The New York Yankees square off against the Kansas City Royals to begin the ALDS at Yankee Stadium, Saturday at 6:38 p.m. ET.

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Yankees vs. Royals Game Info and Tickets

  • Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024
  • Time: 6:38 p.m. ET
  • TV: Max
  • Location: The Bronx, New York
  • Venue: Yankee Stadium
  • Tickets: Stubhub | Vivid Seats | Ticketmaster

Probable Pitchers Stats

The Yankees will give the ball to Gerrit Cole (8-5, 3.41 ERA), while the Royals’ starting pitcher has not yet been announced.

Cole TBD
17 GS
8-5 W-L
3.41 ERA
95 IP
29 BB
99 SO

Yankees vs. Royals Players to Watch

Yankees

  • Aaron Judge has hit 58 home runs for New York this season, which ranks 1st in MLB. He has also tallied 144 RBI and has scored 122 runs. In 704 plate appearances, he has recorded a .322 BA, .458 OBP and .701 SLG with an 18.9% walk rate and a 24.3% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording 10 steals on 10 attempts.
  • In 713 plate appearances, Juan Soto has recorded a .288 BA, a .419 OBP and a .569 SLG with a strikeout rate of 16.7% and a walk rate of 18.1%. He has hit 41 long balls, driven in 109 runs and scored 128 times.
  • So far this season, Jazz Chisholm has a BA of .256, a .324 OBP and a .436 SLG with a .760 OPS. He has recorded 24 dingers and 73 RBI with 74 runs scored and 40 stolen bases on 50 attempts. Chisholm has posted an 8.5% walk rate and a 24.5% strikeout rate.
  • Gleyber Torres has hit 15 home runs and 63 RBI this season with a strikeout rate of 20.5% and a walk rate of 9.8%. He is batting .257/.330/.378 with an OPS of .709. He has scored 80 runs.

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Royals

  • Bobby Witt Jr. is slashing .332/.389/.588 with a .977 OPS, 32 home runs, 109 RBI and 125 runs scored for Kansas City this season. He has recorded 31 steals on 43 attempts. Witt has posted a 15% strikeout rate and an 8% walk rate.
  • In 554 plate appearances, Vinnie Pasquantino has slashed .262/.315/.446 for the Royals this season. He has hit 19 long balls and driven in 97 runs with a strikeout rate of 12.8% and a walk rate of 7.2%. He has come around to score 64 times.
  • So far this season, Salvador Perez is batting .271/.330/.456 with 27 dingers and 104 RBI (10th in MLB). He has come around to score 58 times. Perez has a strikeout rate of 19.8% and a walk rate of 6.7%.
  • Maikel Garcia is hitting .231/.281/.332 with 37 steals on 39 attempts and 84 runs scored. In 626 plate appearances, he has recorded seven home runs, 58 RBI and an OPS of .614 with a strikeout rate of 16.5% and a walk rate of 6.7%.

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Yankees vs. Royals Stats

Yankees Royals
5
Runs Scored (PG)
4.5
3
MLB Rank (RPG)
12
4.1
Runs Allowed (PG)
4
8
MLB Rank (RAPG)
4
.248
Batting AVG
.248
8
MLB Rank (BA)
8
.233
Batting AVG Against
.241
5
MLB Rank (BAA)
15
237
Home Runs
170
1
MLB Rank (HR)
20
181
Home Runs Allowed
146
13
MLB Rank (HRA)
1

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