Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees

MLB

Royals

28-73

5-8

Final

Yankees

53-47

Yankee Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
KC	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	5
NYY	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	X	8

Who won: Yankees 8-5

The New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Sunday, July 23, 2023 at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees win the series 3-0. The Yankees outscored the Royals 4-0 in the 1st inning. Anthony Rizzo went 4-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Yankees. Michael Massey went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Jul 23

Rizzo hits his 1st HR since May 20 and goes 4 for 4 as the Yankees sweep the Royals, 8-5

Anthony Rizzo hit his first home run since May 20 and went 4 for 4 as the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Sunday to complete their third series sweep of the season.

What it means

Season series: NYY win series 3-0.
Royals 13-37 on the road; Yankees 31-23 at home.

Latest headlines

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Preview · 4d ago

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Injuries and inactives

Royals5th 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

Yankees2nd 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

Royals5th in AL Cent

Jordan Lyles SP

Probable starter · 6-17, 6.28 ERA, 120 K, 1.24 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3MJ MelendezLF
4Salvador PerezDH
5Michael Massey2B
6Freddy FerminC
7Nick Pratto1B
8Drew WatersRF
9Dairon BlancoCF

Yankees2nd in AL East

Luis Severino SP

Probable starter · 4-8, 6.65 ERA, 79 K, 1.65 WHIP

Lineup

1Jake BauersRF
2Gleyber Torres2B
3Giancarlo StantonDH
4Anthony Rizzo1B
5DJ LeMahieu3B
6Harrison BaderCF
7Billy McKinneyRF
8Oswald Peraza2B
9Kyle HigashiokaC

The series

NYY win series 3-0

Last meeting: Yankees 5, Royals 2 (Jul 22)

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Game info

Venue: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York · Attendance 44,130
Officials: Mark Carlson (Home Plate Umpire), Jordan Baker (First Base Umpire), Brennan Miller (Second Base Umpire), Lance Barrett (Third Base Umpire)