New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/11/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Kansas City Royals (39-27) welcome the New York Yankees (46-21) at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Marcus Stroman and Brady Singer.

As a unit, the New York Yankees are notching 4.9 runs per outing, which has them at 7th in the league. They have earned 331 runs scored and hold an OBP of .333. The Yankees have compiled 95 two-baggers as a team and have hit 98 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 316 RBI's and 568 hits on the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .254. New York has a slugging rate of .438 and have been rung up 532 times, while taking a walk on 258 occasions.

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The Yankees are sitting with a team earned run average of 2.90 on the campaign (1st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 577 hitters. Yankees pitchers have conceded 64 long balls in addition to 220 total runs (1st in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 215 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.87 as a squad this season. New York has conceded 458 hits (6.9 per 9 innings) and 193 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.68 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.12.

The Yankees bullpen have earned a save percentage of 72.7% and has entered the game in 71 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 118 base runners over the course of the season with 31.4% of those runners ended up scoring. Yankees bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 79 times in addition to having 71 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have dispatched 201 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers are sitting with 36 holds so far this season (14th in MLB). They have tallied 24 saves for the year and have missed out on 9 of 33 save chances.

The New York Yankees have notched a total of 1,800 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 541 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .985 which has them sitting 15th in the majors, and they have turned 51 double plays. The Yankees have turned 73.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,400 innings, which ranks them 1st in baseball.

Stroman has taken the ball for 1,377 innings and is sitting with 1,148 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.62 (554 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.253. He has allowed 1,318 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) with 407 free passes. Stroman (82-78 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.57 and he has faced 5,732 opposing batters in the majors.

Kansas City has accounted for 68 HRs on the season as well as 319 runs batted in. They have 120 doubles, while taking a walk 186 times and putting up 329 runs. The Kansas City Royals hold a team OBP of .315 as well as a batting average of .254 on the year. The Royals hold a slugging percentage of .415 and they are recording 4.98 runs per game (4th in MLB). They have been rung up on 464 instances (28th in MLB) and have recorded 561 hits.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.267 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.77 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.10 (523 strikeouts vs 203 free passes). They are currently ranked 17th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 532. They have given up 55 HR's and they relinquish 3.93 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB). The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 253 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.68 (237 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 63 save situations, the Royals have recorded 35 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. Kansas City has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 27 save chances and they have earned 18 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 70 times in high leverage situations and also on 48 occasions with base runners. Kansas City relievers have an inherited score rate of 27.1% out of 85 inherited base runners. They are ranked 12th in the league holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 209 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year.

In their 5,220 innings played, the Royals hold a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (16th in the majors). The Kansas City Royals have turned 44 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in pro baseball). The Royals have recorded 590 assists, 30 errors and have a total of 1,740 putouts on the campaign.

Singer (31-33 career mark) has earned a 4.30 earned run average while giving up 9.1 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.01 and he has faced 2,449 batters during his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 272 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.333 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. In his career, Singer has allowed 579 base hits and he has 541 strikeouts in 570 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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