A pair of the league’s most consistent hitters face off when the Kansas City Royals (36-26) and New York Yankees (43-19) meet at 8:10 PM ET on Tuesday, at Kauffman Stadium. Bobby Witt Jr. has a .319 batting average (fourth in league) for the Royals, while Juan Soto ranks fourth at .319.

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Probable Pitchers Stats

Marcus Stroman (5-2) will start for the Yankees. As of this writing, there’s been no pitching decision announced by the Royals.

TBD Stroman
GS 12
W-L 5-2
ERA 2.73
IP 69.1
BB 29
SO 55

Royals vs. Yankees Players to Watch

Royals

  • Witt is slashing .319/.371/.565 for Kansas City this season with 11 home runs, 46 RBI (6th in MLB) and an OPS of .935 (7th in MLB). He has a 17.5% strikeout rate and a 7.6% walk rate in 275 plate appearances, and he has scored 54 total runs. Witt has recorded 17 steals on 24 attempts.
  • In 274 plate appearances, Maikel Garcia has recorded a .267 BA, a .316 OBP and a .398 SLG with a strikeout rate of 16.4% and a walk rate of 6.9%. He has hit five long balls, driven in 35 runs and scored 40 times. Garcia has stolen 14 bases on 14 attempts.
  • So far this season, Salvador Perez is batting .315/.383/.521 with 10 dingers and 41 RBI. He has come around to score 24 times. Perez has a strikeout rate of 16% and a walk rate of 7.4%.
  • Vinnie Pasquantino is hitting .239/.311/.424 with 28 runs scored. In 238 plate appearances, he has recorded seven home runs, 40 RBI and an OPS of .735 with a strikeout rate of 13.9% and a walk rate of 8.8%.

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Yankees

  • Soto is slashing .319/.418/.609 with a 1.027 OPS, 17 home runs, 53 RBI and 46 runs scored for New York this season. He has recorded four steals on six attempts. Soto has posted a 16.3% strikeout rate and a 14.9% walk rate.
  • In 276 plate appearances, Aaron Judge has hit 21 long balls (1st in MLB), tallied 49 RBI (5th in MLB) and scored 44 runs (6th in MLB). He is batting .293/.422/.662 and has posted a 25% strikeout rate and a 17.8% walk rate. Judge has recorded four steals on four attempts.
  • So far this season, Anthony Volpe has recorded 11 steals on 14 attempts, six dingers, 25 RBI and 43 runs scored (8th in MLB). He is slashing .283/.350/.437 with an OPS of .788. In 277 plate appearances, he has a walk rate of 8.3% and a strikeout rate of 20.9%.
  • Alex Verdugo is hitting .256/.318/.433 with 29 runs scored. In 242 plate appearances, he has recorded eight home runs, 33 RBI and an OPS of .751 with a strikeout rate of 12% and a walk rate of 8.7%.

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Royals vs. Yankees Stats

Royals Yankees
4.9
Runs Scored (PG)
4.9
5
MLB Rank (RPG)
5
3.7
Runs Allowed (PG)
3.1
5
MLB Rank (RAPG)
1
.253
Batting AVG
.255
7
MLB Rank (BA)
4
.241
Batting AVG Against
.208
16
MLB Rank (BAA)
1
64
Home Runs
92
13
MLB Rank (HR)
1
50
Home Runs Allowed
56
3
MLB Rank (HRA)
7

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