Yankees vs Royals Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some prime-time baseball action as the scorching New York Yankees take their stellar 47-win record to the heartland to face the Kansas City Royals at the iconic Kauffman Stadium tonight at 08:10 PM EST. It’s a clash of American League titans with the Yankees sitting pretty at the top of the conference and the Royals not far behind, hungry to close a 4.5-game gap. With the betting world buzzing, the line’s set with the Yankees as favorites, but with an over/under of 9, expect bats to swing and balls to fly. The Royals are looking to shake off yesterday’s defeat and flip the script under tonight’s clear skies, mild breezes, and perfect game-time temps. So, as these two teams step up to the plate, will the Royals rule their kingdom, or will the Yankees continue to wear their crowns? Let’s find out if it’s going to be a royal affair or a New York minute!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: June 11, 2024 08:10PM EST

Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City

Weather: Sunny with winds from the SSW at 6.9 mph. Temperature is at 73.9° with 56% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	NYY ML	KC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-142	+119	9.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-141	+118	9.5	-1.5/1.5
Difference	+1	-1	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

8W-2L

AWAY

151W-123L

58.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

129W-143L

41.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
06/10/24	New York Yankees NYY	4	Under	-3.0
06/10/24	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Under	-3.0
10/01/23	New York Yankees NYY	2	Under	-2.0
10/01/23	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Under	-2.0
07/21/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Push	-0.0
07/21/23	New York Yankees NYY	5	Push	-0.0
07/22/23	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Under	-2.0
07/22/23	New York Yankees NYY	5	Under	-2.0
07/23/23	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Over	+4.0
07/23/23	New York Yankees NYY	8	Over	+4.0
09/29/23	New York Yankees NYY	5	Over	+8.0
09/29/23	Kansas City Royals KC	12	Over	+8.0
09/30/23	New York Yankees NYY	5	Under	-2.0
09/30/23	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Under	-2.0

Yankees Vs Over/Under

Royals Vs Over/Under

Marcus Stroman

ERA 3.162 | IP 74.0 | 5.0W-2.0L | KO 57.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-06-24	vsMIN	5-8W	4.7	6	5	2	Over
05-31-24	@SF	6-2W	7.3	6	2	2	Under
05-25-24	@SD	4-1W	6.0	3	0	5	Under
05-20-24	vsSEA	5-4L	7.3	3	1	6	Under
05-15-24	@MIN	4-0W	6.0	2	0	2	Under
05-09-24	vsHOU	4-3L	5.7	9	4	5	Under
05-03-24	vsDET	1-2W	5.3	3	1	3	Under
04-28-24	@MIL	15-5W	4.0	6	4	4	Over
04-23-24	vsOAK	3-4W	5.3	7	3	9	Under
04-17-24	@TOR	6-4W	5.3	6	2	2	Over

Will Smith

ERA 5.571 | IP 21.0 | 0.0W-2.0L | KO 16.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-06-24	@CLE	4-3W	3.7	9	3	2	Under
05-25-24	@TB	7-4W	5.0	4	2	3	Over
05-19-24	vsOAK	4-8W	6.0	6	1	9	Over
05-13-24	@SEA	2-6L	5.0	9	4	6	Under
05-08-24	vsMIL	4-6W	5.3	5	1	4	Over
05-03-24	vsTEX	1-7W	6.0	4	1	8	Under
04-27-24	@DET	5-6L	5.0	4	1	6	Over
04-22-24	vsTOR	5-3L	6.0	5	5	5	Under
04-17-24	@CWS	4-2W	5.0	3	2	5	Under
04-11-24	vsHOU	3-13W	5.0	5	1	4	Over
06-09-24	vsSEA	6-5L	0.3	0	0	1	Over
06-08-24	vsSEA	4-8W	1.0	0	0	1	Over
06-06-24	@CLE	4-3W	1.3	0	0	2	Under
06-01-24	vsSD	7-3L	1.0	1	0	1	Over
05-29-24	@MIN	6-1W	1.0	1	0	1	Under
05-26-24	@TB	1-4L	1.0	1	0	1	Under
05-22-24	vsDET	3-8W	0.7	2	2	0	Over
05-19-24	vsOAK	4-8W	1.0	1	0	1	Over
05-15-24	@SEA	2-4L	1.0	0	0	0	Under
05-10-24	@LAA	2-1W	1.0	0	0	1	Under

