Yankees vs Royals MLB Free Play
MLB Baseball betting action sees the N.Y. Yankees taking on the Kansas City Royals Monday August 25th at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City MO. Cappers Picks provides free MLB Baseball handicapping tips all season long. On the season the Yankees have an Over/Under record of 52-73 and a run-line W/L record of 64-64 and the Royals have an Over/Under record of 58-64 and a run-line W/L record of 75-54.
New York Yankees (67-61) vs. Kanas City Royals (72-57)
Venue/ Stadium: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Time/Date: 7 PM EST Monday, August 25, 2014
MLB Odds
Moneyline: Yankees +130 / Royals +140
Over/Under: 7.5 runs
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On the season the Yankees have an Over/Under record of 52-73 and a run-line W/L record of 64-64 and the Royals have an Over/Under record of 58-64 and a run-line W/L record of 75-54.
This season the Royals are 33-28 at home and the Yankees are 34-30 on the road.
In their last games the Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 3-0 and the Royals lost to the Texas Rangers 3-1.
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The Royals have been one of the better teams in the 2nd half of the season and they are the surprise leader of the AL Central. They are 2 games up on the Detroit Tigers in the division and are 5-5 in their last 10 games.
The Yankees are hot winners of 4 straight, but they still have a lot of work to do to catch the Baltimore Orioles in the AL East, as they are 6 games back. However, they are still in the mix of the Wild Card race only 3.5 games back of the last playoff spot.
This season the Royals are 2-1 against the Yankees and they head into this game as the home betting favorite.
The Yankees are in the midst of their longest winning streak of the season.
Michael Pineda (2-2 2.05) gets the start for the Yankees tonight and in his last outing he gave up 2 earned runs in 6 innings in a getting a no decision facing the Houston Astros.
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Pineda is winless in his last 2 starts since coming off the DL even though in those games he only has a combined ERA of 2.45.
Pineda went 1-1 with a 2.57 ERA in 2 games against the Royals in 2011 when he was with Seattle.
James Shields (12-6 3.28 ERA) goes for the Royals tonight and in his last start he gave up 2 earned runs in 6 innings of work in a win over the Colorado Rockies.
Shields has an ERA of only 2.04 in his last 9 starts.
The Royals are 25-10 in Shields’ last 35 starts as a favorite.
The Royals have won 2 straight over the Yankees and have not won 3 straight facing them since the 2005 season.
Betting Trends
The Yankees are 4-0 in their last 4 overall, 1-5 in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a winning home record, and they have an Under record of 3-0-1 in their last 4 road games.
The Royals are 24-7 in their last 31 overall, 8-1 in their last 9 home games, and in their last 4 games they have an Under record of 2-0-2.
The Yankees are 5-2 in their last 7 games against the Royals in Kansas City.
Jason’s Pick:
The Yankees are hot, but Shields will cool them down and KC will take Game 1 of this AL series.
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