansas City got a huge performance from Tommy Pham, as he went 2/5 with a home run and three RBIs. Both Salvador Perez and Kyle Isbel each had two hits and two RBIs for the Royals’ offense.

Heading into today’s game, the Royals are 80-66 overall and 3.5 games behind the Guardians in the AL Central. They have a 45-30 record at home and are 35-36 on the road. As the favorite, they are 38-34 against the run line, and as the underdog, they are 43-31.

On average, Royals games have seen 8.8 runs per game this season, and their over/under record is 65-76. When the O/U line is set at 8 runs, their record is 14-13-3. For the season, 62.3% of their games have had over/under lines higher than 8 runs.

Cole Ragans Gets The Start For The Royals

Cole Ragans gets the start for the Royals today as he faces the Yankees on the road. He has made 29 starts this season and has a record of 11-9 with an ERA of 3.33. Ragans’ WHIP for the season is 1.15, and he has one complete game and 18 quality starts. In his last outing, Ragans pitched well, going six innings and picking up the win. He didn’t give up a run in the outing and only allowed four hits. Before that, he had given up at least two earned runs in three straight outings. Ragans is averaging 10.97 strikeouts per nine innings.

Royals Offense Breakdown

Salvador Perez and Bobby Witt Jr. have been a dynamic duo at the plate for the Royals this season, as Perez is batting .277 with 26 homers, and Witt Jr. is batting .334 with 30 homers. Perez’s 100 RBIs are the best mark on the team, while Witt Jr. is 2nd on the Royals with 99 RBIs. Perez has been especially hot of late, going 7/18 in his last five games with six RBIs, and Witt Jr. is currently on a four-game hitting streak.

As a team, the Royals are 10th in the league in scoring at 4.7 runs per game. They have been even better at home, averaging 5 runs per contest. Overall, they are one of the top home run-hitting teams in the league and have the 6th best team batting average in the MLB.

Currently leading the AL East by a half-game over the Orioles, the Yankees have an 83-62 record this season. They are 4-6 in their last 10 games and hold a 26-16-4 series record for the year.

When the Yankees win, they tend to win big, with an average run margin of 4.2 runs per game. Their games have averaged 9.2 runs this season, resulting in an over/under record of 79-62. Today’s over/under line is set at 8 runs, and when the line is 8, their O/U record is 10-15-2.

Luis Gil Gets The Start For The Yankees

Through 25 starts, Luis Gil has a record of 13-6 and an ERA of 3.24. His WHIP for the season is currently 1.16. Gil’s most recent outing came against the Cubs, where he picked up the win. In that start, he went six innings and didn’t give up a run. Looking back further, Gil had a rough outing against the Guardians on August 20th, where he gave up three earned runs in three innings of work. He has made 10 quality starts this season and is averaging 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings. Overall, Gil has allowed 12 homers and is averaging 4.68 walks per nine innings.

Yankees Offense Breakdown

As a team, the Yankees are the best home run hitting team in the league and are 2nd in runs per game at 5. This season, they are averaging 5.2 runs per game on the road. Overall, they are 2nd in team OPS and have the league’s top home run hitter in Aaron Judge, who also leads the MLB with 126 RBIs. Judge is batting .320 for the season.

Over his last 10 games, Gleyber Torres is batting .381, but he has yet to hit a home run during this stretch. Giancarlo Stanton has also struggled of late, hitting just .167 over his last nine games. Torres is currently on an 11-game hitting streak.

Royals vs Yankees Prediction

Our prediction for today’s Yankees vs. Royals game is that the Yankees will pick up a win at home by a score of 6-5. With the Yankees being at -143 on the money line, this is the way we recommend playing this one.

Looking at the starting pitchers, we have Luis Gil going for the Yankees and Cole Ragans for the Royals. Gil is projected to finish with six strikeouts, which has him 14th among all starters today. As for Ragans, he is 17th with a projected five strikeouts.

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