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Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees: ALDS – Game 2
The Kansas City Royals are visiting the New York Yankees today at Yankee Stadium in Game 2 of the ALDS.
Can the Royals bounce back?
The Kansas City Royals finished the regular season second in the AL Central with an 86-76 record, including 41-40 on the road. In the Wild Card series, they swept the Baltimore Orioles on the road allowing only one run in two games. Kansas City has a 3.80 ERA, a .240 batting average, a .308 on-base percentage, and 1.25 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Bobby Witt Jr. is the best player on the team with 211 hits, 125 runs, and 32 home runs.
The Yankees are the best team in the AL
The New York Yankees finished the regular season on top of the AL East with a 94-68 record, including 44-37 at home. The Yankees have a 3.78 ERA, a .232 batting average, a .310 on-base percentage, and 1.25 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Aaron Judge is the best player on the team with 180 hits, 122 runs, and league-high 58 home runs.
Betting Trends
The Yankees are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games overall, 5-1 SU in their last 6 home games against Kansas City and 10-4 SU in their last 14 games against teams from the AL. New York has played over the total run line in 4 of their last 5 games overall and 4 of their last 6 games at home. The Royals are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games overall, 5-15 SU in their last 20 games against the Yankees, and 4-2 SU in their last 6 games against teams from the AL East. Kansas City has played under the total run line in their last 5 games overall, 9 of their last 10 games on the road and 6 of their last 7 games against teams from the AL.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Kansas City Royals played very well in the opening game of the series, but the New York Yankees managed to keep their home advantage with a tight 6-5 win with Alex Verdugo’s RBI. Today the Yankees will start Carlos Rodon, who is 16-9 for the season with a 3.96 ERA, 195 K, 175 IP, and 1.22 WHIP. The Royals will try to tie the series going with Cole Ragans, who is 11-9 for the season with a 3.14 ERA, 223 K, 186.1 IP, and 1.14 WHIP. Ragans is definitely someone who can keep the Royals in this game, but as the innings pass, the Yankees will take over the game and take a 2-0 lead in the series.
