Royals vs Yankees Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at Yankee Stadium tonight as the Kansas City Royals, hot on the heels of their recent shutout victory, roll into the Big Apple to clash with the New York Yankees, who are itching to bounce back from a narrow defeat. It’s a neck-and-neck race in the American League with the Royals just a whisker away from the top, and the Yankees breathing down their necks. The stakes are sky-high with the betting lines buzzing and the over/under teasing at 8.5. As the first pitch is set to fly at 7:05 PM EST under a partly cloudy sky, with a brisk wind adding a chill to the 73.9° air, fans are in for a treat. Will the Royals continue their regal march, or will the Yankees swing their way to a home victory? Tonight, it’s not just about baseball; it’s about pride and prowess. So, let’s see who will truly ‘rule’ the field or ‘yank’ the win right from under their opponent’s feet!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: September 09, 2024 07:05PM EST

Location: Yankee Stadium, New York

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the WNW at 16.1 mph. Temperature is at 73.9° with 36% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	KC ML	NYY ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+153	-185	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+144	-175	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-9	+10	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

116W-193L

41.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

179W-128L

59.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
06/10/24	New York Yankees NYY	4	Under	-2.5
06/10/24	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Under	-2.5
06/11/24	New York Yankees NYY	10	Over	+2.5
06/11/24	Kansas City Royals KC	1	Over	+2.5
06/12/24	New York Yankees NYY	11	Over	+7.5
06/12/24	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Over	+7.5
06/13/24	New York Yankees NYY	3	Under	-1.5
06/13/24	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Under	-1.5
10/01/23	New York Yankees NYY	2	Under	-1.5
10/01/23	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Under	-1.5
07/21/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Over	+0.5
07/21/23	New York Yankees NYY	5	Over	+0.5
07/22/23	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Under	-1.5
07/22/23	New York Yankees NYY	5	Under	-1.5
07/23/23	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Over	+4.5
07/23/23	New York Yankees NYY	8	Over	+4.5
09/29/23	New York Yankees NYY	5	Over	+8.5
09/29/23	Kansas City Royals KC	12	Over	+8.5
09/30/23	New York Yankees NYY	5	Under	-1.5
09/30/23	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Under	-1.5

Royals Vs Over/Under

Yankees Vs Over/Under

Will Smith

ERA 6.471 | IP 40.3 | 0.0W-4.0L | KO 27.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-03-24	vsCLE	7-1L	5.7	5	2	3	Under
08-29-24	@HOU	3-6L	6.0	5	2	6	Over
08-24-24	vsPHI	11-2L	5.0	11	5	5	Over
08-18-24	@CIN	8-1W	6.0	5	0	6	Over
08-12-24	@MIN	3-8L	5.0	8	6	9	Over
08-05-24	vsBOS	9-5L	5.7	10	4	6	Over
07-31-24	@CWS	10-3W	7.0	6	3	4	Over
07-26-24	vsCHC	0-6W	7.0	2	0	5	Under
07-20-24	vsCWS	1-6W	7.0	5	0	7	Under
07-07-24	@COL	10-1W	7.0	6	1	7	Over
08-25-24	vsPHI	11-3L	1.0	4	5	1	Over
08-24-24	vsPHI	11-2L	1.0	3	2	2	Over
08-20-24	vsLAA	9-5L	1.0	1	2	1	Over
08-13-24	@MIN	3-13L	1.3	3	3	1	Over
08-09-24	vsSTL	8-5L	0.3	1	2	0	Over
08-07-24	vsBOS	4-8W	1.0	0	0	0	Over
08-06-24	vsBOS	6-5L	1.0	0	0	1	Over
08-04-24	@DET	3-2W	1.0	1	0	1	Under
08-01-24	@DET	7-1W	1.0	0	0	2	Under
07-29-24	@CWS	8-5W	1.0	0	0	0	Over

