The New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals play for Game 3 of the ALDS at Kauffman Stadium, on Wednesday at 7:08 p.m. ET, with the series tied 1-1.

The probable starters are Clarke Schmidt (5-5, 2.85 ERA) for the Yankees and Seth Lugo (16-9, 3.00 ERA) for the Royals.

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Yankees vs. Royals Pitcher Matchup Info

• Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
• Time: 7:08 p.m. ET
• TV: TBS
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Venue: Kauffman Stadium
• Probable Pitchers: Schmidt – NYY (5-5, 2.85 ERA) vs Lugo – KC (16-9, 3.00 ERA)

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Yankees Probable Starting Pitcher Today: Clarke Schmidt

• The Yankees will hand the ball to Schmidt (5-5) for his 17th start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, Sept. 29, when he threw four innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates, giving up four earned runs while allowing three hits.
• The 28-year-old has an ERA of 2.85, a 3.1 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.184 in 16 games this season.
• In 16 starts this season, he’s earned two quality starts.
• Schmidt has started 16 games this season, and he’s lasted five or more innings 13 times. He averages 5.3 innings per appearance.
• He has finished three appearances without allowing an earned run in 16 chances this season.

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Royals Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Seth Lugo

• The Royals are sending Lugo (16-9) out to make his 34th start of the season. He is 16-9 with a 3.00 ERA and 181 strikeouts in 206 2/3 innings pitched.
• His most recent appearance was on Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles, when the right-hander threw 4 1/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up five hits.
• The 34-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.00, with 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings in 33 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .229 batting average against him.
• Lugo enters this outing with 22 quality starts under his belt this season.
• Lugo heads into this game with 30 outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
• He has held his opponents without an earned run in seven of his 33 outings this season.
• The 34-year-old’s 3.00 ERA ranks 10th, 1.089 WHIP ranks 14th, and 7.9 K/9 ranks 40th among qualifying pitchers this season.

Seth Lugo vs. Yankees

• He will face a Yankees squad that is batting .248 as a unit (eighth in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .429 (fourth in the league) with 237 total home runs (first in MLB action).
• Head-to-head against the Yankees this season, Lugo has pitched 14 innings, giving up four earned runs on 11 hits while striking out 14.

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