New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals Betting Odds
When: April 29, 2022, at 8:10 p.m. EST
Venue: Kauffman Stadium – Kansas City, Missouri
New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals Betting Preview
An American League battle begins Friday night when the New York Yankees (13-6, 3-3 away) visit the Kansas City Royals (7-10, 5-5 home). The Yankees have been fantastic to start the season, while Kansas City is playing as well as most expected. This game will air live on Apple TV+.
Anthony Rizzo is mashing early on, and he leads New York with eight home runs and 19 RBIs. All DJ LeMahieu does is get hits, and he leads the team with a .313 batting average. New York is batting .243 and the pitchers have recorded an impressive 2.80 ERA and 1.11 WHIP.
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The Royals have been led by Andrew Benintendi and his .393 batting average and 10 RBIs. Salvador Perez leads the team with five home runs early on. Kansas City is hitting just .208 and the pitching staff has combined for a 4.47 ERA and 1.38 WHIP.
New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals Betting Trends
Yankees
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees’ last 5 games.
- NY Yankees are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games.
- NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against Kansas City.
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees’ last 6 games on the road.
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Yankees’ last 8 games when playing on the road against Kansas City.
- NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the American League.
- NY Yankees are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the American League Central Division division.
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Royals
- The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Kansas City’s last 12 games.
- Kansas City are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 9 of Kansas City’s last 11 games against NY Yankees.
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City’s last 6 games at home.
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of Kansas City’s last 8 games when playing at home against NY Yankees.
- Kansas City are 4-15 SU in their last 19 games against an opponent in the American League East Division division.
- Kansas City are 5-10 SU in their last 15 games played in April.
New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals Pick & Prediction
Last time out, New York finished off the midweek sweep with a 10-5 home win over Baltimore. The Orioles led 2-0 heading into the bottom of the fifth, but the Yankees scored four runs and put this game away. The Yankees big trio of Stanton, Judge, and Rizzo all knocked runs in to help New York win. Miguel Castro improved to 2-0 and Bruce Zimmerman dropped to 1-1 on the season.
Kansas City took the series win with a 5-2 win, in 10 innings, at the White Sox. Chicago tied the game up in the bottom of the eighth, but a three-run 10th inning gave the Royals the win. Scott Barlow got his second win of the season, Aaron Bummer dropped to 0-1, and Taylor Clarke notched his first save of 2022.
Pitching Matchup: Nestor Cortes (0-0, 1.15 ERA, 0.64 WHIP) vs Kris Bubic (0-1, 14.14 ERA, 3.00 WHIP)
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