New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals: game summary

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York YankeesNYY	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	4	5	4
Kansas City RoyalsKC	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	-	8	10	0

Decisions

• WinnerJosh Staumont
• LoserNestor Cortes

Scoring plays

1. Bot 1Salvador Perez homers (28) on a fly ball to left center field. Whit Merrifield scores.0-2
2. Top 3Giancarlo Stanton singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi.1-2
3. Top 4Kyle Higashioka homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. Rougned Odor scores.3-2
4. Bot 5Nicky Lopez strikes out swinging.3-3
5. Top 6DJ LeMahieu singles on a ground ball to right fielder Hunter Dozier. Jonathan Davis scores.4-3
6. Bot 6Salvador Perez homers (29) on a fly ball to left field.4-4
7. Bot 6Hunter Dozier doubles (20) on a line drive to center fielder Jonathan Davis. Emmanuel Rivera scores. Hunter Dozier out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Jonathan Davis to shortstop Andrew Velazquez to third baseman Rougned Odor.4-5
8. Bot 7Hanser Alberto hits a sacrifice bunt. Throwing error by pitcher Stephen Ridings. Michael A. Taylor scores. Hanser Alberto to 2nd.4-6
9. Bot 7Nicky Lopez out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Joely Rodriguez to first baseman Luke Voit. Hanser Alberto scores.4-7
10. Bot 8Hanser Alberto out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jonathan Davis. Andrew Benintendi scores.4-8

Box score

Game info

Ballpark

Kauffman Stadium

Attendance

18,218

Duration

3 h 03

Weather

91 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 8 mph, R To L

Umpires

Bill Miller (Home plate) · Doug Eddings (First base) · John Bacon (Second base) · Pat Hoberg (Third base)