See if you can figure out how they arrived at the final answer.
Do the math.
1. Royals currently with better W-L record than Yankees
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2. Posada and Jeter out of the lineup tomorrow
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3. Royals pitcher (Greinke) who allowed 1 earned run in 7 innings vs Detroit in his first start.
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4. Yankees pitcher (Kennedy) who got lit up and removed after two innings his first time out this year.
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5. Royals team that has scored more runs this year than the Yankees.
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6. Yankees Bullpen with a 3.24 ERA compared to Royals with 0.58 (!!)
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7. Royals with a better batting average than the Yankees (.266 vs .256)
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8. Royals off to their best start in five years and playing at home.
= YANKEES -130
This folks, is why I bet baseball every day.
ROYALS +115
Do the math.
1. Royals currently with better W-L record than Yankees
+
2. Posada and Jeter out of the lineup tomorrow
+
3. Royals pitcher (Greinke) who allowed 1 earned run in 7 innings vs Detroit in his first start.
+
4. Yankees pitcher (Kennedy) who got lit up and removed after two innings his first time out this year.
+
5. Royals team that has scored more runs this year than the Yankees.
+
6. Yankees Bullpen with a 3.24 ERA compared to Royals with 0.58 (!!)
+
7. Royals with a better batting average than the Yankees (.266 vs .256)
+
8. Royals off to their best start in five years and playing at home.
= YANKEES -130
This folks, is why I bet baseball every day.
ROYALS +115