Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees Prediction, 9/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees

Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+150) New York (-182)

The Kansas City Royals (79-65) are hitting the road to Yankee Stadium on Tuesday where they will take on the New York Yankees (82-61). The moneyline on this game has Kansas City at +150 and New York is coming in at -182. The total is 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Seth Lugo and Marcus Stroman.

As a team, the Kansas City Royals are compiling 4.7 runs per game, which puts them at 10th in MLB. They have earned 681 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .310. The Royals have earned 247 doubles as a unit and have smacked 158 balls out of the park. They have earned 662 RBI's as well as 1,223 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average is .253. Kansas City has a slugging rate of .416 and have been called out on strikes 989 times, while taking a walk on 370 occasions.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.83 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25. Royals pitchers have relinquished 132 home runs in addition to 584 runs (7th in the league). Kansas City has surrendered 1,178 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 544 earned runs. The Royals have a team ERA of 3.87 so far this season (11th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,161 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 410 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.83 as a squad on the campaign.

The Royals have sent 446 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 201 base runners so far this year with 29.4% of those players crossed the plate. They have accumulated 37 saves this year and have blown 21 of their 58 save opportunities. The Royals bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 63.8% and has come into the game in 127 save situations. The relievers have 67 holds this season (23rd in the league). Royals bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 115 times and also have had 128 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Kansas City Royals have a tally of 3,799 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,281 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .986 which ranks 7th in pro baseball, and they have turned 115 double plays. The Royals have converted 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,397 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 19th in baseball.

Lugo has taken the mound for 827 innings and has earned 807 K's thus far in his career. Lugo (55-39 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.34 while going up against 3,406 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.40 (312 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.160. He has given up 741 base hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 218 walks.

The New York Yankees have recorded an on-base percentage of .334 as well as a batting average of .251 for the year. They have struck out on 1,151 occasions (22nd in the league) and have earned a total of 1,208 base knocks. New York is sitting with 213 home runs for the season to go along with 693 RBIs. The Yankees hold a team slugging % of .435 and they are recording 5.03 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have 219 doubles, while walking 583 times as well as earning 720 runs.

The New York pitching staff have conceded 598 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.81 (540 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 159 dingers and they allow 4.21 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB). The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.253 and have a FIP of 4.11 as a team so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.90 (1,266 strikeouts against 470 free passes). They rank 6th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,130.

New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.5% of 233 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 128 times in high leverage situations in addition to 155 occasions with runners on base. With 133 save situations, the Yankees have accumulated 74 holds and also 19 blown saves. They are ranked 9th in the league with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 460 relievers to the mound on the year. New York has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 57 save chances and they have converted 38 saves.

The New York Yankees have turned 95 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in pro baseball). The Yankees have accrued 1,157 assists, 85 errors and have accounted for 3,833 putouts so far this year. In their 11,499 innings on the field, the Yankees have a efficiency on defense of 70.2% (15th in professional baseball).

Stroman (87-83 career record) is the owner of a 3.69 earned run average while allowing 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.76 and he has gone up against 6,041 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 593 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.270 and a FIP of 3.6. During his career, Stroman has conceded 1,402 base hits while totaling 1,196 K's in 1,446 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City (+150)

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