The New York Yankees visit the Kansas City Royals in Game 3 of the ALDS on Wednesday at 7:08 p.m. ET at Kauffman Stadium. The series is tied 1-1.

Oddsmakers project the Yankees as a close favorite (-116 moneyline odds to win) against the Royals (-104). The Yankees are set to start Clarke Schmidt (5-5, 2.85 ERA) against the Royals and Seth Lugo (16-9, 3.00 ERA).

Angel Zerpa (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K) registered a win in the Royals’ 4-2 victory over the Yankees Monday. Maikel Garcia led the way offensively, going 4-for-5 with an RBI. Carlos Rodon (3.2 IP, 4 R, 7 H, 7 K) was handed the loss for the Yankees.

Ahead of the Yankees vs. Royals, here is everything you need to get ready for Wednesday’s playoff action, including viewing options.

New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 9:17 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Favorite: Yankees (-116, bet $116 to win $100)
  • Underdog: Royals (-104, bet $104 to win $100)
  • Over/under: 8

Yankees stats and trends

Yankees betting records

  • The Yankees have won 75, or 56.8%, of the 132 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
  • New York has a record of 72-55 in games when sportsbooks favor them by at least -116 on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 53.7% chance of a victory for the Yankees.
  • New York and its opponents have hit the over in 86 of its 162 games with a total this season.
  • In 161 games with a spread this season, the Yankees are 80-81-0 ATS.

Clarke Schmidt (Yankees probable starter)

  • Schmidt (5-5) takes the mound for the Yankees in his 17th start of the season. He has a 2.85 ERA in 85 1/3 innings pitched, with 93 strikeouts.
  • In his most recent time out on Sunday, Sept. 29, the righty went four innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates, giving up four earned runs while surrendering three hits.
  • In 16 games this season, the 28-year-old has put up an ERA of 2.85, with 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .230 against him.
  • Schmidt is trying to record his third quality start of the season in this matchup.
  • Schmidt enters this matchup with 13 outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
  • In three of his 16 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
  • He meets a Royals offense that ranks 13th in the league with 735 runs while batting .248 as a unit. It has a collective .403 slugging percentage (12th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 170 home runs (20th in MLB).

Yankees batting stats

  • No team in MLB has hit more homers than the Yankees, who have connected on 237 this season.
  • Hitters for New York have a combined .429 slugging percentage this season, which ranks fourth in MLB.
  • The Yankees’ .248 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking eighth in MLB.
  • New York has scored the third-most runs in the majors this season with 815.
  • The Yankees are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking third with an OBP of .333.
  • New York ranks 11th with an average of 8.2 strikeouts per game.

Royals stats and trends

Royals betting records

  • The Royals have come away with 38 wins in the 85 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
  • This season, Kansas City has been victorious 32 times in 75 chances when named as an underdog of at least -104 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The Royals have an implied victory probability of 51% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
  • Kansas City and its opponents have hit the over in 70 of its 166 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
  • The Royals have an against the spread record of 91-75-0 in 166 games with a line this season.

Seth Lugo (Royals probable starter)

  • Lugo makes the start for the Royals, his 34th of the season. He is 16-9 with a 3.00 ERA and 181 strikeouts in 206 2/3 innings pitched.
  • The righty’s most recent time out was on Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles, when he went 4 1/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up five hits.
  • Over 33 games this season, the 34-year-old has amassed a 3.00 ERA and 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .229 to his opponents.
  • Lugo enters the game with 22 quality starts under his belt this season.
  • Lugo enters the matchup with 30 outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
  • He has had seven appearances this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
  • He will face a Yankees offense that ranks third in the league with 815 total runs scored while batting .248 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .429 slugging percentage (fourth in MLB play) and has hit a total of 237 home runs (first in the league).
  • In 14 innings over two appearances against the Yankees this season, Lugo has a 2.57 ERA and a 0.857 WHIP while his opponents are hitting .224.
  • Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 34-year-old’s 3.00 ERA ranks 10th, 1.089 WHIP ranks 14th, and 7.9 K/9 ranks 40th.

Royals batting stats

  • The Royals are 20th in MLB play with 170 home runs. They average 1.0 per game.
  • So far this season, Kansas City is 12th in the majors, slugging .403.
  • The Royals are eighth in MLB with a .248 batting average.
  • Averaging 4.5 runs per game (735 total), Kansas City is the 13th-highest scoring team in MLB.
  • The Royals’ .306 on-base percentage ranks 19th in MLB.
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