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KC vs
NYY

Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees

April 18, 2026 ยท 1:35 PM ET ยท Yankee Stadium
KC 69-93  ยท  NYY 93-68

๐Ÿ Final: KC 4, NYY 13 This preview reflects the pregame matchup. View Full Recap โ†’

๐Ÿ† SportsFBI Verdict

Projected Winner ๐Ÿ† New York Yankees
Confidence 72%
Projected Score NYY 6 ยท KC 4
Blowout Probability 14%

Model-based estimate from BlowoutAlert's MLB matchup engine โ€” not a guarantee.

๐Ÿ“Š Engine Edges

NYY Home field โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
NYY Record edge โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
NYY KC SP fatigued โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
KC Offensive composite (wOBA/xwOBA/matchup) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
KC SP road mastery (ERA 3.68 R vs 5.02 H) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…

โšพ Starting Pitchers

KC โ€” Away LHP
Noah Cameron
Noah Cameron
ERA4.11
WHIP1.23
FIP3.84
K/98.0
K/BB5.1
Road ERA: 3.68
vs
NYY โ€” Home RHP
Will Warren
Will Warren
ERA3.92
WHIP1.36
FIP3.86
K/99.1
K/BB6.0
Home ERA: 3.99

๐Ÿงข Starting Lineup

KC โ€” Away
  1. 1 Maikel Garcia 3B
  2. 2 Bobby Witt Jr. SS
  3. 3 Vinnie Pasquantino 1B
  4. 4 Jac Caglianone RF
  5. 5 Carter Jensen C
  6. 6 Michael Massey 2B
  7. 7 Player #257485 DH
  8. 8 Lane Thomas LF
  9. 9 Kyle Isbel CF
NYY โ€” Home
  1. 1 Amed Rosario 3B
  2. 2 Aaron Judge RF
  3. 3 Cody Bellinger CF
  4. 4 Giancarlo Stanton DH
  5. 5 Ben Rice 1B
  6. 6 Randal Grichuk LF
  7. 7 Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B
  8. 8 Jose Caballero SS
  9. 9 J.C. Escarra C

๐Ÿ“ธ Team Snapshot

KC Away NYY Home
Team OPS 0.740 0.744
Bullpen FIP 5.44 4.52
Run Diff / 10G -1.2 -0.9
Days Rest 0 0
Streak 1 2

๐Ÿ“ˆ Betting Lines

Spread
KC +5.5 (-148)
NYY -5.5 (+113)
Total (O/U)
Over 9.5 (-140)
Under 9.5 (+107)
Moneyline
KC +1260
NYY -7100

๐Ÿ” Key Suspects Top 1 Preview

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KC โ€” Away
Noah Cameron Noah Cameron SP
Outs
15.5
56 ยท OVER
NYY โ€” Home
Will Warren Will Warren SP
Pitcher Ks
4.5
50 ยท OVER

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