It’s Wednesday, September 11th and tonight the New York Yankees (83-62) and the Kansas City Royals (80-66) wrap up their 3-game series in the Bronx.
Seth Lugo was brilliant last night throwing 7 shutout innings against the Yankees. He earned hit 16th win of the season as the Royals blanked the Yankees 5-0 to even the series at 1 game apiece. Salvador Perez was one of the heroes for KC on offense going 2-3 and driving in 2 runs including his 100th of the season.
New York’s loss couple with Baltimore’s win over Boston pulled the O’s to within ½ game in the AL East. The Royals maintained their hold on a Wild Card berth (2.5 game lead) with the victory.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch first-pitch, projected pitching matchup, lineup cards, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Royals vs. Yankees - live today
● Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
● Time: 7:05PM EST
● Site: Yankee Stadium
● City: New York, NY
● TV/Streaming: BSKC, AmazonPV, MLBN
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Game odds for Royals vs. Yankees
The latest odds as of Wednesday midday:
● Moneyline: Royals +120, Yankees -145
● Spread: Royals +1.5 (-185), Yankees -1.5 (+150)
● Over/Under: 8 runs
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Recent team stats for Royals vs. Yankees
● New York just is unable to put a string of wins together. The Yankees are 4-6 in their last 10 games. They are 38-32 at home this season. Their overall run differential for the season is now +123.
● The Royals have won 4 of their last 5 games. They are 5-5 in their last 10. KC is 35-36 away from Kauffman Stadium. Their overall run differential for the season is +96.
● Who’s Hot? Gleyber Torres is hitting .339 in his last 14 games for New York
● Who’s Not! Aaron Judge is without a home run in his last 14 games and is hitting .196 in those 14 contests.
Probable starting pitchers for Kansas City vs. New York
● Today’s pitching matchup (September 11): Cole Ragans vs. Luis Gil
○ Yankees: Gil (13-6, 3.24 ERA) has allowed 47 earned runs and 84 hits while striking out 151 over 130.2 innings
○ Royals: Ragans (11-9, 3.33 ERA) has allowed 62 earned runs and 136 hits while striking out 204 over 167.1 innings
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Royals vs. Yankees on September 11, 2024
● Luis Gil was fantastic in his last outing throwing 6 innings of 1-hit shutout ball with 7Ks on September 6th at Wrigley against the Cubs
● Cole Ragans was also special in his last outing giving up just 4 hits while striking out 7 in 6 shutout innings over the Minnesota Twins on September 6th.
● Tommy Pham homered last night. He is 2-3 (.667) in his career against Luis Gil
● The Yankees have struck out 88 times in their last 10 games. Cole Ragans is one of the top strikeout pitchers in baseball. You can find his prop to throw 8+ Ks at +130 at some books.
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Expert picks & predictions for Wednesday’s Royals vs. Yankees game
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Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for the Royals vs. Yankees today:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports is staying away from a play on the Moneyline
- Spread: NBC Sports is supporting a strong lean to New York on the Run Line
- Total Runs: NBC Sports is leaning towards a play on the Total OVER 8 runs
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