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

Game: Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees

Date: Monday, September 9, 2024

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Yankee Stadium is where the New York Yankees (80-60) will go up against the Kansas City Royals (76-65) on Monday. The starting pitchers will be Brady Singer and Carlos Rodon.

As a team, the Kansas City Royals are notching 4.8 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 10th in the league. They have accumulated 670 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .310. The Royals have tallied 244 doubles as a team and have knocked 157 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 652 runs batted in and 1,201 hits for the year, while their average at the plate is .254. Kansas City has a slugging rate of .418 and have struck out 971 times, while taking a walk on 366 occasions.

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The Royals have a team earned run average of 3.94 this season (12th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,131 hitters. Royals pitchers have relinquished 132 home runs and 582 total runs (8th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 408 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.88 as a squad on the year. Kansas City has surrendered 1,164 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 542 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.77 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27.

The Royals bullpen have a save percentage of 62.5% and stepped onto the hill in 124 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 201 base runners this year and 29.4% of those players crossed home plate. Royals relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 115 times in addition to having 126 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have dispatched 439 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen have accumulated 66 holds on the year (23rd in MLB). They have accumulated 35 saves on the year and have blown 21 of 56 save chances.

The Kansas City Royals have amassed 3,718 putouts this year, as well as 1,255 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them sitting 8th in MLB, and they have turned 112 double plays. The Royals have converted 69.3% of balls in play into outs out of 11,154 innings on the field, which has them ranked 20th in the majors.

Singer has taken the hill for 663 innings and has earned 625 strikeouts in his MLB career. Singer (36-41 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.16 and he has faced 2,837 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.22 (311 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.322. He has given up 673 base knocks (9.1 hits per nine innings) with 203 free passes.

The New York Yankees have a team OBP of .335 as well as a batting average of .252 on the year. They have struck out on 1,129 occasions (22nd in the league) and are sitting with 1,191 base hits. New York has compiled 213 HRs on the year as well as 688 runs batted in. The Yankees hold a slugging % of .439 and they earn 5.10 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have put up 216 doubles, while getting a free base 569 times as well as putting up 714 runs.

The New York pitching staff have allowed 596 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.88 (540 earned runs yielded). They have given up 159 home runs and they concede 4.29 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB). The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.266 and have a FIP of 4.15 as a unit for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.90 (1,238 strikeouts vs 462 walks). They are currently ranked 12th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,122.

With 130 save situations, the Yankees have tallied 72 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. New York has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 56 save opportunities and they have walked away with 37 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 127 times in high leverage situations and also on 154 occasions with runners on base. New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 36.6% of 232 inherited runners. They rank 9th in the league with a save rate of 66.1%, and they have dispatched 454 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season.

In their 11,265 innings played, the Yankees hold a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (15th in professional baseball). The New York Yankees have turned 95 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in the majors). The Yankees have racked up 1,134 assists, 83 errors and have earned a total of 3,755 putouts this season.

Rodon (73-63 record in his career) has earned a 3.89 earned run average while surrendering 7.9 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.99 and he has gone up against 4,496 batters in his career. He has allowed a total of 459 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.250 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. During his career, Rodon has allowed 933 base hits while he has tallied 1,183 strikeouts in 1,063 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City

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