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Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees

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Royals
39-62
2-8
Final
Yankees
69-33
Yankee Stadium
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Who won: Yankees 8-2

The New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 8-2 on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees win the series 3-1. The Yankees outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 1st inning. DJ LeMahieu went 3-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Yankees. Maikel Garcia went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Jul 30
Aaron Judge 2nd fastest to 200 HRs, Yankees beat Royals 8-2

Aaron Judge became the second-fastest player in major league history to reach 200 career home runs, and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 8-2 on Saturday.

What it means

  • Season series: NYY win series 3-1.
  • Royals 17-32 on the road; Yankees 40-12 at home.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

Royals3rd in AL Cent
  • Steven Cruz RP
    Personal
    Out
  • Mitch Spence RP
    Undisclosed
    Day-To-Day
  • Connor Seabold RP
    Lat, Strain, right
    60-Day-IL
  • Nick Loftin 3B
    Personal
    paternity
  • Tony Gonsolin SP
    Illness
    15-Day-IL
Yankees4th in AL East
  • Aaron Judge RF
    Calf, Strain, right
    10-Day-IL
  • Clarke Schmidt SP
    Biceps, Pinched Nerve, right
    15-Day-IL
  • Fernando Cruz RP
    Elbow, Sprain, right
    60-Day-IL
  • Kervin Castro RP
    Elbow, Inflammation, right
    60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Royals3rd in AL Cent
Jonathan Heasley SP
Probable starter · 4-10, 5.28 ERA, 70 K, 1.49 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Whit Merrifield2B
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.DH
  3. 3Salvador PerezC
  4. 4Hunter DozierLF
  5. 5Vinnie Pasquantino1B
  6. 6Michael A. TaylorCF
  7. 7MJ MelendezRF
  8. 8Maikel GarciaSS
  9. 9Nicky Lopez3B
Yankees4th in AL East
Nestor Cortes SP
Probable starter · 12-4, 2.44 ERA, 163 K, 0.92 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1DJ LeMahieu1B
  2. 2Aaron JudgeDH
  3. 3Andrew BenintendiLF
  4. 4Gleyber Torres2B
  5. 5Josh Donaldson3B
  6. 6Matt CarpenterRF
  7. 7Aaron HicksCF
  8. 8Isiah Kiner-FalefaSS
  9. 9Jose TrevinoC

The series

NYY win series 3-1
Last meeting: Yankees 11, Royals 5 (Jul 29)

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Game info

Venue
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York · Attendance 44,081
Officials
Jordan Baker (Home Plate Umpire), Mark Carlson (First Base Umpire), Ramon DeJesus (Second Base Umpire), Chris Guccione (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesNYY win series 3-1

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