Yankees vs Royals match player stats | 2026 Monday, May 25th

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Yankees @ Royals Matchup Details

Teams : New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals

Date : Todays Game is on Monday, May 25th
Time : 25/05/26 15:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the New York Yankees Game Today

When assessing his overall offensive skill, Paul Goldschmidt ranks in the 82nd percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Paul Goldschmidt is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in today’s game.

,Hot weather is strongly correlated with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast calls for the 2nd-highest temperatures on the slate at 86°.

,Salvador Perez is penciled in 4th in the lineup today.

,Home field advantage typically improves batter metrics in all categories, and Salvador Perez will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,Michael Massey will hold the platoon advantage against Will Warren in today’s game… and the cherry on top, Warren has a large platoon split.

,Michael Massey will possess the home field advantage today, which ought to improve all of his stats.

,Vinnie Pasquantino is penciled in 3rd in the lineup today.

,Because of Will Warren’s large platoon split, Vinnie Pasquantino will have a gigantic advantage batting from the opposite side of the plate in this game.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Vinnie Pasquantino will hold that advantage today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Cody Bellinger in the 89th percentile when assessing his overall offensive skill.

,Cody Bellinger is projected to bat 4th in the batting order today.

,Cody Bellinger will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Michael Wacha in today’s game.

,Cody Bellinger is apt to have an advantage against every reliever for the game’s entirety, since the bullpen of the Kansas City Royals has just 1 same-handed RP.

,When assessing his overall offensive ability, Trent Grisham ranks in the 96th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,Trent Grisham is projected to hit 1st in the lineup in this matchup.

,Batting from the opposite that Michael Wacha throws from, Trent Grisham will have an edge in today’s matchup.

,The Kansas City Royals have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Trent Grisham can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the ‘pen all game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jac Caglianone in the 85th percentile as it relates to his home run ability.

,Given Will Warren’s large platoon split, Jac Caglianone will have an enormous advantage hitting from the opposite side of the plate in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally boosts hitter stats in all categories, and Jac Caglianone will hold that advantage in today’s game.

,When assessing his batting average talent, Bobby Witt Jr. is projected as the 2nd-best batter in Major League Baseball by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Bobby Witt Jr. is projected to hit 2nd in the batting order in today’s game.

,Home field advantage generally bolsters hitter metrics in all categories, and Bobby Witt Jr. will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,As it relates to his home run ability, Ryan McMahon ranks in the 84th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Batting from the opposite that Michael Wacha throws from, Ryan McMahon will have the upper hand today.

,The Kansas City Royals have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Ryan McMahon stands a good chance of holding the advantage against every reliever all game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Maikel Garcia in the 96th percentile when it comes to his batting average talent.

,Maikel Garcia is penciled in 1st in the batting order today.

,Home field advantage generally boosts batter stats in all categories, and Maikel Garcia will hold that advantage in today’s matchup.

,When estimating his home run ability, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 89th percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. will have the handedness advantage against Michael Wacha in today’s matchup.

,The Kansas City Royals have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Jazz Chisholm Jr. can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the ‘pen all game.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT)’s estimation, Michael Wacha’s overall pitching ability grades out in the 80th percentile among all starters in Major League Baseball currently.

,Throwing 94 adjusted pitches per start this year on average, Michael Wacha checks in at the 84th percentile.

,Michael Wacha has a reverse platoon split and has the benefit of facing 6 opposite-handed hitters in this game.

,Michael Wacha will hold the home field advantage in today’s matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats in all categories.

,Carter Jensen is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today.

,Because of Will Warren’s large platoon split, Carter Jensen will have a massive advantage hitting from the opposite side of the dish today.

,Home field advantage typically improves hitter stats in all categories, and Carter Jensen will hold that advantage today.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Ben Rice ranks as the 18th-best hitter in MLB.

,Ben Rice is penciled in 3rd in the batting order today.

,Hitting from the opposite that Michael Wacha throws from, Ben Rice will have an advantage in today’s game.

,The Kansas City Royals have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Ben Rice stands a good chance of never facing a bullpen mismatch all game.

,Austin Wells will hold the platoon advantage over Michael Wacha today.

,The Kansas City Royals have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Austin Wells has a strong chance of holding the platoon advantage against every reliever all game.

,Isaac Collins will have the benefit of the home field advantage in today’s game, which ought to boost all of his stats.

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Aaron Judge ranks as the best hitter in baseball.

,Aaron Judge is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 90th percentile as it relates to his home run talent.

