Yankees vs Royals Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at Kauffman Stadium as the sizzling New York Yankees, boasting a stellar 48W-21L record, roll into town to clash with the formidable Kansas City Royals, who are not too far behind with a solid 39W-29L. The stakes are high with the Yankees looking to maintain their top spot in the American League, while the Royals, trailing by 5.5 games, are hungry to close that gap. With the first pitch set for 08:10 PM EST under a blazing 86.7° sky, the action promises to be as hot as the weather. The betting lines are buzzing, setting the stage for a showdown that’s expected to rack up more than 10.5 runs. Fresh off their previous face-off where the Yankees triumphed with a commanding 10-1 victory, tonight’s game is poised for some serious payback from the Royals. So, as the Royals look to crown their efforts with a win, will the Yankees manage to empire their way to another victory? Tune in to find out!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: June 12, 2024 08:10PM EST

Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City

Weather: Sunny with winds from the S at 13.6 mph. Temperature is at 86.7° with 46% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	NYY ML	KC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-160	+134	10.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-162	+136	11.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-2	+2	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

8W-2L

AWAY

152W-123L

61.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

129W-144L

38.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
06/10/24	New York Yankees NYY	4	Under	-4.5
06/10/24	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Under	-4.5
06/11/24	New York Yankees NYY	10	Over	+0.5
06/11/24	Kansas City Royals KC	1	Over	+0.5
10/01/23	New York Yankees NYY	2	Under	-3.5
10/01/23	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Under	-3.5
07/21/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Under	-1.5
07/21/23	New York Yankees NYY	5	Under	-1.5
07/22/23	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Under	-3.5
07/22/23	New York Yankees NYY	5	Under	-3.5
07/23/23	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Over	+2.5
07/23/23	New York Yankees NYY	8	Over	+2.5
09/29/23	New York Yankees NYY	5	Over	+6.5
09/29/23	Kansas City Royals KC	12	Over	+6.5
09/30/23	New York Yankees NYY	5	Under	-3.5
09/30/23	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Under	-3.5

Yankees Vs Over/Under

Royals Vs Over/Under

Cody Poteet

ERA 1.723 | IP 15.7 | 2.0W-0.0L | KO 11.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-07-24	vsLAD	2-1L	4.7	2	0	1	Under
06-01-24	@SF	7-3W	5.0	3	3	6	Under
04-13-24	@CLE	8-2W	6.0	6	1	4	Under
07-16-22	@PHI	8-2W	2.0	7	5	1	Under
05-25-22	@TB	8-2W	3.0	4	5	1	Under
05-21-22	@ATL	8-2W	2.0	2	1	1	Under
05-17-22	@WAS	8-2W	4.7	1	0	4	Under
05-10-22	@ARI	8-2W	4.0	2	0	3	Under
05-06-22	@SD	8-2W	1.0	0	0	1	Under
05-03-22	@ARI	8-2W	2.7	2	0	3	Under

Will Smith

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

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-07-24	vsSEA	9-10W	4.0	6	8	4	Over
05-30-24	@MIN	6-7L	5.0	5	3	2	Over
05-09-24	@LAA	10-4W	2.0	0	0	0	Over
05-05-24	vsTEX	3-2L	5.0	2	0	6	Under
07-18-23	vsDET	10-11W	5.0	6	5	3	Over
07-07-23	@CLE	0-3L	6.0	6	3	3	Under
07-01-23	vsLAD	4-6W	5.0	5	3	4	Under
06-25-23	@TB	1-3L	6.0	6	1	2	Under
06-20-23	@DET	1-0W	7.0	1	0	2	Under
06-14-23	vsCIN	7-4L	7.0	7	7	3	Push
06-09-24	vsSEA	6-5L	0.3	0	0	1	Push
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	Under
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	Push
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
06/13	vs KC	10-1W	10	3	Push
06/12	vs KC	4-2W	9	0	Under
06/11	@ LAD	6-4W	9	3	Under
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	Under
06/02	vs SF	6-2W	9	2	Under
06/01	vs LAA	8-3W	5	1	Push
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

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/13	@ NYY	1-10L	5	1	Push
06/12	@ NYY	2-4L	7	0	Under
06/11	@ SEA	5-6L	9	2	Push
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	Under
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	Push
05/28	vs TB	1-4L	7	1	Under

Team’s Batting Order

New York Yankees	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Anthony Volpe	9.2	11.7	0.274	0.423	36.7%	79.0%	2.1%
#2 Jose Rojas	10.3	10.3	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%
#2 Juan Soto	11.5	15.4	0.316	0.594	52.0%	111.5%	7.0%
#3 Aaron Judge	10.6	14.4	0.313	0.716	54.7%	126.3%	10.3%
#4 Alex Verdugo	8.2	10.7	0.263	0.428	35.4%	78.2%	3.3%
#5 Giancarlo Stanton	8.9	11.8	0.229	0.48	30.8%	78.9%	7.0%
#6 Anthony Rizzo	8.1	10.6	0.22	0.332	30.4%	63.6%	2.8%
#7 Gleyber Torres	7.9	10.2	0.231	0.335	34.3%	67.7%	2.0%
#8 Austin Wells	6.8	9.0	0.211	0.325	34.2%	66.7%	1.8%
#9 DJ LeMahieu	6.2	8.1	0.229	0.229	42.9%	65.7%	0.0%

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Maikel Garcia	8.1	10.5	0.251	0.373	32.3%	69.5%	1.8%
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	10.0	13.0	0.321	0.558	40.9%	96.7%	4.0%
#3 Vinnie Pasquantino	8.2	11.1	0.239	0.429	36.3%	79.2%	3.1%
#4 Salvador Perez	7.9	10.3	0.296	0.483	41.2%	89.6%	4.2%
#4 Will Smith	4.7	10.3	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%
#5 MJ Melendez	7.6	10.1	0.159	0.333	23.8%	57.1%	3.7%
#6 Nelson Velazquez	7.7	10.3	0.212	0.397	32.1%	71.7%	4.3%
#8 Nick Loftin	5.7	7.5	0.292	0.308	47.7%	78.5%	0.0%
#9 Kyle Isbel	6.0	7.8	0.227	0.356	29.4%	65.0%	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
Hunter Renfroe OUT (OF): Avg: 0.2 SLG:0.365 Last game: 06/12/24. Impact: 3.5