Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/16/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees

Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+102) New York (-122)

Yankee Stadium is the location where the New York Yankees (9-7) will attempt to defeat the Kansas City Royals (8-9) on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has the Royals at +102 while the Yankees are sitting at -122. The total is 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Kris Bubic and Clarke Schmidt.

As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are knocking in 3.1 runs per outing, which is 29th in MLB. They are sitting with 53 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .280. The Royals have earned 26 two-baggers as a team and have hit 9 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 53 runs batted in as well as 116 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average is at .211. Kansas City has a slugging rate of .311 and have been rung up 133 times, while drawing a walk on 46 occasions.

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The Royals are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.21 so far this year (4th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 144 hitters. Royals pitchers have relinquished 17 long balls and also 64 total runs (10th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 54 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.78 as a unit on the year. Kansas City has surrendered 129 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and 54 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.67 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21.

Royals relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 12 times as well as having 18 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 9 holds on the year (18th in the league). The Royals relievers have recorded a save rate of 75.0% and has come into the game in 17 save situations. They have earned 6 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 2 of 8 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 14 base runners this season and 35.7% of them ended up scoring. The Royals have sent 53 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Houston Astros are sitting with 454 putouts thus far, as well as 172 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which ranks 12th in baseball, and have earned 16 double plays. The Royals have transformed 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,362 innings, ranking them 18th in professional baseball.

Bubic (13-30 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.42 while facing 1,630 batters in the majors. He has given up 387 base knocks (9.3 hits per nine innings) and has 156 walks. His earned run average is 4.48 (186 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.455. Bubic has taken the hill for 373 frames and has accumulated 349 K's during his MLB career.

The Yankees have a team slugging % of .501 and they are recording 6.19 runs per game (2nd in MLB). They have put up 27 two-baggers, while getting a free base 59 times as well as scoring 99 runs. New York has accumulated 32 home runs for the season and 95 RBIs. They have struck out on 151 occasions (8th in the league) and have earned a total of 140 base hits. The New York Yankees have accumulated a team OBP of .343 and a team batting average of .261 on the campaign.

The New York pitching staff have allowed 78 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.44 (69 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 19 HR's and they concede 5.01 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB). The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.257 and have a FIP of 4.09 as a staff on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 10.60 (165 strikeouts vs 74 walks). They rank 3rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 102.

New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 15.4% out of their 26 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 8 times in high leverage situations in addition to 20 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 16 save situations, the Yankees have amassed 11 holds and 1 blown save. They rank 6th in the league holding a save percentage of 80.0%, and they have sent 55 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the season. New York has called on relievers to take the mound in 5 save opportunities and they have earned 4 saves.

The New York Yankees have gotten 7 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in the majors). The Yankees have accrued 120 assists, 8 errors and are sitting with 420 putouts this year. In their 1,260 innings played, the Yankees hold a efficiency on defense of 73.6% (5th in the majors).

So far in his career, Schmidt has given up 304 base knocks while earning 311 K's in 314 innings pitched. Schmidt (19-20 career mark) holds a 3.95 earned run average while allowing 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 138 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.314 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.85 and he has gone up against 1,354 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City (+102)

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