Royals 5-2 Yankees (1 Oct, 2023) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

56-106, 33-48 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	7	1
0	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	-	5	11	0

YankeesTop 1st
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 89
  2
  Foul Ball
  Sinker 89
  3
  Foul Ball
  Sinker 90
  4
  Foul Ball
  Cutter 84
  5
  Ball
  Sinker 91
  6
  Ball
  Cutter 86
  7
  Foul Ball
  Slider 79
  8
  Ball
  Sinker 88
  9
  Foul Ball
  Sinker 92
  10
  Single
  Cutter 85
- 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- M. King pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 2nd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- M. King pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- Blanco stole second.
  0
  1
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 3rd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- M. King pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- Witt Jr. picked off and caught stealing second.
  0
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 4th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- M. King pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 5th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Brito pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 6th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- T. Clarke pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Brito pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- Blanco to third on pickoff error by pitcher Brito.
  2
  5
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
YankeesTop 7th
- C. Hernandez pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- J. Brito pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 8th
- J. McArthur pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- G. Weissert pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 9th
- J. McArthur pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	89
2 Foul Ball	Sinker	89
3 Foul Ball	Sinker	90
4 Foul Ball	Cutter	84
5 Ball	Sinker	91
6 Ball	Cutter	86
7 Foul Ball	Slider	79
8 Ball	Sinker	88
9 Foul Ball	Sinker	92
10 Single	Cutter	85

Yankees
5
Royals
12

Game 1

30/9

Yankees
5
Royals
2

Game 2

1/10

Yankees
2
Royals
5

Game 3

1/10

Kauffman Stadium

8:10 PM, 1 October 2023

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 20,662

Game Time:2:24

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Clint Vondrak
First Base Umpire - Carlos Torres
Second Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
Third Base Umpire - Jeremy Riggs

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Baltimore	61	41	.598	-	W1
New York	60	44	.577	2	L2
Boston	54	47	.535	6.5	L1
Tampa Bay	52	51	.505	9.5	W1
Toronto	46	56	.451	15	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	61	41	.598	-	L1
Minnesota	56	45	.554	4.5	W1
Kansas City	56	47	.544	5.5	L2
Detroit	51	53	.490	11	W1
Chicago	27	78	.257	35.5	L11

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New York Yankees

Kansas City Royals

Z. Greinke2-15

M. King4-8

J. McArthur4

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