ALDS Game 1 Preview: Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees 10/5

ALDS Game 4 Preview: Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees 10/9

The Kansas City Royals will face the New York Yankees in game one of their best-of-five series starting tonight.

Kansas City Royals (86-76) vs. New York Yankees (94-68)

Game 1:

Date: Saturday, October 5
Time: 6:38 pm EST
Broadcast: TBS
Field: Yankees Stadium, Bronx, NY
Line: Yankees -200 / O/U 7.5

Probable Starting Pitchers

Michael Wacha (13-8, 3.35 ERA) vs. Gerritt Cole (8-5, 3.41 ERA)

Wacha gets the series started he is 13-8 with a 3.35 ERA, a 3.65 FIP, a 1.19 WHIP, a 2.4 BB/9, and a 7.8 K/9 in 166.2 innings. He didn’t face the Yankees this season. Cole goes for the Yankees he went 8-5 with a 3.41 ERA, a 3.69 FIP, a 1.13 WHIP, a 2.7 BB/9, and a 9.4 K/9 in 95 innings. He didn’t face the Royals this season either.  

2024 Head to Head

Royals vs. Yankees

6/10: New York won 4-2
6/11: New York won 10-1
6/12: New York won 11-5
6/13: Kansas City won 4-3
9/9: New York won 10-4
9/10: Kansas City won 5-0
9/11: New York won 4-3

New York won the season series 5-2. The Yankees outscored the Royals 42-24.

Royals vs. Yankees Leaders

Royals: (Postseason)

AVG – Michael Massey – .375
HR – N/A
RBI – Bobby Witt Jr. – 2
IP – Cole Ragans – 6.0
ERA – Lucas Erceg – 0.00
K – Cole Ragans – 8

Yankees: (Regular Season)

AVG –Aaron Judge – .322
HR – Aaron Judge – 58
RBI – Aaron Judge – 144
IP – Carlos Rodon – 175.0
ERA – Nestor Cortes – 3.77
K – Carlos Rodon – 195

Royals vs. Yankees Numbers

Royals

AVG: .248 (10)
OPS: .709 (14)
R: 735 (13)
HR: 170 (20)
ERA: 3.76 (8)
K: 1339 (22)
WHIP: 1.14 (13)

Yankees

AVG: .248 (9)
OPS: .761 (3)
R: 815 (3)
HR: 237 (1)
ERA: 3.74 (7)
K: 1457 (4)
WHIP: 1.24 (12)

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