Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees Prediction MLB Picks 10/7/24

The Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees meet Monday in MLB game 2 of the ALDS at Yankee Stadium. Here’s a Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees Prediction. This article will include a Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees Pick.

Kansas City Royals Betting Preview

The Kansas City Royals lost game 1 and need a win to have a real shot of playing the Guardians or Tigers. The Royals have lost 10 of their last 16 games. The Kansas City Royals have scored 8 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 10 of their last 13 games. The Kansas City Royals have split their last 8 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Michael Massey leads the Kansas City Royals with 5 hits, while Bobby Witt Jr. and MJ Melendez have combined for 6 hits and 4 RBI.

New York Yankees Betting Preview

The New York Yankees hope to take complete control of this series with a win and a 2-0 lead. The Yankees have split their last 8 games. The New York Yankees have scored 16 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 6 games. The New York Yankees have won 10 of their last 12 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Juan Soto leads the New York Yankees with 3 hits, while Alex Verdugo and Oswaldo Cabrera have combined for 3 hits and 1 RBI.

Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees Pitching Pick Matchup

Cole Ragans gets the ball for the Kansas City Royals, and he is 11-9 with a 3.14 ERA and 223 strikeouts this season. Ragans is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 8 strikeouts in his postseason career. Ragans is 0-0 with a 2.57 ERA and 9 strikeouts in his career against the New York Yankees.

Carlos Rodon gets the ball for the New York Yankees, and he is 16-9 with a 3.96 ERA and 195 strikeouts this season. Rodon is 0-1 with a 13.50 ERA and 3 strikeouts in his postseason career. Rodon is 4-6 with a 4.66 ERA and 67 strikeouts in his career against the Kansas City Royals.

Why the New York Yankees will win

• The Royals have lost each of their last 14 Monday night games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
• The Yankees have won eight of their last nine home playoff games against AL Central opponents.
• The Royals have failed to cover the run line each of their last eight Monday games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
• The Yankees have covered the run line in seven of their last eight Monday games as favorites against the Royals.
• The Royals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four night playoff games.

Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees Prediction

Cole Ragans has been ridiculous as of late, which includes allowing 18 hits and 3 runs in his last 31 innings, and he went 6 shutout innings against the Orioles in the wild card series. It’s enough to give the plus money a look. However, the Royals can’t string together offense, and it’s becoming a large enough trend that could send them packing in the next few days. Rodon has a 3.11 ERA and .204 allowed batting average at Yankee Stadium, and he has a more trustworthy offense backing him up. Ragans will keep the Royals in it, but it takes just one or two swings from the Yankees to get the job done. I’ll lay the reasonable juice.