{"id":381846,"date":"2026-05-26T04:25:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/uncategorized\/yankees-vs-royals-picks-and-odds-may-26-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T05:42:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T09:42:03","slug":"yankees-vs-royals-picks-and-odds-may-26-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/yankees-vs-royals-picks-and-odds-may-26-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees vs Royals Picks and Odds &#8211; May 26, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eva_article_wrap\">\n<div class=\"eva_team_logos\">\n<div class=\"eva_away_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/NYY.png\" alt=\"New York Yankees logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>New York Yankees<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_matchup_symbol\">@<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_home_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/KC.png\" alt=\"Kansas City Royals logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Kansas City Royals<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_odds\"><span>-210<\/span><span>O\/U: 8.5<br \/>(-120\/+100)<\/span><span>+180<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">New York Yankees Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Cam Schlittler &#8211; Over\/Under 5.5 Strikeouts (-145\/+110)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Cameron Schlittler&#8217;s 97.2-mph fastball velocity this year ranks in the 95th percentile out of all SPs.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Velocity is a key component to fastball success in generating strikeouts and preventing runs.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Jazz Chisholm &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+160\/-205)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Jazz Chisholm Jr. has big-time power (89th percentile) if he makes contact, but that&#8217;s never a guarantee (27.2% K%).  Today, however, opposing pitcher Bailey Falter is a pitch-to-contact type (23rd percentile K%) \u2014 great news for Chisholm Jr..<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> If he is less likely to strikeout, he&#8217;ll be more likely to make contact, which is often hard, home-run contact.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">The New York Yankees have 3 bats in their projected batting order today with a high (i.e.  over 27%) underlying K% (per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Aaron Judge, Austin Wells, Jazz Chisholm Jr.).<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Teams that have multiple high-strikeout hitters will make it much easier for the opposing pitcher to record strikeouts <\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Kansas City Royals Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Bailey Falter &#8211; Over\/Under Pitching Outs<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">The leading projection system (THE BAT X) expects Bailey Falter to have a pitch count in this game, projecting a maximum of 81 pitches.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> A pitcher who is on a pitch count is likely to be pulled from the game earlier, record fewer outs, and generate fewer strikeouts.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Jac Caglianone &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+190\/-255)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Jac Caglianone has been hot lately, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 94-mph to 97.4-mph in the last 14 days.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Hitting the ball hard increases the chances of either a home run or the ball landing in fair territory for a hit before a fielder can get to it.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; 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