Yankees vs. Royals Game 4 Betting Preview

The New York Yankees are looking to clinch the ALDS in Game 4 in Kansas City against the feisty Royals.

SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -155, Royals +130; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

The teams play Thursday for the 11th time this season. The Yankees lead the season series 7-3.

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Gerrit Cole (8-5, 3.41 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 99 strikeouts); Royals: Michael Wacha (13-8, 3.35 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 145 strikeouts)

In 165 appearances versus Cole, this KC roster has 15 RBIs and just four home runs.

Tommy Pham is 13 for 26 against Cole with 7 RBIs and two homers.

Wacha has permitted the Yankees to hit just 15 times in 97 at bats with 5 RBIs. Only Juan Soto is greater than .400 against him (.429), hitting 3 of 7 with one RBI.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. has 32 home runs, 57 walks and 109 RBI while hitting .332 for the Royals. Michael Massey is 12-for-32 with three doubles, a triple, a home run and five RBI over the last 10 games.

Aaron Judge has 36 doubles, a triple and 58 home runs for the Yankees. Gleyber Torres is 13-for-41 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Giancarlo Stanton’s home run in the eighth inning on Wednesday night ended the battle of the bullpens resulting in a New York3-2 victory at Kauffman Stadium.

The New York Yankees are within a game of reaching the American League Championship Series for the second time in three years thanks in large part to the free passes they have been getting from Kansas City pitching.

Nine in a Game 3 victory Wednesday night. A staggering 22 walks through the first three games of the series.

“That’s who we are. That’s our DNA. That’s what we try to do,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “From day one in spring training, that’s what we talk about, and these guys go out and live that. It’s like, we haven’t really broke through in a huge way yet, but we’re giving ourselves opportunities against a really good pitching staff.”