Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees 7/31/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 07/30/2022 at 10:26 PM ET

Yankee Stadium will play host to a Sunday afternoon MLB clash between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees. The Royals (39-62) are in the midst of a five-game losing streak and are sitting in last place in the AL Central Division. On Saturday, Kansas City went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position and committed three errors during an 8-2 road loss against New York.

Thirty-eight year old righty Zack Grienke (3-6 4.35 ERA) will take the mound for the Royals in this matchup. Last time out, Grienke fired five shutout frames during a 7-0 home victory versus Los Angeles.

The New York Yankees have won a major league best 40 of their first 52 home games and own the best overall record in the majors. During yesterday’s home victory, All-Star OF Aaron Judge crushed his major league best 42nd home run and scored twice. SP Nestor Cortes (9-3) allowed two runs over five innings to earn the win for the Yankees (69-33). 

New York manager Aaron Boone will turn to talented left-hander Jordan Montgomery (3-3 3.50 ERA) on Sunday. The Yankees have lost Montgomery’s last five starts and he has given up 13 runs over his last 25 plus frames.

New York OF Giancarlo Stanton has landed on the 10-day injured list with left Achilles tendinitis. Through 101 games, Kansas City ranks 24th in OPS and 27th in runs scored. For the season, New York ranks 2nd in OPS and 1st in runs scored. Take the under. Final Score Prediction, New York Yankees win 5-2.

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