Yankees vs Royals Picks and Prediction – 6/10/2025

The New York Yankees open a three-game series on the road Tuesday versus the Kansas City Royals. New York is 39-25 and lost to the Boston Red Sox 11-7 on Sunday. Aaron Judge hit two home runs for New York in Sunday's loss. The Yankees gave up a total of 22 runs over the final two games of their series with Boston. New York leads the American League East by 4 ½ games. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB previews.

Aaron Judge is batting .396 with 23 home runs, 55 RBI, 95 hits, and an on-base percentage of .493 to lead New York in the five categories. Trent Grisham is second in home runs with 13. New York is batting .259 with a .466 slugging percentage. On Tuesday, the Yankees will send Max Fried to the mound. The left-hander is 8-1 with a 1.78 ERA, 77 Ks, and 18 BBs.

The Kansas City Royals improved to 34-32 following Sunday’s 7-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox, snapping a two-game losing streak. Jonathan India hit a double in the 7th inning to break a tie and help the Royals to the victory. Kansas City is 4th in the American League Central, 8 ½ games behind the first-place Detroit Tigers.

Maikel Garcia is batting .312 with a .375 on-base percentage to lead Kansas City in both categories. Vinnie Pasquantino is the leader in home runs with 10 and RBI with 38. Bobby Witt Jr is the leader in hits with 75. Kansas City is batting .253 with a .372 slugging percentage. On Tuesday, the Royals will send Noah Cameron to the mound. The left-hander is 2-1 with a 0.85 ERA, 19 Ks, and 10 BBs.

New York will win on the road Tuesday when visiting Kansas City, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in 11 of the Yankees' last 14 versus an AL opponent and in each of the Yankees' last six versus Kansas City. New York starter Max Fried is coming off a strong outing in which the left-hander allowed no runs on one hit across six innings. Kansas City starter Noah Cameron has had five consecutive strong outings, allowing three runs on 15 hits across 31.2 innings. Final Score Prediction: New York Yankees win but our best play is UNDER 4-2.