New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 5/27/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: MLB.TV

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-132) Kansas City (+110)

The Kansas City Royals (22-32) welcome the New York Yankees (32-22) at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday. The odds on this game have New York at -132 while Kansas City is at +110. The over/under has been set at 8. The men taking the mound are Gerrit Cole and Noah Cameron.

The Yankees have compiled 90 doubles as a unit and have hit 76 balls out of the park. New York is slugging .425 and have been rung up 477 times, while taking a walk on 235 occasions. As a team, the New York Yankees are notching 4.8 runs per contest, which is 5th in baseball. They have compiled 245 RBI's and 414 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate sits at .235. They have accumulated 258 runs scored and have an OBP of .328.

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The Yankees have compiled a team earned run average of 3.24 on the season (3rd in the league), and they have rung up 467 hitters. Yankees pitchers have allowed 42 long balls and 190 runs in total (4th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 170 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.46 as a team on the season. New York has surrendered 393 base knocks (7.4 per 9 innings) and 172 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.75 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.18.

The Yankees relievers have a save percentage of 56.5% and have entered the game in 58 save situations. They have accumulated 13 saves for the season and have blown 10 of their 23 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 100 base runners so far this season with 29.0% of those players crossing home plate. Yankees pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 64 times and also have had 64 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have sent 177 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have tallied 34 holds for the season (10th in the league).

The Yankees have converted 71.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,305 innings on the diamond, ranking them 7th in pro baseball. The New York Yankees have a tally of 1,435 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 498 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .987 which ranks 14th in the majors, and they have turned 38 double plays.

Cole (153-80 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.12 and he has gone up against 7,883 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 1,629 base knocks (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has 503 walks. His earned run average is 3.17 (690 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.088. Cole has pitched in 1,960 innings and is sitting with 2,253 strikeouts in his career.

The Kansas City Royals have accounted for an OBP of .313 as well as a batting average of .237 so far this year. They have been rung up on 433 occasions (21st in baseball) and are sitting with 421 base knocks. Kansas City has hit 50 long balls on the year as well as 203 RBIs. The Royals hold a slugging percentage of .378 and they average 3.89 runs per game (25th in the league). They have notched 90 two-baggers, while taking a walk 186 times and putting up 210 runs.

The Kansas City pitching staff have given up 236 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.19 (223 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 57 dingers and they concede 4.43 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB). The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.359 and have a FIP of 4.21 as a pitching staff for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (440 strikeouts against 217 bases on balls). They sit at 18th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 434.

They are ranked 22nd in baseball holding a save percentage of 58.3%, and they have sent 164 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have come in 55 times in high leverage situations and on 34 occasions with runners on. With 46 save situations, the Royals have amassed 22 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. Kansas City has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 24 save chances and they have tallied 14 saves. Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.0% out of their 40 inherited runners.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 47 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .990 (3rd in professional baseball). The Royals have racked up 476 assists, 19 errors and have a total of 1,437 putouts on the campaign. In 4,311 innings on the field, the Royals have a efficiency on defense of 70.3% (18th in baseball).

Cameron (11-10 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.45 earned run average and has given up 7.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.68 and he has faced 766 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has given up 71 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.193 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. In his MLB career, Cameron has surrendered 162 base knocks while tallying 158 K's in 185 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (-132)

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