Carlos Rodon

ERA 4.065 | IP 148.3 | 14.0W-9.0L | KO 165.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-03-24	@TEX	4-7L	6.0	1	1	11	Over
08-28-24	@WAS	2-5L	5.7	8	5	8	Under
08-23-24	vsCOL	0-3W	6.0	4	0	5	Under
08-17-24	@DET	0-4L	3.3	7	4	5	Under
08-10-24	vsTEX	0-8W	5.7	3	0	6	Under
08-03-24	vsTOR	3-8W	5.3	3	3	8	Over
07-28-24	@BOS	8-2W	6.3	5	2	7	Over
07-22-24	vsTB	1-9W	7.0	2	1	10	Over
07-09-24	@TB	3-5L	4.0	5	4	5	Under
07-03-24	vsCIN	3-2L	5.3	3	3	8	Under

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/10	@ MIN	2-0W	6	0	Under
09/09	@ MIN	4-2W	6	0	Under
09/08	@ MIN	5-0W	10	1	Under
09/06	@ CLE	4-1W	10	1	Under
09/05	@ CLE	1-7L	4	0	Under
09/04	@ CLE	2-4L	2	0	Under
09/03	vs HOU	2-7L	7	1	Over
09/02	vs HOU	2-4L	7	1	Under
09/01	vs HOU	2-3L	2	1	Under
08/31	vs HOU	3-6L	4	0	Over
08/30	vs CLE	5-7L	11	3	Over
08/29	vs CLE	6-1W	9	1	Under
08/28	vs CLE	4-3W	6	2	Under
08/28	vs CLE	9-4W	15	3	Over
08/27	@ PHI	3-11L	10	3	Over

Yankees Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/10	vs CHC	1-2L	6	0	Under
09/09	vs CHC	2-0W	4	0	Under
09/08	vs CHC	3-0W	7	0	Under
09/06	vs TEX	6-10L	8	2	Over
09/05	vs TEX	4-7L	10	0	Over
09/04	vs TEX	8-4W	12	1	Over
09/03	@ STL	7-14L	11	1	Over
09/02	@ STL	5-6L	12	0	Over
09/01	@ STL	6-3W	6	2	Over
08/30	vs WAS	2-5L	7	1	Under
08/29	vs WAS	2-4L	8	0	Under
08/28	vs WAS	5-2W	12	3	Under
08/27	@ COL	10-3W	12	5	Over
08/26	@ COL	2-9L	5	1	Over
08/25	@ COL	3-0W	5	2	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Tommy Pham	8.4	10.8	0.258	0.388	0.357	0.745	0.305	0.022
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	11.1	14.4	0.336	0.607	0.431	1.039	0.416	0.053
#3 Salvador Perez	8.3	10.9	0.268	0.459	0.364	0.823	0.336	0.046
#4 Paul DeJong	7.1	9.3	0.234	0.446	0.308	0.754	0.312	0.057
#5 Hunter Renfroe	7.3	9.7	0.237	0.396	0.346	0.743	0.304	0.036
#6 Freddy Fermin	7.4	9.5	0.290	0.397	0.367	0.763	0.314	0.020
#6 Will Smith	4.4	11.0	nan	nan	nan	nan	0.000	nan
#7 Yuli Gurriel	5.9	7.8	0.333	0.444	0.444	0.889	0.358	0.000
#8 Maikel Garcia	6.8	8.8	0.240	0.345	0.308	0.653	0.271	0.013
#9 Dairon Blanco	5.7	7.3	0.256	0.393	0.333	0.726	0.300	0.034

New York Yankees	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Gleyber Torres	7.6	9.9	0.246	0.361	0.371	0.732	0.299	0.024
#2 Juan Soto	9.9	13.3	0.294	0.588	0.524	1.112	0.423	0.075
#3 Aaron Judge	9.0	12.2	0.324	0.700	0.568	1.268	0.474	0.102
#4 Austin Wells	7.4	9.8	0.252	0.430	0.399	0.829	0.333	0.040
#5 Jazz Chisholm Jr.	8.4	10.8	0.262	0.450	0.357	0.806	0.329	0.044
#6 Jasson Dominguez	7.7	7.7	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
#7 Anthony Rizzo	6.3	8.3	0.223	0.338	0.317	0.655	0.273	0.028

Royals Notable Injuries

Michael Lorenzen OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/29/24. Impact: 4.5
Vinnie Pasquantino OUT (1B): Avg: 0.262 SLG:0.447 Last game: 08/31/24. Impact: 2.9
Will Smith OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/27/24. Impact: -0.2