KANSAS CITY

ROYALSKC

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2
FINAL
Wed, Jul 8 • 7:10 PM ET
Citi Field
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NEW YORK

METSNYM

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Probable Pitchers
Steven Cruz
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Steven Cruz

#64 | Relief Pitcher
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Christian Scott
STARTING PITCHER

Christian Scott

#45 | Starting Pitcher
Player W-L ERA WHIP IP K
Steven Cruz 2-2 5.22 1.45 1.0 2
Christian Scott 2-1 3.17 1.35 5.0 5
2-2 W-L 2-1
5.22 ERA Ldr 3.17
1.45 WHIP Ldr 1.35
1.0 IP (Innings Pitched) Ldr 5.0
2 K (Strikeouts) Ldr 5
AI Model Win Probability
ROYALS
42%
📊
METS
58%
ROYALS --
METS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
9.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 47%
Under 0 53%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-1.0
NEW YORK
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +1.0 points (New York)
RoyalsKC (-3.5) 0 MetsNYM (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Royals Cover

40.1%

Mets Cover

59.9%

+12+8+40-4-8-12
Distribution centered around NYM -1.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (NYM)

KC By 1-2 runs

16.3%

KC By 3-4 runs

10.6%

NYM By 1-2 runs

19.6%

NYM By 3-4 runs

16.3%

AI Model Projected Score
4
KANSAS CITY
5
NEW YORK
Simulated Score
4
KANSAS CITY
5
NEW YORK
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI Mets Win
58% Win Prob
C
Sim Mets Win
59% Win Prob
C
Run Line (ATS)
Divergence
AI Mets (+1.5) Win
Proj Runs: -1.0
C
Sim Royals (-1.5) Loss
Proj Runs: +1.0
B
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI u9.5 Win
Proj Total: 9.0
D
Sim u9.5 Win
Proj Total: 9.0
A
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Jul 9, 2026 KC @ NYM 3 - 7
Jul 8, 2026 KC @ NYM 2 - 6
Jul 7, 2026 KC @ NYM 16 - 12
Jul 13, 2025 NYM @ KC 2 - 3
Jul 12, 2025 NYM @ KC 3 - 1
Season Statistics Comparison
Kansas City KC
vs
New York NYM
162
Games Played
162
4.26
Runs / Game
▲ 4.31
.247 ▲
Avg (AVG)
.239
.316 ▲
On-Base (OBP)
.310
.402 ▲
Slugging (SLG)
.395
.718 ▲
OPS
.705
170
Home Runs
▲ 204
Key Model Drivers
Home Runs (Season) +20.0% more
New York: 204.0 vs Kansas City: 170.0
Errors (L5) +45.5% more
Kansas City: 1.3 vs New York: 0.7
Walks (L5) +31.7% more
Kansas City: 6.1 vs New York: 4.2
Total Bases (L5) +21.9% more
Kansas City: 23.4 vs New York: 18.3
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
KC Score 4.0 2
NYM Score 5.0 6
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Errors 0.7 / 1.3 0.0 / 0.0
Hits 11.0 / 14.1 9.0 / 8.0
Home Runs 1.9 / 1.8 1.0 / 0.0
Strikeouts 7.3 / 7.7 6.0 / 7.0
Total Bases 18.3 / 23.4 13.0 / 12.0
Walks 4.2 / 6.1 5.0 / 3.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
19%TICKETS81%
20%MONEY80%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
26%TICKETS74%
14%MONEY86%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
95%TICKETS5%
94%MONEY6%
Situational Trends
📊 Win-Loss
KC
69-93-0 (42.6%)
Margin: -0.7 ATS +/-:
NYM Advantage
74-88-0 (45.7%)
Margin: -0.2 ATS +/-:
🎯 ATS (Spread)
KC Advantage
(47.5%)
Margin: -0.7 ATS +/-:
NYM
(46.3%)
Margin: -0.2 ATS +/-:
⚖️ Over/Under
KC
73-85-4
O: 46.2% / U: 53.8% Total +/-: +0.6
NYM
77-73-12
O: 51.3% / U: 48.7% Total +/-: +0.7