ALDS Game 3 Preview: Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees 10/9

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

The Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees are all tied up at a game apiece as the series shifts to Kansas City.

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

Game 3:

Date: Wednesday, October 9
Time:
7:08 pm EST
Broadcast: 
TBS
Field: 
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Line: 
Royals -105 / O/U 7.5

Probable Starting Pitchers

Seth Lugo (16-9, 3.00 ERA) vs. Clarke Schmidt (5-5, 2.85 ERA)

Lugo gets the ball for the Royals, he is 16-9 with a 3.00 ERA, a 3.25 FIP, a 1.09 WHIP, a 2.1 BB/9, and a 7.9 K/9 in 206.2 innings. In his first postseason start, he went 4.1 innings giving up a run on five hits; he walked one and struck out six. He made two starts against the Yankees going 1-1 with a 2.57 ERA, a 0.86 WHIP, and 14 strikeouts in 14 innings. Schmidt goes for the Yankees he went 5-5 with a 2.85 ERA, a 3.58 FIP, a 1.18 WHIP, a 3.2 BB/9, and a 9.8 K/9 in 85.1 innings. He didn’t face the Royals this season.

Royals vs. Yankees Postseason Leaders

Royals:

AVG – Michael Massey – .400
HR – Salvador Perez – 1
RBI – Garrett Hampson – 3
IP – Cole Ragans – 10.0
ERA – Cole Ragans – 0.90
K – Cole Ragans – 13

Yankees:

AVG – Alex Verdugo – .429
HR – Gleybar Torres – 1
RBI – Austin Wells – 2
IP – Gerrit Cole – 5.0
ERA – Clay Holmes – 0.00
K – Carlos Rodon – 7

Royals vs. Yankees Postseason Numbers

Royals

AVG: .252 (3)
OPS: .619 (8)
R: 12 (4)
HR: 2 (6)
ERA: 2.31 (3)
K: 41 (3)
WHIP: 1.26 (8)

Yankees

AVG: .246 (4)
OPS: .741 (3)
R: 8 (8)
HR: 2 (6)
ERA: 3.50 (6)
K: 22 (9)
WHIP: 1.39 (10)

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