How to Watch New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals: Channel, Live Stream, Game Time – Game 1 of the ALDS
In Game 1 of the ALDS, Gerrit Cole will take the ball for the New York Yankees against Michael Wacha and the Kansas City Royals at 6:38 p.m. ET on Saturday.
Wanting to watch New York match up with Kansas City? Keep reading for details on how to watch the game on TV or stream it live.
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Yankees vs. Royals TV Channel and Live Stream
- Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024
- Time: 6:38 p.m. ET
- TV: Max
- Location: The Bronx, New York
- Venue: Yankee Stadium
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Probable Pitchers
| Gerrit Cole (NYY) | Pitcher | Michael Wacha (KC) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 – 5 | W/L | 13 – 8 |
| 95 | IP | 166.2 |
| 3.41 | ERA | 3.35 |
| 1.126 | WHIP | 1.194 |
| 9.4 | K/9 | 7.8 |
| 2.7 | BB/9 | 2.4 |
Yankees vs. Royals Top Hitters
Yankees
- Aaron Judge has accumulated a team-high OBP (.458) and slugging percentage (.701), while pacing the Yankees in hits (180). He’s hitting .322 with 36 doubles, a triple, 58 home runs and 133 walks.
- Juan Soto is hitting .288 with 31 doubles, four triples, 41 home runs and 129 walks.
- Jazz Chisholm is batting .256 with 21 doubles, four triples, 24 home runs and 53 walks.
- Gleyber Torres is batting .257 with 26 doubles, 15 home runs and 65 walks.
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Royals
- Bobby Witt Jr. has 211 hits and an OBP of .389 to go with a slugging percentage of .588. All three of those stats rank first among Kansas City hitters this season.
- Vinnie Pasquantino is slugging .446 while driving in 97 runs and batting .262 this season.
- Salvador Perez has collected 160 base hits, an OBP of .330 and a slugging percentage of .456 this season.
- Maikel Garcia has been key for Kansas City with 133 hits, an OBP of .281 plus a slugging percentage of .332.
Yankees vs. Royals Season Splits
Yankees
- In 2024, the Yankees are 44-37 at home.
- In night games, the Yankees are 61-44. In day games, they are 33-24.
- Looking at one-run games, New York is 19-18.
- Against right-handers, the Yankees have gone 73-45, and they are 21-23 against left-handers.
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Royals
- Kansas City is 41-40 away from home in 2024.
- The Royals are 31-26 in day games, and 57-50 at night.
- In one-run games this season, Kansas City is 19-21.
- When facing southpaws, the Royals have gone 16-21, and against righties they are 72-55.
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