Yankees left-handed pitcher Max Fried takes the mound in Kansas City tonight, looking to stay hot after throwing six shutout innings with seven strikeouts in his last outing.
Fried and the Yankees take on the Royals at 7:40 p.m. ET tonight, live on TBS. Max Fried is projected for 17.5 outs, five strikeouts, 5.5 hits allowed, and 32.5 fantasy points tonight on PrizePicks MLB.
He’ll face a Royals’ lineup that is one of the worst in baseball on the season (26th in wRC+), but has improved revamped in the last seven days, ranking third in wRC+ over that time.
Below, we’ll break down some of Fried’s top projections vs. the Royals tonight.
Max Fried Projections: 5.0 Strikeouts
- Fried has recorded at least six strikeouts in eight of his 13 starts in 2025.
- He has at least five in six of his last seven starts.
- Fried struck out seven royals in their matchup at Yankee Stadium on April 15.
- Fried’s numbers have stayed in line with his career numbers, averaging 8.56 K/9 with a 10.2% swinging strike rate (the same as 2024).
- The Royals are only striking out at a 15.5% clip over the last week — second lowest in the MLB.
- On the season, the Royals are striking out 21.5% of the time vs left-handed pitchers — the ninth-lowest strikeout rate vs LHP.
Max Fried Projections: 5.5 Hits Allowed
- Fried has given up five or less hits in nine of his last 11 starts.
- However, in his last two road starts — against the Dodgers and Rockies — he has given up eight and six runs, respectively.
- In both of those games, he was pulled less than 90 pitches, but he has hit 100 pitches on five occasions this season.
- The Royals are statistically one of the hottest offenses in baseball over the last two weeks. Over that span: 1st in batting average (.287), 5th in BABIP (.322), 9th in wRC+ (106).
- The Royals had five hits against Fried in the April 15 matchup across 6.2 innings pitched.
All Max Fried Projections vs. Royals Today
Here are all Max Fried projections today vs. the Royals on Tuesday, June 10. All projections are from the PrizePicks MLB board. Demons indicate higher payouts on PrizePicks, while Goblins indicate reduced payouts, as they’re easier to hit.
- 3.5 Strikeouts – Discounted for Taco Tuesday til 3:30 p.m. ET
- 5 Strikeouts
- 32.5 Fantasy Score
- 5.5 Hits Allowed
- 0.5 Walks Allowed (Goblin)
- 17.5 Pitching Outs
- 95.5 Pitches Thrown
- 1.5 Earned Runs Allowed (Goblin)
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