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New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals Preview & Picks – KC To Claim Series Lead In MLB Playoffs

leigh-copson
09 Oct 2024
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Leigh Copson 09 Oct 2024
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  • New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals picks for Wednesday, October 9
  • MLB playoff game is taking place at Kauffman Stadium
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    New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals Preview & Picks
  • New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals Preview & Picks
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New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals Preview & Picks

Kansas City are backed to follow up their Game 2 victory with another.

Seth Lugo is getting the start for the Royals here and he is coming into this matchup having already dominated one opponent in the playoffs.

  • Kansas City Royals are 3-1 in the playoffs so far
  • Kansas City pitcher Seth Lugo allowed just 1 run in his last start
  • NY pitcher Clarke Schmidt gave up 3 hits and 4 runs in his last start
  • The Under has cashed in 4 of the previous 6 meetings

Head To Head

  • New York Yankees won the regular season series 5-2
  • This MLB Playoffs series is tied at 1-1
  • Kansas City Royals won 4-2 when the two teams last met on October 7

New York Yankees Form

New York head out on the road for the first time in the 2024 postseason looking to rebound from a home defeat in Game 2.

The Yankees kicked off their playoff campaign with a 6-5 win over Kansas City, only to then drop the second meeting with the Royals, 4-2.

They secured their place in the postseason with a 94-68 record that won them the American League East and earned them a bye.

New York finished three games clear of Baltimore, but they ended the season in underwhelming form.

The Yankees played back-to-back home series against the Orioles and Pittsburgh, and they needed Game 3 victory in both of those series to avoid being swept.

Kansas City Royals Form

Kansas City return home looking to build on their victory over the New York Yankees in Game 2.

The Royals began this series in the ‘Big Apple’ and rebounded from a 6-5 defeat to the Yankees with a 4-2 victory.

They earned their spot in the postseason by putting together a 86-76 record to finish second in the American League Central.

Kansas City ended the regular season on a rough run of form, losing nine of their final 13 games, but put that behind them in the Wild Card round.

The Royals headed to Baltimore for a three-game series and were able to take out the Orioles in two, winning 1-0 and 2-1.

Verdict

If Seth Lugo can repeat his previous performance Baltimore, the Royals have an excellent chance of making it back-to-back wins over the Yankees.

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Best Bet2: Under 8.0 Total Runs @-111.11 at Stake.us - 3 Units
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