New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals 5/1/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

On Sunday, the New York Yankees complete a three-game series on the road against the Kansas City Royals. New York improved to 14-6 following its 12-2 rout of the Royals in the opening game of the series on Friday. New York hit four home runs in the victory. The Yankees have won seven straight and nine of the last 10. New York is first in the American League East, 1 ½ games ahead of the  Toronto Blue Jays. 

DJ LeMahieu is batting .324 to lead New York and the second baseman has team highs in hits with 22 and on base percentage at .395. First baseman Anthony Rizzo is the leader in home runs with nine and RBIs with 21. On Sunday, the New York Yankees will send Luis Severino to the mound. The right-hander is 2-0 with a 3.32 ERA, 19 Ks and 6 BBs.

With its 10-run loss to New York on Friday, Kansas City dropped to 7-11. The Royals have lost six of the last eight and much of Kansas City's early-season problems have come due to poor pitching. Kansas City is 26th in baseball in team ERA at 4.70 and the Royals are allowing opposing hitters to average .258 which is 27th.  Kansas City is tied for second in the American League Central, three games behind first-place Minnesota.

Andrew Benintendi is batting .391 to lead Kansas City and the left fielder has team highs in RBIs with 10, hits with 25 and on-base percentage at .429. Catcher Salvador Perez is the leader in home runs five. On Sunday, the Kansas City Royals will send Daniel Lynch to the mound. The left-hander is 2-1 with a 3.38 ERA, 16 Ks and 4 BBs.