Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Kansas City RoyalsKC

4–13

Final

New York YankeesNYY

Yankee Stadium

Team Season Averages

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 4 of 18

New York YankeesLeads 14 of 18

Batting

3.35Runs per game4.50
0.218Batting average0.212
0.299On-base percentage0.313
0.340Slugging percentage0.383
0.639OPS0.696
0.80Home runs per game1.25
6.95Hits per game6.85
16Home runs25
16Stolen bases27

Pitching

4.10ERA3.55
1.32WHIP1.19
8.79Strikeouts per nine9.14
4.11Walks per nine2.90
3.95Runs allowed per game3.50
0.234Opponent batting average0.231
169Pitching strikeouts180
11Quality starts7
7Saves6

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (NYY)	Total	KC ML	NYY ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	8	+139	-168
FFanDuel	-1.5	8	+136	-162
BBetMGM	-1.5	8	+135	-160
CCaesars	-1.5	8	+140	-165
BBetOnline	-1.5	8	+136	-150
BBetRivers	-1.5	8	+140	-177
BBetus	-1.5	8	+142	-160
BBovada	-1.5	8	+141	-170
FFanatics	-1.5	8	+135	-165
LLowVig	-1.5	8	+136	-150
MMyBookie	-1.5	8	+141	-167

Game Information

Yankee Stadium

Stadium

Apr 18, 2026

1:35 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

Starters

NYY

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
KC	29th	10th
NYY	13th	8th

Matchup

KCNYY

7-13Record11-9
35.0%Win %55.0%
5-5Home record6-5
2-8Road record5-4
2-8Last 103-7
-5Streak1
-16Run diff+12
5-8Division0-3
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	4
NYY	0	0	5	2	0	3	2	1	—	13

Team Stats

KCStatNYY

4Runs13
7Hits11
1Errors0
1Home runs4
4RBI13
0Stolen bases0
12K (bat)6
6K (pit)12
7BB (pit)1

Player Stats

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Isaac CollinsLF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Maikel Garcia3B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jac Caglianone1B	4	1	1	0	0	0
Michael Massey2B	4	0	1	0	2	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle IsbelCF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Lane ThomasRF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	0	1	0	0	0
Carter JensenC	3	2	2	1	2	1
Tyler TolbertSS	1	1	1	0	0	0
Jonathan India2B	0	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Mitch SpenceSP	4.0	4	6	6	5	3
Noah CameronSP	4.0	7	7	5	2	3

NYY — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Amed RosarioRF	5	2	2	1	3	0
Giancarlo StantonDH	5	0	0	0	0	0
J.C. EscarraC	4	2	2	0	3	0
Cody BellingerCF	4	2	3	2	5	1
Jose CaballeroSS	4	3	2	0	0	0
Randal GrichukRF	4	1	1	0	1	0
Jazz Chisholm Jr.3B	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ben Rice1B	3	1	1	1	1	2
Aaron JudgeCF	2	1	0	0	0	2
Ryan McMahon3B	0	1	0	0	0	1

NYY — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Will WarrenSP	7.0	5	2	2	0	11
Paul BlackburnSP	2.0	2	2	2	1	1

Scoring Summary

85 events · 11 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Garcia doubled to left.
0-0
Top
Witt Jr. struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Pasquantino struck out looking.
0-0
Top
Caglianone flied out to center.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Rosario grounded out to third.
0-0
Bottom
Judge walked.
0-0
Bottom
Bellinger grounded into fielder's choice to second, Judge out at second.
0-0
Bottom
Stanton popped out to first.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Jensen struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Massey grounded out to shortstop.
0-0
Top
Collins struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Rice grounded out to first.
0-0
Bottom
Grichuk struck out looking.
0-0
Bottom
Chisholm Jr. grounded out to first.
0-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Thomas flied out to center.
0-0
Top
Isbel grounded out to pitcher.
0-0
Top
Garcia struck out looking.
0-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Caballero fouled out to catcher.
0-0
Bottom
Escarra to third on fielding error by center fielder Isbel.
0-0
Bottom
Rosario homered to left center (390 feet), Escarra scored.
0-2
Bottom
Judge walked.
0-2
Bottom
Bellinger homered to right (385 feet), Judge scored.
0-4
Bottom
Stanton grounded out to second.
0-4
Bottom
Rice homered to right (398 feet).
0-5
Bottom
Grichuk doubled to left.
0-5
Bottom
Chisholm Jr. struck out swinging.
0-5

