Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/19/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees

Date: Sunday, April 19, 2026

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+220) New York (-275)

The Kansas City Royals (7-12) are traveling to Yankee Stadium on Sunday where they will try to defeat the New York Yankees (10-9). The odds on this game have the Royals at +220 and the Yankees are coming in at -275. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Cole Ragans and Ryan Weathers.

As a team, the Kansas City Royals are putting up 3.4 runs per game, which is 26th in baseball. They have tallied 65 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .304. The Royals have accrued 26 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 15 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 61 RBI's and 135 hits this season, and their team batting average is at .222. Kansas City has a slugging percentage of .346 and have been rung up 157 times, while taking a walk on 66 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.18 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.32. Royals pitchers have surrendered 19 long balls and also 79 runs in total (12th in the league). Kansas City has relinquished 144 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 75 earned runs. The Royals are sitting with a team ERA of 4.08 this year (17th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 161 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 74 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.15 as a squad for the season.

The Royals have sent 57 relievers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 17 runners on the year with 23.5% of those runners crossing the plate. The bullpen have recorded 10 holds on the year (18th in the league). Royals bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 10 times and also have had 17 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 7 saves this season and have blown 4 of their 11 chances to get a save. The Royals relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 63.6% and have entered the game in 21 save situations.

The Houston Astros are sitting with 496 putouts for the season, in addition to 157 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .991 which has them sitting 7th in baseball, and they have turned 18 double plays. The Royals have transformed 70.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,488 innings, which has them ranked 14th in MLB.

Ragans has thrown 400 frames and has 477 K's in his MLB career. Ragans (21-23 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.61 and he has gone up against 1,652 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.67 (163 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.197. He has conceded 325 base hits (7.3 hits per 9 innings) with 154 walks.

The Yankees have a team slugging % of .381 and they average 4.53 runs per contest (13th in the league). They have hit 28 doubles, while walking 87 times as well as racking up 86 runs. New York has tallied 23 home runs on the season as well as 79 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 180 instances (5th in baseball) and have earned a total of 132 base hits. The New York Yankees have accumulated a team OBP of .314 in addition to a batting average of .214 this season.

The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.219 with a FIP of 3.49 as a team so far this year. They have a ranking of 20th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 151. The New York pitching staff have surrendered 76 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.69 (69 earned runs allowed). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.10 (170 strikeouts vs 54 free passes). They have allowed 16 HR's and they relinquish 4.07 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.3% out of their 34 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 23 times in high leverage situations in addition to 24 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 18 save situations, the Yankees have recorded 8 holds and also 4 blown saves. They are ranked 21st in the league with a save rate of 55.6%, and they have sent 68 relievers to the hill this season.

In their 1,518 innings on the field, the Yankees have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (20th in baseball). The New York Yankees have gotten 12 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (16th in pro baseball). The Yankees have recorded 171 assists, 10 errors and have notched a total of 506 putouts for the year.

Weathers (12-25 career win-loss mark) holds a 4.89 ERA while conceding 9.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.48 and he has gone up against 1,302 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. He has given up 164 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.384 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.8. In his career, Weathers has surrendered 312 hits while tallying 263 strikeouts in 302 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York (-275) and under 8.5 runs

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