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Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees odds, picks and predictions
By Ryan Dodson,
5 hours ago
The Kansas City Royals (80-66) and New York Yankees (83-62) play the finale of a 3-game series Wednesday at Yankee Stadium at 7:05 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’sMLB odds around the Royals vs. Yankeesodds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Yankees lead 4-2
The Royals evened up the series with a 5-0 victory Tuesday night after losing 10-4 on Monday. RHP Seth Lugo went 7 shutout frames and fanned 10. The top-3 hitters, OF Tommy Pham, SS Bobby Witt Jr. and C Salvador Perez combined to go 5-for-13 with a HR and 4 RBIs. The Royals firmly hold the 2nd Wild Card spot.
2B Gleyber Torres had 2 of the miniscule 3 hits in the game Tuesday. The Yanks are 4-6 in their last 10 games and are clinging to a half-game lead in the AL East over the Baltimore Orioles.
Royals at Yankees projected starters
LHP Cole Ragans vs. RHP Luis Gil
Ragans (11-9, 3.33 ERA) makes his 30th start. He has a 1.15 WHIP, 3.1 BB/9 and 11.0 K/9 in 167 1/3 IP.
Last start: Win, 6 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 7 K Friday against Minnesota Twins
Last 7 starts: 4-2, 3.23 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 51 K in 39 IP
Has never faced Yankees
Gil (13-6, 3.24 ERA) makes his 26th start. The rookie has a 1.16 WHIP, 4.7 BB/9 and 10.4 K/9 in 130 2/3 IP.
Last start: Win, 6 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 BB, 7 K Friday against Chicago Cubs
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Moneyline (ML): Royals +120 (bet $100 to win $120) | Yankees -145 (bet $145 to win $100)
Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Royals +1.5 (-185) | Yankees -1.5 (+150)
Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Royals at Yankees picks and predictions
Prediction
Yankees 3, Royals 2
The Yankees mustered 3 freakin hits Tuesday, and I look for them to show a little better in this one. We have a great pitching matchup, but the Yankees have a massive advantage in the pen. The Yankees’ bullpen is 10th with a 3.80 ERA, and the Royals are 25th with a 4.52 ERA.
Take the YANKEES -145.
I don’t like the RL here, and I also am staying away from pitcher props here. Both starters, while they have 10-K potential, they’ve both had walk issues of late. Ragans has walked 10 in his last 4 GS, and Gil has walked 15.
PASS.
it’s slated to be 75 degrees with an 8-mph wind blowing in from right-center. The Royals are 2-7-1 O/U in their last 10 games, and the Yankees are 6-4. The Over is 3-3 in this matchup this season.
With two horses on the hill, and the wind blowing in, I’m taking the UNDER 8 (-110).
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