MLB: Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees odds, picks, and predictions

The New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals face off at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday in Major League Baseball action. This is the third and final game of a weekend series. New York won the Friday opening by a landslide. The Yankees continued their winning streak with a shutout victory on Saturday. At Sports Chat Place, you may get free MLB picks all season long. New York came alive late in the Friday opener, scoring nine runs in two innings on route to a 12-2 victory. 

The Yankees pounded out eight hits in a 3-0 win in game two on Saturday. Gerrit Cole started and pitched 6.0 innings, allowing five hits and two walks. Luis Severino will start for the Yankees on Sunday. Severino is 2-0 with a 3.32 ERA through four starts. He's given up 17 hits, seven earned runs, six walks, and 19 strikeouts in 19.0 innings. In his career, Severino is 45-26 with a 3.42 ERA.

The Royals had seven hits in Friday's game but couldn't put up much of a fight on the scoreboard. KC couldn't do much with their seven-team hits on Saturday. Carlos Hernandez pitched 4.0 innings, allowing two runs on four hits and five walks while striking out two batters. The Royals will turn to Daniel Lynch for the starting job in Sunday's game. Lynch is 2-1 with a 3.38 ERA in three starts in 2022. Lynch has pitched a total of 16.0 innings, allowing 15 hits, six earned runs, four walks, and 16 strikeouts.