Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/30/2022

Game Time: 2:05 pm ET, Saturday, July 30, 2022

Venue:  Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, NY

Where to Watch:  YES

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Royals +220, Yankees -260; Over/Under:  9 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Royals +220, Yankees -260; Over/Under:  9 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Royals +220, Yankees -260; Over/Under:  9 runs

 

Kansas City Royals:  39-60 (5th place, AL Central)

New York Yankees:  67-33 (1st place, AL East)

 

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Kansas City Royals:  3-7 last 10

New York Yankees:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Royals enter this game on a 3 game losing streak. They lost their last series against the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 39-60 record overall and have a road record of 17-30. This is the 3rd game of a 4-game series with the Yankees on Saturday with the 2nd game still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 24th in the MLB with a .687 OPS. Kris Bubic is their starting pitcher on Friday while Zack Greinke is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 3-6 with a 4.35 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HR, and 1 BB with 5 Ks on 3 hits through 5 IP against the Los Angeles Angels. 

 

The Yankees were on a 2 game losing streak but now enter this game off of a win. They lost their last series against the New York Mets getting swept 2-0 in a 2-game series. They enter this game with a 67-33 record overall and have a home record of 38-12. This is the 3rd game of a 4-game series with the Royals on Saturday with the 2nd game still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 3rd in the MLB with a .772 OPS. Gerrit Cole is on the mound on Friday while Nestor Cortes will be throwing the first pitch in this game on Saturday. He is 8-3 with a 2.48 ERA this season. His team won 4 of their last 5 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 0 BB with 7 Ks on 6 hits through 6 IP against the Baltimore Orioles. 

The current betting odds have the Royals listed as a massive underdog in this game. They have not been playing great recently as they have not scored a run in their last 3 straight, but their pitching has been good recently. They have not been allowing too many runs and they were able to shut the Yankees out until the 9th inning, losing 1-0 in the series opener. The Yankees have been struggling recently as they are not winning as many games now but their offense is also not producing many runs in their games. They only had 1 hit up until the 9th inning in their series opener here, and they are getting Greinke starting for the Royals who has been pitching well in his recent starts. Cortes is starting for the Yankees and he has also been pitching very well in his recent starts and with the way these two offenses have been recently, there is a good chance this is a low scoring game that stays under and turns into a pitching duel. The best way to place a bet here is on the under or on the Royals on the runline here as it will be a close game.

 

Royals Yankees Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, July 30, 2022 (2:05 pm ET start time) is Yankees 3 Royals 2.

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Kansas City Royals: 39-60 (-13.2 Units) ML in all games. 24-49 (-13.5 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 32-21 UNDER as an underdog of +175 to +250.

New York Yankees: 67-33 (+15.2 Units) ML in all games. 38-12 (+16.5 Units) ML in home games. 31-21 UNDER at home when the total is 9 to 9.5.

 

 

Kansas City Royals:  E. Olivares (CF) Out indefinitely - Quadricep. A. Mondesi (SS) out for season - Knee. S. Perez (C) Early Aug - Thumb.

New York Yankees:  G. Stanton (DH) Out indefinitely - Achilles. M. King (SP) out for season - Elbow. L. Severino (SP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder.

 

 

 

"Brady responded as good as you could ever ask any pitcher against an offense like this. This is the best we've seen him." - Mike Matheny after his team’s loss against the Royals on Thursday.

 

 

"It doesn't cease to amaze the season he's putting together. Barlow's obviously really tough. Just gets a pitch and to put it up in the air where he did is just, not many people can hit it like that and ride it out like he did." - Aaron Boone after his team’s win against the Royals on Thursday.

 

 

 

MJ Melendez (L) C

Whit Merrifield (R) 2B

Vinnie Pasquantino (L) DH

Hunter Dozier (R) 3B

Ryan O'Hearn (L) RF

Michael A. Taylor (R) CF

Nick Pratto (L) 1B

Maikel Garcia (R) SS

Kyle Isbel (L) LF

 

Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

Aaron Judge (R) DH

Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

Gleyber Torres (R) 2B

Aaron Hicks (S) CF

Josh Donaldson (R) 3B

Joey Gallo (L) RF

Marwin Gonzalez (S) SS

Jose Trevino (R) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Michael Massey (.375)

Hits:  Bobby Witt (91)

Home Runs:  Bobby Witt (14)

RBI:  Bobby Witt (51)

Stolen Bases:  Bobby Witt (20)

Wins:  Brad Keller (5)

Saves:  Scott Barlow (16)

ERA:  Angel Zerpa (1.64)

 

Batting Average:  Rob Brantly (.333)

Hits:  Aaron Judge (108)

Home Runs:  Aaron Judge (39)

RBI:  Aaron Judge (83)

Stolen Bases:  Isiah Kiner-Falefa (14)

Wins:  Jameson Taillon (10)

Saves:  Clay Holmes (17)

ERA:  David McKay (0.00)

 

Managers:

Kansas City Royals: Mike Matheny (3rd season)

New York Yankees: Aaron Boone (5th season)