New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Thursday, June 13, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-158) Kansas City (+134)

The Kansas City Royals (39-29) are welcoming the New York Yankees (48-21) at Kauffman Stadium on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has the Yankees at -158 while the Royals are sitting at +134. The over/under is set at 10.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Nestor Cortes Jr and Alec Marsh.

The Yankees have accounted for 95 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 101 balls out of the stadium. New York owns a slugging percentage of .438 and have been rung up 546 times, while drawing a walk on 262 occasions. As a unit, the New York Yankees are scoring 5.0 runs per game, which is 5th in MLB. They have recorded 330 runs batted in in addition to 587 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average sits at .255. They are sitting with 345 runs while holding a team OBP of .334.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.67 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.12. Yankees pitchers have allowed 65 home runs and 223 total runs (1st in the league). New York has given up 470 base hits (6.8 per 9 innings) as well as 196 earned runs. The Yankees hold a team ERA of 2.85 so far this year (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 589 batters. They have walked 221 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.86 as a team so far this season.

Yankees bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 80 times in addition to having 72 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 37 holds over the course of the season (13th in baseball). The Yankees relievers have earned a save rate of 73.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 73 save situations. They have accumulated 25 saves on the season and have blown 9 out of their 34 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 121 runners this year with 30.6% of those runners crossed home plate. The Yankees have dispatched 205 relievers to the mound this season.

The New York Yankees have earned 1,854 putouts so far this season, as well as 564 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which is 15th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 53 double plays. The Yankees have turned 73.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,562 innings on the diamond, ranking them 1st in baseball.

Cortes Jr (27-16 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.75 while he has faced 1,949 hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 413 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 137 free passes. His ERA is 3.80 (200 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.162. Cortes Jr has taken the mound for 473 frames and has earned 491 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Royals have a team slugging % of .411 and they average 4.88 runs per outing (6th in the league). They have notched 122 two-baggers, while getting a free base 192 times and putting up 332 runs. Kansas City has compiled 69 long balls on the year to go along with 322 runs batted in. They have struck out on 476 instances (28th in MLB) and have earned a total of 573 base knocks. The Kansas City Royals have an OBP of .314 in addition to a team batting average of .252 so far this year.

The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.268 in addition to having a FIP of 3.79 as a squad this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.10 (537 strikeouts against 207 free passes). They are sitting at 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 551. They have relinquished 58 homers and they concede 4.02 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 267 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.76 (250 earned runs conceded).

Kansas City has had relievers take the mound in 27 save chances and they have walked away with 18 saves. They are ranked 12th in the league with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 214 relievers to the mound so far this year. Their relievers have come in 70 times in high leverage situations and also on 49 occasions with runners on base. Kansas City relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 26.4% out of their 87 inherited runners. Sitting with 63 save situations, the Royals have 35 holds and 9 blown saves.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 46 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in professional baseball). The Royals have recorded 611 assists, 32 errors and have a total of 1,794 putouts on the campaign. In their 5,382 innings played, the Royals have a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (16th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Marsh has conceded 130 base knocks while accumulating 139 K's in 134 innings. Marsh (8-12 career record) has a 4.97 earned run average while giving up 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 74 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.387 and a FIP of 4.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.48 and he has gone up against 590 opposing batters so far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-158)

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