Royals vs Yankees Picks and Prediction – 4/15/2025

The Kansas City Royals play the second game of a three-game series on the road Tuesday versus the New York Yankees. Kansas City is 8-8 following Sunday’s 4-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians, avoiding a three-game sweep after losing each of the first two games of that series. Kansas City is third in the American League Central, 1 ½ games behind first-place Detroit. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB picks.

Bobby Witt Jr is batting .305 with 18 hits and a .391 on-base percentage to read Kansas City in each of the three categories. Salvador Perez is the leader in home runs with two, and Vinnie Pasquantino is the leader in RBI with 11. On Tuesday, the Kansas City Royals will send Michael Wacha to the mound. The right-hander is 0-2 with a 4.20 ERA, 11 Ks, and 8 BBs.

The New York Yankees dropped to 8-7 following Sunday’s 5-4 loss to the San Francisco Giants. New York lost two out of three over the weekend at home versus San Francisco, and the Yankees have lost five of the last seven. New York is second in the American League East, just a half-game behind the first-place Toronto Blue Jays. 

Paul Goldschmidt is batting .357 with 20 hits to lead New York in both categories. Aaron Judge is the leader in home runs with six, RBI with 20, and on-base percentage at .478. New York is batting .259 with a .489 slugging percentage. On Tuesday, the New York Yankees will send Max Fried to the mound. The left-hander is 2-0 with a 1.56 ERA, 21 Ks, and 3 BBs. 

New York will win at home on Tuesday when hosting Kansas City. The Yankees have won four of the last five overall versus Kansas City and 11 of the last 14 at home versus the Royals. Kansas City starter Michael Wacha has allowed six runs on nine hits across 11 Innings over the last two outings. New York starter Max Fried has had three strong outings, allowing three runs on 18 hits across 17.1 innings. Final Score Prediction: New York Yankees win 6-2.