New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals MLB Betting Preview | July 31

DJ LeMahieu is just three hits away from his 100th of the season as his New York Yankees (69-33) ready for a matchup against the Kansas City Royals (39-62) on Sunday at 1:35 PM ET. The Yankees are favored (-287) over the Royals (+229). New York’s Jordan Montgomery and Kansas City’s Zack Greinke will start this matchup.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Yankees vs. Royals

• Game Day: Sunday, July 31, 2022
• Game Time: 1:35 PM ET
• Location: The Bronx, New York
• Stadium: Yankee Stadium

Yankees Stats & Trends

Yankees Batting

• The New York Yankees have hit a league-leading 175 home runs, averaging 1.7 per game.
• The Yankees’ .244 batting average ranks 14th in the majors.
• The Yankees are second in the league with an on-base percentage of .330.
• The Yankees strike out 8.4 times per game, the No. 16 average in the league.
• The Yankees have hit 92 homers at home this season (1.8 per game).
• The Yankees are slugging .442 with 3.1 extra-base hits per game in home contests.
• The club averages 7.6 hits per game and is batting .235 at home this season.

Yankees Key Batters

• Aaron Judge leads New York with 113 hits and a team-best slugging percentage of .676.
• Among all qualified hitters in the majors, Judge ranks 16th in batting average, 13th in on-base percentage, and second in slugging.
• Judge has recorded a base hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .400 with five home runs, four walks and 10 RBI.
• Anthony Rizzo is batting .222 with 16 doubles, a triple, 24 home runs and 45 walks.
• Among qualified hitters, Rizzo ranks 132nd in batting average, 50th in on-base percentage and 24th in slugging percentage.
• LeMahieu leads New York with an OBP of .391 this season while batting .286 with 55 walks and 64 runs scored.
• Andrew Benintendi has three home runs, 41 RBI and a batting average of .315 this season.

Royals Stats & Trends

Royals Batting

• The Royals have hit just 80 homers this season, which ranks 27th in the league.
• The Royals’ .245 batting average ranks 13th in the league this season.
• The Royals have an OBP of .308 this season, which ranks 21st in MLB.
• The Royals rank seventh in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.8 whiffs per contest.
• They’ve hit 44 homers, an average of 0.9 per game, in 49 road contests this season.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .367 in away games this season with 123 extra-base hits.
• In 49 road games this season, they have a batting average of .235 while averaging 8.1 base hits per contest.

Royals Key Batters

• Bobby Witt Jr. has racked up a slugging percentage of .451 and has 90 hits, both team-high marks for the Royals.
• Including all the qualified hitters in the majors, Witt Jr.’s batting average puts him 81st, his on-base percentage ranks 128th, and he is 53rd in slugging.
• Whit Merrifield has 23 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 29 walks while batting .237.
• Including all qualified hitters, Merrifield ranks 113th in batting average, 138th in on-base percentage and 139th in slugging percentage.
• Hunter Dozier a has .323 on-base percentage to pace the Royals.
• MJ Melendez is hitting .231 with 13 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 32 walks.

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