{"id":2433652,"date":"2026-05-27T01:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T01:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2433652"},"modified":"2026-05-27T01:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T01:56:00","slug":"yankees-vs-royals-prediction-picks-odds-for-todays-mlb-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/yankees-vs-royals-prediction-picks-odds-for-todays-mlb-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees vs Royals Prediction, Picks &#038; Odds for Today&#8217;s MLB Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mainContainer\">\n<div class=\"covers-Container-mainTop\">\n<div class=\"covers-ArticleModern-authorSection\">\n<div class=\"authorContainer\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"clipped-shape\">\n                           \n                        <\/div>\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"covers-mini-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/img.covers.com\/covers\/icons\/global-icons\/covers-c-new.svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>\n            Updated:<br \/>\nMay 26, 2026 , 11:50 AM ET<\/p>\n<p>                <span>\u2022 4 min read<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"covers-Articlemodern-cutLine\">Hatfield&#8217;s prediction: It&#8217;s Schlittler&#8217;s world &amp; we&#8217;re just living in it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <button id=\"picksCardDisplayBtn\" data-linkcont=\"Articles - Picks Card - Displayed - yankees-vs-royals-prediction-picks-odds-tuesday-5-26-2026\" hidden=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"covers-CoversArticles-mainImg\">\n<picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.covers.com\/cms\/covers\/ed05af7c-b6f4-410c-be82-479db45dcea9.jpg?w=752&amp;h=423&amp;ar=16:9&amp;fit=crop&amp;auto=compress,format\" width=\"752\" height=\"423\"><source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.covers.com\/cms\/covers\/ed05af7c-b6f4-410c-be82-479db45dcea9.jpg?w=640&amp;h=360&amp;ar=16:9&amp;fit=crop&amp;auto=compress,format\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><source media=\"(min-width: 576px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.covers.com\/cms\/covers\/ed05af7c-b6f4-410c-be82-479db45dcea9.jpg?w=720&amp;h=405&amp;ar=16:9&amp;fit=crop&amp;auto=compress,format\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\"><source media=\"(min-width: 500px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.covers.com\/cms\/covers\/ed05af7c-b6f4-410c-be82-479db45dcea9.jpg?w=528&amp;h=297&amp;ar=16:9&amp;fit=crop&amp;auto=compress,format\" width=\"528\" height=\"297\"><source media=\"(min-width: 400px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.covers.com\/cms\/covers\/ed05af7c-b6f4-410c-be82-479db45dcea9.jpg?w=464&amp;h=261&amp;ar=16:9&amp;fit=crop&amp;auto=compress,format\" width=\"464\" height=\"261\"><source media=\"(min-width: 300px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.covers.com\/cms\/covers\/ed05af7c-b6f4-410c-be82-479db45dcea9.jpg?w=352&amp;h=198&amp;ar=16:9&amp;fit=crop&amp;auto=compress,format\" width=\"352\" height=\"198\"><source media=\"(min-width: 64.5px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.covers.com\/cms\/covers\/ed05af7c-b6f4-410c-be82-479db45dcea9.jpg?w=256&amp;h=144&amp;ar=16:9&amp;fit=crop&amp;auto=compress,format\" width=\"256\" height=\"144\"><img src=\"https:\/\/img.covers.com\/cms\/covers\/ed05af7c-b6f4-410c-be82-479db45dcea9.jpg?w=64&amp;h=64&amp;ar=1:1&amp;fit=crop\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Cam Schlittler New York Yankees MLB\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n            <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Photo By &#8211; Reuters Connect. New York Yankees starting pitcher Cam Schlittler (31) throws during the first inning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"covers-CoversArticles-articleText cmg_editorial_article_text\">\n<p><span>The New York Yankees will look to extend a lengthy streak tonight when they face the Kansas City Royals in the second of a three-game set.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Bronx Bombers have simply owned the Royals. Yesterday&#8217;s comeback win gave New York its 12th straight win over Kansas City, and I like them to make it 13 straight tonight in impressive fashion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Read all about it in my <\/span><strong>Yankees vs. Royals<\/strong><span><strong>\u00a0predictions<\/strong> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/picks\/mlb\">MLB picks<\/a> for Tuesday, May 26.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"ML\/RL_Pick\">Who will win Yankees vs Royals today: Yankees -1.5 (-120)<\/h2>\n<p><span>As has become the case in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/sport\/baseball\/mlb\/players\/362672\/cam-schlittler\">Cam Schlittler<\/a> starts, I\u2019m not overthinking this.\u00a0The <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/sport\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/main\/new-york-yankees\/odds\">New York Yankees<span> <\/span><\/a><span>are my runline play, and I\u2019d take them to -144. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Schlittler owns a <strong>2.60 expected ERA<\/strong>, top 9% of MLB, and he forces hitters into mistakes with a <strong>95th percentile chase rate. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>The path against him is discipline plus loud contact, but the\u00a0<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/sport\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/main\/kansas-city-royals\/odds\"><span\/>Kansas City Royals<span> <\/span><\/a><span>don\u2019t profile that way. They are average in <strong>barrel rate at 8.5% <\/strong>and chase rate at 30.2%. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Against a starter with few obvious holes, average is not enough. The Yankees roll.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width: 100%; background-color: #ffffff; border: 3px solid #16202a; padding: 5px; border-radius: 10px; margin: text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 5px; text-align: left;\"><strong><sup><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.covers.com\/editorial\/logo.png?width=25&amp;height=25\" alt=\"Covers\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\/><\/sup> COVERS INTEL:<\/strong> Cam Schlittler has managed a 1.50 ERA despite having a breaking ball run value in the bottom <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/baseballsavant.mlb.com\/savant-player\/cam-schlittler-693645?stats=statcast-r-pitching-mlb#gamelogs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">32 percentile of the sport <\/a>which tells you just how impressive the rest of his arsenal has been.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=covers.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"googleLink border-0 bg-lighter rounded-2 py-2 px-3 d-flex gap-2 justify-content-between align-items-center mb-5\" data-linkcont=\"Article-Google-Preferences-Click\"><span class=\"small\"><b>Enjoying Covers content?