Yankees rally late, beat Royals 5-4 to split doubleheader

Greg Bird homered to begin a two-run rally in the eighth inning as the New York Yankees survived a rough outing by newly acquired reliever Zach Britton and a tumble by CC Sabathia, beating the Kansas City Royals 5-4 Saturday for a split of their...
Jul 29, 2018, 05:22 am - Associated Press
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D. Betances
win

D. Betances2-3

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB
B. Flynn
loss

B. Flynn2-2

2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 K, 1 BB
A. Chapman
save

A. Chapman27

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

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1stAndújar reached on infield single to second, Gardner scored, Stanton to third.01
1stWalker hit sacrifice fly to right, Stanton scored, Andújar to third.02
3rdPérez homered to center (429 feet).12
4thRobinson homered to left (391 feet).13
5thDuda walked, Merrifield scored, Herrera to third, Pérez to second.23
6thHerrera singled to left, Goodwin scored, Merrifield to second.33
7thButera walked, Dozier scored, Goodwin to third, Escobar to second.43
8thBird homered to right (395 feet).44
8thHicks hit sacrifice fly to left, Walker scored.45
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