The New York Yankees (81-60) square off against the Kansas City Royals (77-65) at 7:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday, a game featuring two of the league’s most consistent batters. Aaron Judge has an average of .323 (third in league) for the Yankees, while Bobby Witt Jr. is first at .337 for the Royals.

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Yankees vs. Royals Game Info and Tickets

Probable Pitchers Stats

This contest’s pitching matchup is set, as the Yankees will send Luis Gil (13-6) to the mound, while Cole Ragans (11-9) will answer the bell for the Royals.

Gil Ragans
25 GS 29
13-6 W-L 11-9
3.24 ERA 3.33
130.2 IP 167.1
68 BB 57
151 SO 204

Yankees vs. Royals Players to Watch

Yankees

  • Judge is slashing .323/.456/.702 for New York so far this season with a 24.3% strikeout rate and an 18.3% walk rate. He has hit 51 home runs, tallied 125 RBI and scored 108 runs. Judge has been successful on the base paths, recording seven steals on seven attempts.
  • In 628 plate appearances, Juan Soto is hitting .295/.422/.589 with a 1.011 OPS. He has crushed 38 long balls, driven in 98 runs (7th in MLB) and scored 113 times.
  • So far this season, Jazz Chisholm has totaled 22 dingers, 65 RBI and is slashing .264/.330/.451 with 33 steals on 41 attempts and 68 runs scored. He has a strikeout rate of 24.5% and a walk rate of 8.3% in 542 plate appearances.
  • Anthony Volpe has hit 11 home runs and 54 RBI this season with a strikeout rate of 22% and a walk rate of 6%. He is batting .253/.302/.383 with an OPS of .685. He has scored 84 runs and recorded 26 steals on 31 attempts.

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Royals

  • Witt has hit 30 home runs for Kansas City this season. He has also tallied 97 RBI and has scored 118 runs. In 625 plate appearances, he has recorded a .337 BA, .390 OBP and .606 SLG with a 7.5% walk rate and a 14.9% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording 28 steals on 40 attempts.
  • In 570 plate appearances, Salvador Perez has recorded a .271 BA, a .332 OBP and a .469 SLG with a strikeout rate of 20.4% and a walk rate of 6.8%. He has hit 25 long balls, driven in 94 runs and scored 55 times.
  • So far this season, Maikel Garcia has a .239 BA, .285 OBP and .345 SLG with a 15.6% strikeout rate and a 6.3% walk rate in 572 plate appearances for the Royals. He has hit seven dingers, recorded 54 RBI and scored 83 runs. Garcia has been an effective base runner, totaling 33 steals on 35 attempts.
  • Hunter Renfroe has hit 12 home runs and 49 RBI this season with a strikeout rate of 18.4% and a walk rate of 9.3%. He is batting .240/.314/.399 with an OPS of .713. He has scored 41 runs.

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Yankees vs. Royals Stats

Yankees Royals
5.1
Runs Scored (PG)
4.8
2
MLB Rank (RPG)
7
4.2
Runs Allowed (PG)
4.1
9
MLB Rank (RAPG)
7
.252
Batting AVG
.254
8
MLB Rank (BA)
6
.235
Batting AVG Against
.246
6
MLB Rank (BAA)
20
213
Home Runs
158
1
MLB Rank (HR)
16
159
Home Runs Allowed
132
16
MLB Rank (HRA)
2

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