At 7:05 PM ET, the Yankees and Royals will face off in an AL matchup. This one is taking place at Yankee Stadium in New York, and the Yankees are the heavy favorites on the money line, with their odds sitting at -182 compared to the Royals at +154. The over/under line is currently 8.5 runs.
New York comes in with a record of 82-61 and they are 1st in the AL East, while the Royals are 2nd in the AL Central with a record of 79-65. YES will be televising Monday’s game, and the Royals are on a four-game winning streak. Carlos Rodon is starting for the Yankees, and the Royals are sending Brady Singer to the mound.
Royals Surge to Second in AL Central: Singer Takes the Mound Amidst Winning Streak
The Royals are 79-65 overall, putting them 2nd in the AL Central, 2.5 games behind the Guardians. They have won four straight games and are 33-16 vs. the AL Central. At home, the Royals are 45-30, and they are just above .500 on the road at 34-35. Overall, they are 46-26 as the favorite and 33-39 as the underdog. They are coming off a 3-0 series win vs. the Twins and are 21-23-2 overall in series this year.
Brady Singer will be on the mound for the Royals, and he is 9-10 this season with a 3.35 ERA. He is coming off a loss vs. the Guardians and has 12 quality starts this year. The Royals offense is scoring 4.7 runs per game, which is 9th in the league. Bobby Witt Jr. is hitting .336 with 98 RBI, and Salvador Perez has 25 homers and 95 RBI. The over has hit in each of the Royals last four games, and the over/under line for today’s game is 8.5 runs. The Royals are 64-75 overall vs. the over/under line this season.
Yankees Hold Slim AL East Lead as Rodón Faces High-Scoring Royals
The Yankees are 82-61 and have a half-game lead in the AL East over the Orioles. They are 22-23 in the division and 37-31 at home compared to 45-30 on the road. New York is 64-54 as the favorite and 18-7 as the underdog. They have won two straight games and are 4-6 in their last 10 games. Their over/under record is 78-61, and the over has hit in three straight games for the Yankees.
Carlos Rodón is 14-9 with a 4.20 ERA this season and will be taking on a Royals team that is 2nd in the league in runs per game on the road at 5.2. The Yankees lead the league in homers with 213. The Yankees’ top hitters have been Aaron Judge and Juan Soto, with Judge leading the team in batting average and on-base percentage. DJ LeMahieu is on a 5-game hitting streak, and Gleyber Torres is on a 9-game streak. Torres is hitting .316 over his last five games.
Yankees Edge Royals 6-5: Home Runs and Strikeouts Highlight the Matchup
Our prediction for this Yankees and Royals matchup is that the Yankees will pick up a 6-5 win at home. However, with the Yankees being -182 on the money line, we actually like the over, with the line sitting at 8.5 runs. We have the Yankees hitting three home runs compared to the Royals hitting just one.
Looking at the starting pitchers, we have Carlos Rodón finishing with six strikeouts compared to Brady Singer with five. However, we have Singer going longer in the game, as he is projected to go six innings compared to Rodón at five and two-thirds.
As for some potential player props, you could look at the over/under for Rodón’s strikeout total, as we have him finishing with six. For Singer, his line is at five.
