Royals 5-2 Yankees (19 May, 2018) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

14-30, 7-16 home


NYY
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	8	1
1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	5	6	0

YankeesTop 1st
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 89
  2
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 91
  3
  Ball
  Curve 78
  4
  Fly Out
  Sinker 90
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- C. Sabathia pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- Merrifield stole third.
  0
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 2nd
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- C. Sabathia pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 3rd
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- C. Sabathia pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- Merrifield stole second.
  0
  1
- Jay safe at first on error by second baseman Torres, Almonte scored, Merrifield to third, Pérez to second.
  0
  2
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
YankeesTop 4th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- C. Sabathia pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- Merrifield stole second.
  0
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 5th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- C. Sabathia pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 6th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- T. Hill pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- C. Shreve pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 7th
- K. McCarthy pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- D. Robertson pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 8th
- B. Keller pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Holder pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 9th
- K. Herrera pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	89
2 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	91
3 Ball	Curve	78
4 Fly Out	Sinker	90

Yankees
2
Royals
5

Game 1

19/5

Yankees
8
Royals
3

Game 2

20/5

Yankees
10
Royals
1

Game 3

20/5

Kauffman Stadium

1:15 AM, 19 May 2018

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 26,433

Game Time:2:46

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Sam Holbrook
First Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Second Base Umpire - Carlos Torres
Third Base Umpire - Ryan Blakney

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	94	68	.580	-	W1
Baltimore	91	71	.562	3	W3
Boston	81	81	.500	13	W1
Tampa Bay	80	82	.494	14	L1
Toronto	74	88	.457	20	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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New York Yankees

Kansas City Royals

J. Junis5-3

C. Sabathia2-1

K. Herrera9

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