Yankees Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/12	vs KC	4-2W	9	0	Under
06/11	@ LAD	6-4W	9	3	Over
06/10	@ LAD	3-11L	10	2	Over
06/09	@ LAD	1-2L	5	0	Under
06/08	@ MIN	8-5W	7	1	Over
06/07	@ MIN	9-5W	9	0	Over
06/06	@ MIN	5-1W	6	2	Under
06/04	vs SF	7-5W	11	2	Over
06/03	vs SF	7-3W	11	2	Over
06/02	vs SF	6-2W	9	2	Under
06/01	vs LAA	8-3W	5	1	Over
05/31	vs LAA	2-1W	6	1	Under
05/30	vs LAA	3-4L	9	1	Under
05/28	vs SD	2-5L	8	1	Under
05/27	vs SD	4-1W	9	1	Under

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/12	@ NYY	2-4L	7	0	Under
06/11	@ SEA	5-6L	9	2	Over
06/10	@ SEA	8-4W	9	1	Over
06/09	@ SEA	10-9W	10	1	Over
06/08	vs CLE	4-3W	10	0	Under
06/06	vs CLE	5-8L	10	3	Over
06/04	@ SD	4-3W	7	0	Under
06/03	@ SD	3-7L	8	1	Over
06/02	@ SD	8-11L	13	1	Over
06/01	vs MIN	6-7L	7	2	Over
05/31	vs MIN	6-1W	10	3	Under
05/30	vs MIN	2-4L	5	0	Under
05/29	vs MIN	5-6L	10	0	Over
05/28	vs TB	1-4L	7	1	Under
05/27	vs TB	7-4W	11	1	Over

Team’s Batting Order

New York Yankees	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Anthony Volpe	8.1	10.3	0.275	0.42	37.0%	79.0%	2.2%
#2 Jose Rojas	9.3	9.3	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%
#2 Juan Soto	11.4	15.2	0.318	0.599	51.7%	111.6%	7.0%
#3 Aaron Judge	9.8	13.3	0.31	0.707	54.8%	125.5%	10.0%
#4 Alex Verdugo	8.6	11.3	0.265	0.433	35.7%	79.0%	3.4%
#5 Giancarlo Stanton	7.4	9.8	0.224	0.466	30.0%	76.7%	6.7%
#6 Anthony Rizzo	7.7	10.0	0.224	0.339	31.0%	64.9%	2.9%
#7 Gleyber Torres	7.5	9.7	0.23	0.335	33.9%	67.3%	2.0%
#8 Austin Wells	6.5	8.5	0.2	0.291	33.6%	62.7%	0.9%
#9 DJ LeMahieu	5.6	7.4	0.229	0.229	42.9%	65.7%	0.0%

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Maikel Garcia	7.2	9.4	0.252	0.376	32.5%	70.1%	1.8%
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	9.3	12.1	0.319	0.556	40.7%	96.3%	4.1%
#3 Vinnie Pasquantino	7.7	10.4	0.242	0.435	36.3%	79.8%	3.1%
#4 Salvador Perez	7.0	9.2	0.298	0.487	41.2%	89.9%	4.2%
#4 Will Smith	3.6	7.8	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%
#5 MJ Melendez	7.7	10.2	0.162	0.341	24.3%	58.4%	3.8%
#6 Nelson Velazquez	6.9	9.2	0.214	0.401	31.3%	71.4%	4.4%
#7 Adam Frazier	6.9	9.0	0.225	0.318	36.4%	68.2%	1.6%
#8 Nick Loftin	5.1	6.8	0.306	0.323	48.4%	80.6%	0.0%
#9 Kyle Isbel	6.3	8.2	0.225	0.344	28.7%	63.1%	2.5%

Yankees Notable Injuries

Clarke Schmidt OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/28/24. Impact: 8.1
Jon Berti OUT (3B): Avg: 0.273 SLG:0.327 Last game: 05/26/24. Impact: 3.0
Nick Burdi OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/25/24. Impact: 0.8

Royals Notable Injuries

Michael Wacha OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 06/02/24. Impact: 6.8
Michael Massey OUT (2B): Avg: 0.294 SLG:0.529 Last game: 05/26/24. Impact: 4.4