Aaron Judge takes a three-game home run streak into the New York Yankees’ (41-25) matchup against the Kansas City Royals (34-34). The Yankees are the moneyline favorite (-148) in this matchup against the Royals (+123), which starts at 7:40 p.m. ET on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium. New York’s Will Warren starts against Kansas City’s Seth Lugo.

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Yankees vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-148)
• Underdog: Royals (+123)
• Over/under: 9

Yankees betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Yankees betting info

• The Yankees have won 38 of the 58 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (65.5%).
• New York has a 28-10 record (winning 73.7% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -148 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Yankees a 59.7% chance to win.
• New York has played in 65 games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 30 times (30-33-2).
• The Yankees have collected a 30-35-0 record ATS this season.

Yankees hitting info

• Judge paces the Yankees with 25 home runs and 59 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .394.
• In baseball, Judge ranks second in home runs and second in RBI.
• Judge has hit safely in three straight games. In his last five games he is batting .409 with a double, four home runs, two walks and nine RBIs.
• Cody Bellinger is hitting .260 with 11 doubles, three triples, nine home runs and 26 walks.
• Bellinger ranks 69th in home runs and 51st in RBI among MLB batters this season.
• Bellinger has hit safely in eight games in a row. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .297 with two doubles, a triple, a home run, three walks and four RBIs.
• Paul Goldschmidt is hitting .312 with 13 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 20 walks.
• Goldschmidt takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .208 with a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
• Anthony Volpe is batting .248 with 20 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 25 walks.
• Volpe takes a five-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .368 with three doubles, a home run and four RBIs.

Yankees pitching rankings

• The 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Yankees pitching staff ranks second in the majors.
• New York has the 11th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.73).
• Yankees pitchers combine for the No. 7 WHIP in the majors (1.203).
• Yankees pitchers combine to allow the 12th-fewest home runs in baseball (68 total, one per game).
• New York struck out nine Royals batters while allowing eight hits in a 6-3 win in its last game.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have won 20, or 48.8%, of the 41 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Kansas City has entered 12 games this season as the underdog by +123 or more and is 7-5 in those contests.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 44.8% chance of a victory for the Royals.
• Games involving Kansas City have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 28 of 68 chances this season.
• The Royals are 36-32-0 against the spread this season.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. has been key for Kansas City with 76 hits, an OBP of .345 plus a slugging percentage of .483.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Witt ranks 90th in home runs and 47th in RBI.
• Maikel Garcia is batting .307 to lead Kansas City, while adding seven homers and 31 runs batted in this season.
• Garcia ranks 111th in home runs and 81st in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Vinnie Pasquantino leads the club in homers (10) and runs batted in (38) this season.
• Pasquantino has hit safely in 11 straight games. In his last 10 outings he is batting .436 with a double, two home runs, three walks and eight RBIs.
• Jonathan India is batting .252 with an OBP of .337 and a slugging percentage of .342 this season.
• India takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .300 with two doubles, a home run, three walks and three RBIs.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals have an 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in the big leagues.
• Kansas City pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.45 ERA this year, fifth-best in baseball.
• The Royals have a combined WHIP of just 1.216 as a pitching staff, which is the 10th-best in baseball this season.
• With just 67 homers allowed, the Royals rank ninth in the league at preventing long balls.
• Kansas City pitchers struck out seven Yankees hitters while allowing eight base hits in a 6-3 loss its last time out.