New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 5/25/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Monday, May 25, 2026

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: MLB.TV

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-145) Kansas City (+125)

Kauffman Stadium is the location where the Kansas City Royals (21-31) will attempt to beat the New York Yankees (30-22) on Monday. The odds on this game have the Yankees at -145 and the Royals are at +125. The over/under is 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Will Warren and Michael Wacha.

New York is slugging .426 and have been rung up 465 times, while being walked on 231 occasions. They have recorded 239 runs batted in in addition to 398 hits this year, and their team batting average is .234. The Yankees have tallied 88 doubles as a team and have smacked 74 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 252 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .328. As a unit, the New York Yankees are scoring 4.9 runs per outing, which puts them at 5th in the league.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.85 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.18. Yankees pitchers have conceded 40 home runs and 187 total runs (4th in baseball). New York has relinquished 381 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and also 169 earned runs. The Yankees are sitting with a team ERA of 3.30 over the course of the season (4th in the league), and their staff has struck out 456 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 160 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.42 as a squad on the season.

The Yankees bullpen have a save rate of 54.5% and have come into the game in 57 save situations. They have compiled 12 saves so far this season and have not converted 10 of 22 save chances. The relievers have inherited 98 runners this year and 29.6% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Yankees bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 62 times as well as having 61 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have dispatched 171 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers are sitting with 34 holds so far this year (10th in the league).

The New York Yankees have notched a total of 1,381 putouts so far this season, in addition to 484 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which has them ranked 16th in professional baseball, and they have turned 37 double plays. The Yankees have converted 71.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 4,143 innings, which has them sitting at 7th in pro baseball.

Warren (15-12 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.75 while going up against 1,041 batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 240 hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has 88 free passes. His ERA is 4.82 (127 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.383. Warren has thrown 237 frames and has 262 K's during his pro baseball career.

Kansas City has compiled 48 home runs over the course of the season as well as 192 RBIs. They have tallied 84 doubles, while walking 177 times as well as scoring 199 runs. The Kansas City Royals have a team on-base percentage of .312 in addition to a batting average of .236 this season. The Royals have a SLG% of .376 and they score 3.83 runs per game (28th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 423 instances (20th in MLB) and have earned a total of 405 hits.

The Royals have a WHIP of 1.358 with a FIP of 4.24 as a staff for the year. They rank 17th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 413. The Kansas City pitching staff have conceded 226 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.16 (213 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (429 strikeouts against 213 walks). They have relinquished 55 dingers and they relinquish 4.41 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB).

Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 23.7% out of their 38 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 52 times in high leverage situations in addition to 33 occasions with runners on base. With 43 save situations, the Royals have 20 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. They are ranked 17th in the league holding a save percentage of 60.9%, and they have sent 159 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this season.

In their 4,149 innings on the diamond, the Royals have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.4% (15th in pro baseball). The Kansas City Royals have gotten 46 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .990 (4th in pro baseball). The Royals have recorded 454 assists, 19 errors and have accumulated 1,383 putouts this year.

Wacha (115-77 career win-loss mark) has a 3.84 ERA while conceding 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.81 and he has faced 7,095 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed 722 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.266 and having a FIP of 3.8. Thus far in his career, Wacha has given up 1,616 hits while he has accumulated 1,471 K's in 1,690 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kansas City (+125) and under 9 runs

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