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Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees Preview & Picks – Royals To Win Game 2 Of MLB Playoffs Series

By Leigh Copson

07 Oct 2024

Leigh Copson 07 Oct 2024

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Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees picks for Monday, October 7
MLB playoff game is taking place at Yankee Stadium
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Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees Preview & Picks

Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees Preview & Picks
Head To Head
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Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees Preview & Picks

Kansas City are tipped to take the second game of this series.

The Royals have been in good form on the road recently, and starting pitcher Cole Ragans has given up little in his last few starts.

Kansas City are 6-3 in their last 9 road games
Kansas City pitcher Cole Ragans has given up 7 hits and 0 runs in his last 2 starts
The Under has cashed in 8 of Kansas City's last 10 games
The Under has hit in 6 of the previous 10 meetings

Head To Head

New York Yankees won the regular season series 5-2
New York Yankees lead this MLB Playoffs series 1-0
New York Yankees won 6-5 when the two teams last met on October 5

Kansas City Royals Form

Kansas City headed to New York as a reward for their Wild Card series sweep of Baltimore on the road.

The Royals earned their place in the playoffs by compiling an 86-76 record during the regular season, securing second place in the American League Central.

They closed out the regular season on a rough run of form though, losing nine of their final 13 games.

Kansas City’s slump included a seven-game losing skid and ended their chances of claiming a division title.

The Royals put that behind them in Baltimore however, as they beat the Orioles 1-0 and 2-1 to set up this series with the New York Yankees.

New York Yankees Form

New York clinched their spot in the postseason with a 94-68 record that earned them another American League East crown.

The Yankees finished three games clear of second-place Baltimore, but the gap would have been much bigger had they not cooled off over the final couple of weeks.

They went into a series with Baltimore having won nine times in an 11-game spell, but they began that series with the Orioles by losing 5-4 and 9-7.

New York avoided being swept as they took the series finale, 10-1, but they failed to build on that against Pittsburgh.

The Yankees dropped the first two meetings with the Pirates, 4-2 and 9-4, only to rebound and take their final regular season outing, 6-4.

Verdict

KC Royals @ NY Yankees

Kansas City dropped the series opener, but they are still in solid form on the road.

Starter Cole Ragans is coming off a couple of strong outings too, so we like the underdogs in this one.

Kansas City Win

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