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He Yankees He started slowly, but scored seven runs in the seventh and eighth innings to beat the Kansas City Royals, 10-4.
Here are some conclusions…
– NY had struggled to get runners in scoring position for most of the night, going 0-for-5 through the first six innings. Judge Aaron came in the bottom of the seventh with a game-tying RBI single, and Austin Wells He put the Yankees ahead 7-4 with a three-run homer James McArthur.
Gleyber Torres He added another in the eighth with a single to center, his third hit of the night, and then Wells doubled off the left-field wall to make it 10-4.
– The Yankees looked sloppy in opening the game due to pitching errors Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Wells allowed him to be the first batter Tommy Pham reach first and advance to third after a stolen base. Salvador Perez He singled to center to make it 1-0 before Carlos Rodon He finally calmed down and managed to get the last two outs of the inning. The left-hander needed 27 pitches to get through the first inning.
Perez got back to get past Rodon in the top of the third, hitting a solo homer to center to put the Royals up 2-0.
– Perez came up to bat again in the top of the fifth with two outs and flied out to right field, but Torres and Juan Soto He miscommunicated and dropped the ball, allowing Bobby Whit Jr. to score from first and tie the game 3-3. Rodón’s inconsistencies continued in the sixth, allowing a leadoff homer Hunter Renfroe This gave KC a 4-3 lead.
Rodon’s final line: four runs (three earned) on six hits with one walk and nine strikeouts in 6.0 IP.
– New York called star perspective Jason Dominguez Before the game, he made it clear that he’s “here to play most days.” Batting sixth, the 21-year-old grounded out to first in his first at-bat of the night in the bottom of the second inning.
The Martian recorded his first hit of the season in the bottom of the fourth inning on a grounder to the opposite field through the gap. Batting right-handed against the left-hander Sam LongHe struck out on a 2-2 curveball in the bottom of the sixth. He popped out to shortstop in the seventh and finished the game 1-for-4 with a run scored.
– After Dominguez’s single in the fourth, Oswaldo Cabrera walked and Alex Verdugo He hit a three-run homer to put the Yankees up 3-2. It was Verdugo’s 12th homer of the year, but only his fourth since May 30.
– The Yankees bullpen did its job Monday night. Jake cousins He pitched a scoreless seventh inning with two strikeouts and one walk. luke weaver He allowed one hit and struck out two Royals in the eighth. Ian Hamilton He closed things out with a 1-2-3 ninth, including a strikeout.
Game MVP: Austin Wells
After a throwing error in the first inning led to a run, Wells went 2 for 5 at the plate with a three-run homer to energize the Yankees’ lineup and later added an RBI double.
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The Yankees and Royals continue their three-game series against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m.
Marcus Stroman (10-7, 4.03 ERA) faces Seth Lugo (15-8, 3.05 ERA) for KC.
