The Kansas City Royals (28-70) have an away game against the New York Yankees (50-47), who are coming off a four-game losing streak. Friday’s matchup begins at 7:05 PM ET. The Yankees will give the nod to Clarke Schmidt (5-6) against the Royals and Alec Marsh (0-3).
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New York vs. Kansas City Pitcher Matchup Info
- When: Friday, July 21, 2023 at 7:05 PM ET
- Where: Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York
- How to Watch on TV: YES
- Probable Pitchers: Schmidt – NYY (5-6, 4.31 ERA) vs Marsh – KC (0-3, 5.40 ERA)
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Yankees vs. Royals Starting Pitcher Stats (2023)
| Schmidt | Marsh | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | GS | 3 |
| 5-6 | W-L | 0-3 |
| 4.31 | ERA | 5.40 |
| 94 | IP | 15 |
| 27 | BB | 8 |
| 95 | SO | 21 |
Yankees Probable Starting Pitcher: Clarke Schmidt
- The right-hander’s most recent time out was on Sunday against the Colorado Rockies, when he went six innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing three hits.
- The 27-year-old has an ERA of 4.31, with 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings, in 20 games this season. Opponents have a .263 batting average against him.
- Schmidt has collected three quality starts this season.
- He has had five appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
- Schmidt’s team is 8-11-0 against the spread in his starts this season.
- In games Schmidt has started this season, the teams are 6-12-1 at hitting the over.
Schmidt’s Recent Performance
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Rockies | Jul. 15 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| vs. Cubs | Jul. 9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| vs. Orioles | Jul. 4 | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| at Athletics | Jun. 29 | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| vs. Rangers | Jun. 23 | 5.1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Royals Probable Starting Pitcher: Alec Marsh
- The right-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed six innings while giving up two earned runs on five hits in a matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays.
- The 25-year-old has an ERA of 5.40 and 12.6 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .226 in three games this season.
- In three starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in one of them.
- The Royals have failed to cover all of the three games Marsh started that had a spread set by bookmakers.
- Marsh has had three starts that sportsbooks set a total for this season, and one of those matchups finished over the total.
Marsh’s Recent Performance
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Rays | Jul. 15 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| at Twins | Jul. 5 | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| vs. Dodgers | Jun. 30 | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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