Yankees @ Royals - Sun, Oct 01

Game Status: Final - Score: 5-2 Royals

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• Current conditions at Kauffman Stadium: 90°F - Sunny - Wind 5 mph, R To L
• TV: Yankees: YES, Royals: Bally Sports Kansas City
• Radio: Yankees: WADO 1280 (es), WFAN 660/101.9 FM, Royals: TICO-ES (es), KCSP 610
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	Yankees Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	LeMahieu - 1B	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	.243	.327	.390
2	Volpe - SS	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	.209	.283	.383
3	Wells, A - C	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	.229	.257	.486
4	Higashioka - DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	6	.236	.274	.413
5	Kiner-Falefa - 3B	4	0	1	2	0	1	4	.242	.306	.340
6	Cabrera, O - RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.211	.275	.299
7	Peraza, O - 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.267	.272
8	Pereira - LF	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	.151	.233	.194
9	Florial - CF	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	.230	.324	.311
	Totals	32	2	7	2	3	7	16

Yankees
BATTING: 2B: Higashioka (13, Greinke); Wells, A 2 (6, Clarke, McArthur). TB: Higashioka 2; Kiner-Falefa; LeMahieu; Volpe; Wells, A 5. RBI: Kiner-Falefa 2 (37). 2-out RBI: Kiner-Falefa 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kiner-Falefa 3; Cabrera, O. GIDP: Higashioka; LeMahieu. Team RISP: 2-for-9. Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING: E: Brito (1, pickoff). Pickoffs: King (Witt Jr. at 1st base).

	Royals Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Garcia, M - 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.272	.323	.358
2	Witt Jr. - SS	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.276	.319	.495
3	Perez, S - C	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	.255	.292	.422
4	Melendez - RF	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.235	.316	.398
5	Olivares - LF	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.263	.317	.452
6	Massey - 2B	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.229	.274	.381
7	Blanco - CF	3	2	3	1	0	0	0	.258	.324	.452
8	Pratto - 1B	4	0	2	1	0	2	2	.232	.307	.353
9	Duffy - DH	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	.251	.306	.325
	Totals	32	5	11	5	1	8	9

Royals
BATTING: 3B: Witt Jr. (11, Brito). HR: Melendez (16, 2nd inning off King, 0 on, 0 out); Olivares (12, 4th inning off King, 0 on, 1 out); Blanco (3, 4th inning off King, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Blanco 6; Duffy; Melendez 5; Olivares 4; Pratto 2; Witt Jr. 4. RBI: Blanco (18); Melendez (56); Olivares (36); Perez, S (80); Pratto (35). 2-out RBI: Pratto; Blanco. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pratto; Garcia, M 2. SAC: Blanco. SF: Perez, S. Team RISP: 1-for-5. Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING: DP: 2 (Garcia, M-Perez, S-Pratto; Massey-Witt Jr.-Pratto).

Yankees Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
King (L, 4-8)	4.0	8	4	4	0	1	3	71-50	2.75
Brito	3.0	3	1	1	0	6	0	47-35	4.28
Weissert	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	15-11	4.05
Totals	8.0	11	5	5	1	8	3

Royals Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Greinke (W, 2-15)	5.0	4	1	1	2	2	0	70-43	5.06
Clarke	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	20-12	5.95
Hernández, C (H, 17)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	14-7	5.27
McArthur (S, 4)	2.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	26-21	4.63
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	3	7	0

Game Info
Pitches-strikes: King 71-50; Brito 47-35; Weissert 15-11; Greinke 70-43; Clarke 20-12; Hernández, C 14-7; McArthur 26-21.
Groundouts-flyouts: King 7-0; Brito 2-1; Weissert 1-1; Greinke 8-2; Clarke 0-3; Hernández, C 2-0; McArthur 2-0.
Batters faced: King 19; Brito 12; Weissert 4; Greinke 19; Clarke 5; Hernández, C 4; McArthur 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Clarke 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Clint Vondrak. 1B: Carlos Torres. 2B: Ron Kulpa. 3B: Jeremy Riggs.
Weather: 90 degrees, Sunny.
Wind: 5 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 2:11 PM.
T: 2:24.
Att: 20,662.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.
October 1, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Bottom 2	MJ Melendez homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field.	1-0 KC
Bottom 2	Nick Pratto singles on a ground ball to right fielder Oswaldo Cabrera. Dairon Blanco scores.	2-0 KC
Bottom 4	Edward Olivares homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field.	3-0 KC
Bottom 4	Dairon Blanco homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field.	4-0 KC
Bottom 5	Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Oswaldo Cabrera. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.	5-0 KC
Top 6	Isiah Kiner-Falefa singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Edward Olivares. DJ LeMahieu scores. Austin Wells scores.	5-2 KC

Team	Highlight
KC	MJ Melendez's solo homer (16) (00:00:28)
KC	Nick Pratto's RBI single (00:00:37)
KC	Zack Greinke K's Volpe (00:00:07)
KC	Edward Olivares' solo homer (12) (00:00:27)
NYY	Yankees nab Witt Jr. at 1st (00:00:57)
KC	Dairon Blanco's solo homer (3) (00:00:22)
KC	Salvador Perez's sac fly (00:00:22)
KC	Greinke's final batter of 2023 (00:00:43)
NYY	Isiah Kiner-Falefa's 2-run single (00:00:18)
KC	Zack Greinke's final 2023 start (00:02:55)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		2	7	1	6
Royals	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	0			5	11	0	6

Decisions

• Winner: Zack Greinke (2-15, 5.06)
• Loser: Michael King (4-8, 2.75)
• Save: James McArthur (4, 4.63)

Division Scoreboard

BOS 6 BAL 1 - Final

TB 12 TOR 8 - Game Over

Last Updated: 10/01/2023 06:18:19 PM EDT