Inning 4 Top

Top
Witt Jr. singled to center.
0-5
Top
Pasquantino popped out to second.
0-5
Top
Witt Jr. picked off first.
0-5
Top
Caglianone struck out looking.
0-5

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Caballero singled to left.
0-5
Bottom
Escarra doubled to center, Caballero scored.
0-6
Bottom
Rosario popped out to second.
0-6
Bottom
Judge struck out swinging.
0-6
Bottom
Bellinger singled to center, Escarra scored.
0-7
Bottom
Stanton flied out to center.
0-7

Inning 5 Top

Top
Jensen singled to center.
0-7
Top
Massey struck out swinging.
0-7
Top
Collins struck out looking.
0-7
Top
Thomas struck out looking.
0-7

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Spence relieved Cameron
0-7
Bottom
Rice lined out to shortstop.
0-7
Bottom
Grichuk grounded out to third.
0-7
Bottom
Chisholm Jr. struck out swinging.
0-7

Inning 6 Top

Top
Isbel struck out swinging.
0-7
Top
Garcia flied out to right.
0-7
Top
Witt Jr. grounded out to third.
0-7

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Caballero reached on infield single to shortstop.
0-7
Bottom
Escarra grounded out to pitcher, Caballero to second.
0-7
Bottom
Rosario singled to center, Caballero scored.
0-8
Bottom
Judge struck out swinging.
0-8
Bottom
Bellinger homered to right center (374 feet), Rosario scored.
0-10
Bottom
Stanton grounded out to shortstop.
0-10

Inning 7 Top

Top
Rosario in right field.
0-10
Top
Pasquantino flied out to right.
0-10
Top
Caglianone singled to center.
0-10
Top
McMahon at third base.
0-10
Top
Jensen homered to right (357 feet), Caglianone scored.
2-10
Top
Massey grounded out to first.
2-10
Top
Collins struck out swinging.
2-10

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Rice walked.
2-10
Bottom
Grichuk grounded into fielder's choice to third, Rice out at second.
2-10
Bottom
Chisholm Jr. walked, Grichuk to second.
2-10
Bottom
Caballero grounded into fielder's choice to second, Chisholm Jr. out at second, Grichuk to third.
2-10
Bottom
Escarra tripled to right, Grichuk scored and Caballero scored.
2-12
Bottom
Rosario popped out to second.
2-12

Inning 8 Top

Top
Blackburn relieved Warren
2-12
Top
Thomas lined out to second.
2-12
Top
Isbel grounded out to pitcher.
2-12
Top
Garcia grounded out to second.
2-12

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
India at second base.
2-12
Bottom
Tolbert at shortstop.
2-12
Bottom
Massey at third base.
2-12
Bottom
McMahon walked.
2-12
Bottom
Bellinger walked, McMahon to second.
2-12
Bottom
Stanton flied out to left.
2-12
Bottom
Rice walked, Bellinger to second, McMahon to third.
2-12
Bottom
Grichuk hit sacrifice fly to right, McMahon scored, Bellinger to third.
2-13
Bottom
Chisholm Jr. struck out swinging.
2-13

Inning 9 Top

Top
Tolbert singled to center.
2-13
Top
Pasquantino flied out to right.
2-13
Top
Caglianone grounded out to first, Tolbert to second.
2-13
Top
Jensen walked.
2-13
Top
Massey doubled to right, Jensen scored and Tolbert scored.
4-13
Top
Collins struck out swinging.
4-13

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Player props

Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Aaron Judge
Home Runs: 2/20 over · last line 0.5
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Kyle Isbel
Home Runs: 0/19 over · last line 0.5
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Cam Schlittler
Hits Allowed: 6/18 over · last line 4.5
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John Rave
Home Runs: 2/18 over · last line 0.5
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Maikel Garcia
Home Runs: 0/18 over · last line 0.5
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Noah Cameron
Outs: 8/18 over · last line 17.5
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Seth Lugo
ER: 11/18 over · last line 1.5
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Spencer Jones
Hits: 10/18 over · last line 0.5
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Max Fried
Strikeouts: 8/17 over · last line 4.5
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Michael Wacha
Outs: 13/17 over · last line 17.5
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Anthony Volpe
Walks: 2/16 over · last line 0.5
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Gerrit Cole
Hits Allowed: 8/15 over · last line 5.5
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Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees: Final Score & Recap

The New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 13-4 in this MLB game at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, April 18, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees Odds

DraftKings lists the New York Yankees at NYY -1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 8. Moneylines are Kansas City Royals +139 and New York Yankees -168. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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