,When estimating his home run talent, Austin Wells ranks in the 83rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

,The New York Yankees have 3 batters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Ryan McMahon, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Aaron Judge).

,As it relates to his overall offensive ability, Jazz Chisholm Jr. ranks in the 80th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

,According to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), Bobby Witt Jr. ranks as the 5th-best batter in Major League Baseball.

,When it comes to his overall offensive skill, Vinnie Pasquantino ranks in the 78th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).

Negatives with the Kansas City Royals Game Today

Batting from the same side that Michael Wacha throws from, Paul Goldschmidt will be in a tough position in today’s matchup.

,Paul Goldschmidt has an 85th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.5%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards the game’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Among every team in action today, the strongest infield defense is that of the Kansas City Royals.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Paul Goldschmidt in today’s game.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Salvador Perez in the 9th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent.

,Will Warren will have the handedness advantage against Salvador Perez in today’s game… and it’s an even larger mismatch considering Warren’s large platoon split.

,In today’s matchup, Salvador Perez is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest LF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 36.5% rate (88th percentile).

,The New York Yankees infield defense grades out as the 4th-best out of every team on the slate today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Michael Massey in the 7th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

,Michael Massey is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

,In today’s game, Michael Massey is at a disadvantage facing the league’s deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 37% rate (91st percentile).

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Vinnie Pasquantino in the 4th percentile as it relates to his BABIP ability.

,Vinnie Pasquantino pulls a lot of his flyballs (38.2% — 94th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Cody Bellinger pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (36.1% — 86th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s deepest RF fences today.

,Cody Bellinger will be at a disadvantage playing as a visiting player in today’s game.

,Trent Grisham pulls a lot of his flyballs (34.7% — 81st percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s deepest RF fences today.

,Playing on the road generally weakens batter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Trent Grisham today.

,Jac Caglianone is projected to bat 6th on the lineup card in this game.

,In today’s game, Jac Caglianone is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.4% rate (87th percentile).

,Given Will Warren’s large platoon split, Bobby Witt Jr. will be at a huge disadvantage hitting from the same side of the plate in today’s game.

,Bobby Witt Jr. has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (35.6%) and will be challenged by the game’s deepest RF fences in today’s game.

,Ryan McMahon is penciled in 8th in the lineup in this matchup.

,Ryan McMahon has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.3%) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of baseball’s deepest LF fences in today’s game.

,Playing on the road generally diminishes hitter stats in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Ryan McMahon in today’s game.

,Considering Will Warren’s large platoon split, Maikel Garcia will be at an enormous disadvantage batting from the same side of the dish today.

,Today, Maikel Garcia is at a disadvantage facing the league’s 4th-deepest CF center field fences given that he hits his flyballs towards center field at a 38.2% rate (82nd percentile).

,Jose Caballero is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card in this matchup.

,Michael Wacha will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Jose Caballero today.

,Jose Caballero pulls many of his flyballs (38.4% — 94th percentile) and will be challenged by MLB’s deepest LF fences in today’s matchup.

,Jose Caballero will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today’s game.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. is projected to bat 6th in the batting order in this matchup.

,Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulls many of his flyballs (38.1% — 93rd percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road typically diminishes batter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Jazz Chisholm Jr. in today’s game.

,The New York Yankees projected lineup projects as the 2nd-best of all teams on the slate today in terms of overall hitting ability.

,Ben Rice pulls many of his flyballs (37.4% — 92nd percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Playing on the road generally lowers hitter stats across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which ought to be the case for Ben Rice today.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Austin Wells in the 4th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill.

,Austin Wells is projected to bat 9th in the batting order today.

,Playing on the road generally reduces batter metrics across the board due to the lack of home field advantage, which figures to be the case for Austin Wells in today’s matchup.

,Isaac Collins is projected to bat 7th in the batting order today.

,The switch-hitting Isaac Collins will bat from his bad side (0) today against Will Warren… and it’s an over-sized mismatch considering Warren’s large platoon split.

,Isaac Collins pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (34.7% — 81st percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s deepest RF fences in today’s matchup.

,Hitting from the same side that Michael Wacha throws from, Aaron Judge will be at a disadvantage in today’s matchup.

,Aaron Judge hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (38.8% — 91st percentile) but may find it hard to clear the league’s 4th-deepest CF fences in today’s game.

,Aaron Judge will be at a disadvantage playing away from home in today’s matchup.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Ryan McMahon in the 17th percentile when it comes to his batting average skill.

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