Gleyber Torres started off the playoffs the way he closed out the regular season homering in the 3rd inning to lead the Yankees to a 6-5 victory over the Royals in Game 1 of their American League Division series. Alex Verdugo hit just .234 in September, but the veteran outfielder was 2 for 3 in Game 1 of this series, scoring 2 runs. Clay Holmes took the win for New York. Michael Lorenzen took the loss for the visiting Royals.
Game 2 on Monday night in the Bronx with Cole Ragans on the mound for the Royals and Carlos Rodon as the starter for the Yankees.
Let’s dive into the match and find some sweat.
We’ve got all the information and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest information on how to catch the first pitch, the expected pitching matchup, recent team performance, player stats and of course our predictions and picks. and the best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details and how to watch Royals vs. Yankees – Game 2
● Date: Monday October 7, 2024
● Time: 7:38 PM ET
● Location: Yankee Stadium
● City: New York, NY
● TV/streaming: TBS, TruTV
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Game odds for Royals vs. Yankees
The latest odds from Sunday evening:
● Moneyline: Kansas City Royals (+125), New York Yankees (-150)
● Spread: Royals +1.5 (-185), Yankees -1.5 (+150)
● Total: 7.5
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Likely starting pitchers for Kansas City vs. New York
● Pitching game on Monday (October 7): Cole Ragans vs. Carlos Rodon
○ Royals: Ragans – pitched 6 innings of 4-hit, shutout baseball with 8 Ks in Game 1 of Kansas City’s Game 1 Wild Card win against Baltimore.
○ Yankees: Rodon (16-9, 3.96 ERA) has allowed 77 earned runs and 157 hits while striking out 195 in 175 innings. Rodon threw 28.2 innings in September and his ERA was 2.20.
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The best betting trends and insights you need to know ahead of Royals @ Yankees
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The Yankees are 80-80 ATS this season.
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Opponents are hitting .235 against Rodon this season.
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Rodon has thrown five or more innings in each of his last seven starts.
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Rodon has put together 13 innings against the Royals this season, allowing 3 earned runs on 10 hits while striking out 12.
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The Yankees have hit 237 home runs this season – the most in baseball.
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The Royals are 90-75 ATS this season
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Opponents are hitting just .213 against Ragans this season.
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This season, Ragans has put together 6 innings against the Yankees this season, allowing 2 earned runs on 3 hits while striking out 7.
Playoff history for Kansas City vs. New York
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Royals: KC has won World Series titles in 1985 and 2015. They won the American League pennant in 1980, 1985, 2014 and 2015. They won the AL Central once (2015) and the AL West seven times (1976-81, 1984 and 1985).
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Yankees: New York has won 27 World Championships. Their last World Series win was in 2009. They have been to the playoffs 57 times and have won 40 AL pennants
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Expert picks and predictions for Game 2 of the series between Kansas City and New York
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Our model calculates projections around every moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points such as past performance, player matchups, baseball information and weather forecasts.
Once the model is ready, we place its projection next to the final betting lines so that the game can reach a relative level of confidence for each bet.
Here are the best bets our model predicts for Monday’s Game 2 between the Royals and Yankees:
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Moneyline: NBC Sports recommends a Yankees game on the Moneyline
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Spread: NBC Sports is leaning towards a play on the Yankees on the Run Line
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Total runs: NBC Sports is leaning towards a game on the UNDER of 7.5 total runs
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