<\/b> Add us as a preferred source on your Google account<\/span> <picture><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.covers.com\/editorial\/2025\/google-preferred-source-badge.png?w=1270&amp;auto=compress&amp;auto=format\" width=\"127\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.covers.com\/editorial\/2025\/google-preferred-source-badge.png?w=102&amp;auto=compress&amp;auto=format\" width=\"102\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.covers.com\/editorial\/2025\/google-preferred-source-badge.png?w=102&amp;auto=compress&amp;auto=format\" width=\"102\" height=\"36\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"Over\/Under_Pick\">Yankees vs Royals Over\/Under pick: Over 8.5 (-115)<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"163\">For the second straight game in this series, I\u2019m nearly identical to the market with a projection of 8.8 runs, but I still lean Over 8.5 and would play it to -122.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"555\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/sport\/baseball\/mlb\/players\/224288\/bailey-falter\">Bailey Falter<\/a> serving as an opener creates a spot where the Yankees can attack early. The only top-10 barrel rate team Falter has faced this season was the Atlanta Braves who hit him hard with two earned runs in three innings.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"555\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The Royals\u2019 rested bullpen arms do not scare me either, with hard-hit issues across the group. Yankees do the heavy lifting, Royals find two.<\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width: 100%; background-color: #ffffff; border: 3px solid #fe4d09; padding: 5px; border-radius: 10px; margin: 15px auto; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;\">\n<p><strong>Chris Hatfield&#8217;s 2026 Transparency Record<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 0;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 0.85rem;\"><em><strong>ML\/RL bets<\/strong>: 22-19, +2.56 units<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left; margin-bottom: 5px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 0.85rem;\"><em><strong>Over\/Under bets<\/strong>: 26-15, +13.34 units<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Yankees vs Royals odds<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Moneyline<\/strong>: New York -210 | Kansas City +170<\/li>\n<li><strong>Run line<\/strong>: New York -1.5 | Kansas City +1.5<\/li>\n<li><strong>Over\/Under<\/strong>: Over 8.5 | Under 8.5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Yankees vs Royals trend<\/h2>\n<p>The New York Yankees have covered the Run Line in 28 of their last 50 away games (+10.85 Units \/ 20% ROI). <span>Find more\u00a0<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.covers.com\/sport\/baseball\/mlb\/matchup\/369421\/picks#trends\">MLB betting trends<\/a><span>\u00a0for Yankees vs. Royals.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>How to watch Yankees vs Royals and game info<\/h2>\n<div style=\"may 26: auto;\">\n<table class=\"Covers-CoversArticles-AdminArticleTable\" style=\"height: 202.271px; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 26px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26.3125px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">Tuesday, May 26, 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26.3125px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>First pitch<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">7:40 p.m. ET<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 26.3125px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>TV<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">YES, Royals.TV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48.6667px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>Yankees starting pitcher<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">Cam Schlittler<br \/>(6-2, 1.50 ERA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48.6667px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>Royals starting pitcher<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">Bailey Falter<br \/>(0-1, 9.82 ERA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Yankees vs Royals latest injuries<\/h3>\n<h3>Yankees vs Royals weather<\/h3>\n<div class=\"covers-CoversArticleComps-proTip\">\n<p><em>Odds are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change.<br \/>Not intended for use in MA.<br \/><strong>Affiliate Disclosure<\/strong>: Our team of experts has thoroughly researched and handpicked each product that appears on our website. We may receive compensation if you sign up through our links.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"covers-interlinking-h2\" style=\"margin-top: 32px;\">Pages related to this topic<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 covers-authorSection\">\n<div class=\"authorContainer\">\n<div>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" alt=\"Chris Hatfield - Covers.com\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.covers.com\/cms\/covers\/ea95f67d-2967-4bf9-a932-5aef39145aff.jpg?w=40&amp;auto=compress&amp;auto=format\"\/>\n                    <\/div><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:0;\" class=\"covers-u-NewP writersPage-authorBio\">\n<div class=\"LineLimiter LL-large\">\n<p>Chris has always had a passion for three things: solving problems, sports, and writing. It\u2019s no wonder then that he found himself attracted to the sports betting industry. You can find Chris betting every day. Whether it\u2019s shot prop markets in Champions League Soccer qualifiers or NBA Summer League, he has no offseason. As an EV+ bettor, he especially values the insight gained through a data-driven approach.<\/p>\n<p>His work has been featured on various websites such as SBNation, Rivals, Bleacher Report, and 247Sports. He has appeared on radio outlets such as ESPN 680 and The Sharp 600 podcast. You can listen to his own podcast, \u201cWhat High School Did You Go To?\u201d on Apple Podcast and Soundcloud.<\/p>\n<p>Chris has carved out a niche as a college basketball originator with massive profitability success in that sport and stresses one piece of advice to sports bettors: exploit edges as broadly as possible and take advantage of them while they last. His preferred sportsbook is bet365 because of the range of markets you can find.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"toggleReadMore\" onclick=\"toggleReadMore(this)\">Read More<\/button><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.covers.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated: May 26, 2026 , 11:50 AM ET \u2022 4 min read Hatfield&#8217;s prediction: It&#8217;s Schlittler&#8217;s world &amp; we&#8217;re just living in it. Photo By &#8211; Reuters Connect. New York Yankees starting pitcher Cam Schlittler (31) throws during the first inning. 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