Two of baseball’s top hitters square off when the Kansas City Royals (39-26) and New York Yankees (45-21) meet at 8:10 PM ET on Wednesday, at Kauffman Stadium. Bobby Witt Jr. has a .322 batting average (second in league) for the Royals, and Juan Soto ranks fifth at .318.

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Royals vs. Yankees Game Info and Tickets

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Probable Pitchers Stats

The probable pitchers are Daniel Lynch for the Royals and Cody Poteet (2-0) for the Yankees.

Lynch Poteet
3 GS 3
0-0 W-L 2-0
5.63 ERA 1.72
16 IP 15.2
6 BB 4
12 SO 11

Royals vs. Yankees Players to Watch

Royals

  • Witt is slashing .322/.374/.563 with a .937 OPS, 11 home runs, 47 RBI and 56 runs scored for Kansas City this season. He has recorded 19 steals on 26 attempts. Witt has posted a 17.6% strikeout rate and a 7.6% walk rate.
  • In 289 plate appearances, Maikel Garcia has slashed .260/.310/.389 for the Royals this season. He has hit five long balls and driven in 36 runs with a strikeout rate of 15.9% and a walk rate of 6.9%. He has been a crafty base runner, recording 15 steals on 15 attempts. He has come around to score 43 times.
  • So far this season, Salvador Perez has recorded 10 dingers, 42 RBI and 25 runs scored. He is slashing .304/.377/.500 with an OPS of .877. In 257 plate appearances, he has a walk rate of 7.8% and a strikeout rate of 16.7%.
  • Vinnie Pasquantino has posted a strikeout rate of 13.9% and a walk rate of 9.1% while slashing .244/.317/.433 in 252 plate appearances. He has crushed seven home runs and totaled 43 RBI. Pasquantino has come around to score 30 runs.

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Yankees

  • Aaron Judge is hitting for a .298 BA, .432 OBP and .685 SLG with a 24.4% strikeout rate and an 18.6% walk rate. His OPS is 1.117 , which ranks 1st in MLB, and he has scored 49 runs. In 295 plate appearances, he has crushed 23 home runs and driven in 57 runs. Judge has been crafty on the base paths, recording five steals on five attempts.
  • In 290 plate appearances, Juan Soto has slashed .318/.424/.603 for the Yankees this season. He has hit 17 long balls (6th in MLB) and driven in 53 runs (4th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 16.6% and a walk rate of 15.9%. He has been a crafty base runner, recording four steals on six attempts. He has come around to score 49 times (2nd in MLB).
  • So far this season, Anthony Volpe has totaled six dingers, 25 RBI and is slashing .285/.347/.434 with 12 steals on 15 attempts and 47 runs scored. He has a strikeout rate of 21.2% and a walk rate of 7.7% in 297 plate appearances.
  • Alex Verdugo has hit eight home runs and 34 RBI this season with a strikeout rate of 13.2% and a walk rate of 8.1%. He is batting .257/.314/.426 with an OPS of .740. He has scored 29 runs.

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Royals vs. Yankees Stats

Royals Yankees
5
Runs Scored (PG)
4.9
4
MLB Rank (RPG)
7
3.8
Runs Allowed (PG)
3.3
7
MLB Rank (RAPG)
1
.254
Batting AVG
.254
6
MLB Rank (BA)
6
.241
Batting AVG Against
.209
16
MLB Rank (BAA)
1
66
Home Runs
95
14
MLB Rank (HR)
2
54
Home Runs Allowed
63
2
MLB Rank (HRA)
11

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