Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Yankee Stadium

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Probable Pitchers: Chris Young (4-0) vs. Michael Pineda (5-2)

The Kansas City Royals head to Yankee Stadium on Wednesday to take on the New York Yankees. The probable starters are Chris Young for the Royals and Michael Pineda for the Yankees. The opening line has Kansas City at +123 and New York at -133. The over/under for this matchup is 8. So far this season Kansas City is 22-18 against the over/under while the Yankees are 22-20.

The Royals currently sit at 28-16, and they are 11-9 on the road. Chris Young is 4-0 on the season and has an ERA of 0.78. He's given up 17 hits in 34.2 innings. In his starts Kansas City is scoring 5.8 runs per contest. They rank 1st in the league in team batting average with a .286 average. The Royals on base percentage is .336, which ranks them 3rd in baseball. Eric Hosmer is at .385 OBP, which leads the team.

New York has a 23-22 record and are 10-10 at home. Michael Pineda is currently 5-2 with an earned run average of 3.59. He has thrown 57.2 innings so far and given up 62 hits. The Yankees have put up 5 runs when he has started this season. With a team earned run average of 3.94, they are 15th in the league and at 8.61, they rank 17th in the league in hits allowed per 9 innings. New York ranks 14th in baseball in team OBP at .317 and they have a .246 batting average as a team.

Kansas City Royals Betting Trends

The Kansas City Royals are 22-18 against the over/under

The Kansas City Royals are 27-17 against the run line

New York Yankees Betting Trends

The New York Yankees are 22-20 against the over/under

The New York Yankees are 23-22 against the run line

Injuries to Watch

Kansas City Royals

05/25/15 P Danny Duffy Bicep 15-day DL (5/23)
05/17/15 P Brian Flynn Shoulder 60-day DL (5/16)
05/08/15 P Jason Vargas Elbow 15-day DL (5/8)
05/07/15 C Erik Kratz Foot 15-day DL (5/4)
04/15/15 RF Alex Rios Hand 15-day DL (4/14)
04/06/15 P Tim Collins Elbow 15-day DL (4/6)
04/04/15 P Kris Medlen Elbow 60-day DL (3/07)

New York Yankees

05/20/15 CF Jacoby Ellsbury Knee 15-day DL (5/20)
05/15/15 P Chase Whitley Elbow 60-day DL (5/15)
05/14/15 P Chris Martin Elbow 15-day DL (5/9)
05/07/15 2B Gregorio Petit Hand 15-day DL (5/6)
04/28/15 P Masahiro Tanaka Wrist 15-day DL (4/28)
04/05/15 SS Brendan Ryan Calf 15-day DL (4/1)
04/05/15 P Ivan Nova Elbow 60-day DL (3/27)

Tony's Pick: Take the Yankees

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