Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees Prediction, 9/11/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees

Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+120) New York (-143)

The New York Yankees (83-61) host the Kansas City Royals (79-66) at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday. The moneyline on this matchup has Kansas City at +120 while New York is sitting at -143. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Cole Ragans and Luis Gil.

The Royals have accounted for 247 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 160 balls out of the stadium. Kansas City has a slugging percentage of .415 and have been called out on strikes 1,003 times, while drawing a walk on 373 occasions. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are scoring 4.7 runs per game, which has them at 10th in MLB. They have accounted for 666 runs batted in as well as 1,230 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average is at .253. They have earned 685 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .310.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.80 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26. Royals pitchers have surrendered 134 home runs in addition to 594 total runs (9th in the league). Kansas City has surrendered 1,190 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 554 earned runs. The Royals have compiled a team ERA of 3.91 on the campaign (12th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,167 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 417 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.85 as a team over the course of the season.

Royals bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 115 times as well as having 129 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 68 holds over the course of the season (22nd in the league). The Royals relievers have earned a save percentage of 62.7% and has entered the game in 129 save situations. They have earned 37 saves so far this year and have blown 22 of 59 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 201 runners on the year with 29.4% of those players crossed the plate. The Royals have dispatched 450 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Kansas City Royals have earned a total of 3,823 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,289 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which has them ranked 9th in pro baseball, and have 117 double plays. The Royals have converted 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 11,469 innings on the diamond, ranking them 19th in professional baseball.

Ragans (18-17 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.54 and he has gone up against 1,255 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 249 hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 114 walks. His ERA is 3.59 (121 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.198. Ragans has taken the hill for 303 innings and has 344 punch outs during his career.

The Yankees hold a slugging % of .436 and they earn 5.07 runs per contest (2nd in MLB). They have tallied 221 two-baggers, while walking 590 times as well as notching 730 runs. New York has tallied 215 HRs on the season as well as 701 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,157 occasions (22nd in the league) and have recorded 1,220 base hits. The New York Yankees hold an OBP of .334 in addition to a batting average of .251 on the year.

The New York pitching staff have given up 602 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.80 (543 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 161 dingers and they surrender 4.21 runs per 9 innings (10th in MLB). The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.252 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.10 as a squad this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (1,280 strikeouts against 473 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 7th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,137.

New York has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 57 save chances and they have converted 38 saves. They are ranked 9th in baseball with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 463 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 128 times in high leverage situations and on 155 occasions with base runners. New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.5% of 233 inherited base runners. Sitting with 134 save situations, the Yankees have 75 holds and also 19 blown saves.

The New York Yankees have gotten 95 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in professional baseball). The Yankees have recorded 1,163 assists, 87 errors and have amassed 3,860 putouts for the season. In 11,580 innings played, the Yankees have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.2% (14th in the majors).

Gil (14-7 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.36 earned run average while allowing 6.0 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.18 and he has gone up against 693 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 61 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.212 and a FIP of 3.3. So far in his career, Gil has allowed 109 hits while tallying 194 strikeouts in 163 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-143)

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