The Kansas City Royals'(80-66) and New York Yankees (83-62) play the finale of a 3-game series Wednesday at Yankee Stadium at 7:05 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s MLB odds around the'Royals vs. Yankees odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Yankees lead 4-2
The Royals evened up the series with a 5-0 victory Tuesday night after losing 10-4 on Monday. RHP Seth Lugo went 7 shutout frames and fanned 10. The top-3 hitters, OF Tommy Pham, SS Bobby Witt Jr. and C Salvador Perez combined to go 5-for-13 with a HR and 4 RBIs. The Royals firmly hold the 2nd Wild Card spot.
2B Gleyber Torres had 2 of the miniscule 3 hits in the game Tuesday. The Yanks are 4-6 in their last 10 games and are clinging to a half-game lead in the AL East over the Baltimore Orioles.