Royals vs Yankees Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at Yankee Stadium tonight as the Kansas City Royals, boasting a solid 80-65 record, roll into the Bronx to challenge the slightly edgier New York Yankees, who stand at 81-62. The stakes are sky-high with the Royals chasing the Yankees’ tails in the American League rankings, and both teams are itching to shift the balance in a showdown slated for a 07:05 PM EST start. With the Royals fresh off a dominant win against these very Yankees, and the betting lines buzzing with anticipation (Royals at +122 and Yankees at -145), tonight’s game promises all the thrills. The weather’s playing ball too—expect a cool, partly cloudy evening perfect for some major league action. So, as the Royals try to ‘royally’ claim the throne at Yankee Stadium, and the Yankees aim to ‘strike’ back with vengeance, tonight’s game is where legends are made!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: September 11, 2024 07:05PM EST

Location: Yankee Stadium, New York

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the ENE at 8.1 mph. Temperature is at 73.0° with 38% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	KC ML	NYY ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+122	-145	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+123	-147	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+1	-2	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

117W-194L

44.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

180W-129L

55.2% 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
09/09/24	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Over	+5.5
09/09/24	New York Yankees NYY	10	Over	+5.5
09/10/24	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Under	-3.5
09/10/24	New York Yankees NYY	0	Under	-3.5
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
09-06-24	vsMIN	0-5W	6.0	4	0	7	Under
08-31-24	@HOU	2-5L	5.0	4	5	10	Under
08-26-24	@CLE	4-3W	4.0	3	2	4	Under
08-20-24	vsLAA	9-5L	5.0	3	5	9	Over
08-14-24	@MIN	4-1W	7.0	5	1	8	Under
08-07-24	vsBOS	4-8W	6.3	6	4	7	Over
08-02-24	@DET	9-2W	5.7	2	2	6	Over
07-28-24	vsCHC	7-3L	5.7	8	4	7	Over
07-22-24	vsARI	4-10W	6.0	6	3	5	Over
07-12-24	@BOS	6-1W	7.0	4	1	7	Under
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	Push
07-29-24	@CWS	8-5W	1.0	0	0	0	Over

Luis Gil

ERA 3.237 | IP 130.7 | 13.0W-6.0L | KO 151.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-06-24	@CHC	3-0W	6.0	1	0	7	Under
08-20-24	vsCLE	9-5L	3.0	3	3	3	Over
08-12-24	@CWS	2-12L	4.0	7	4	3	Over
08-07-24	vsLAA	2-5W	5.0	2	0	6	Under
07-29-24	@PHI	14-4W	5.3	5	3	8	Over
07-23-24	vsNYM	3-2L	5.0	4	1	6	Under
07-13-24	@BAL	6-1W	6.0	5	1	7	Under
07-07-24	vsBOS	3-0L	6.7	4	1	9	Under
07-02-24	vsCIN	5-4L	4.0	2	4	3	Over
06-26-24	@NYM	2-12L	4.3	4	5	2	Over

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/12	vs NYY	5-0W	11	1	Under
09/11	vs NYY	4-10L	7	2	Over
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	Push
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

Yankees Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/12	@ KC	0-5L	3	0	Under
09/11	@ KC	10-4W	12	2	Over
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

Team’s Batting Order

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Tommy Pham	8.1	10.4	0.256	0.391	0.353	0.744	0.305	0.024
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	8.5	11.1	0.334	0.601	0.428	1.029	0.413	0.052
#3 Salvador Perez	7.1	9.3	0.276	0.470	0.371	0.840	0.343	0.048
#4 MJ Melendez	7.8	10.2	0.209	0.408	0.296	0.704	0.291	0.045
#5 Paul DeJong	6.1	8.0	0.234	0.444	0.307	0.752	0.311	0.057
#5 Will Smith	4.4	11.0	nan	nan	nan	nan	0.000	nan
#6 Michael Massey	6.7	8.8	0.260	0.451	0.310	0.762	0.315	0.043
#7 Yuli Gurriel	5.8	7.7	0.250	0.333	0.333	0.667	0.277	0.000
#8 Maikel Garcia	5.4	6.9	0.240	0.345	0.307	0.652	0.271	0.013
#9 Kyle Isbel	5.3	6.9	0.230	0.364	0.303	0.668	0.276	0.020

New York Yankees	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Gleyber Torres	7.8	10.2	0.251	0.365	0.374	0.739	0.302	0.023
#2 Juan Soto	9.6	13.0	0.293	0.583	0.525	1.109	0.421	0.074
#3 Aaron Judge	9.4	12.7	0.323	0.693	0.565	1.258	0.471	0.100
#4 Giancarlo Stanton	7.7	10.2	0.233	0.479	0.318	0.797	0.326	0.067
#5 Jazz Chisholm Jr.	7.1	9.2	0.259	0.444	0.357	0.801	0.326	0.044
#6 Jasson Dominguez	6.8	8.3	0.091	0.091	0.091	0.182	0.079	0.000
#7 Anthony Volpe	6.0	7.7	0.251	0.377	0.322	0.699	0.289	0.019
#8 Jose Trevino	4.9	6.6	0.228	0.381	0.333	0.714	0.294	0.042
#9 Jon Berti	4.9	6.1	0.273	0.327	0.345	0.673	0.278	0.018

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