Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees, Game 1 of the ALDS

MLB

Royals

86-76

5-6

Final

Yankees

94-68

Yankee Stadium

TV: Sportsnet

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

Who won: Yankees 6-5

The New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 in Game 1 of the ALDS on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at Yankee Stadium. The Royals win the series 3-1. The Yankees outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 3rd inning. Gleyber Torres went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Yankees. MJ Melendez went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Oct 6

Verdugo's go-ahead single and acrobatic catch lift Yankees over Royals 6-5 in ALDS opener

Alex Verdugo hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and saved at least one run with a sliding catch along the left-field line, boosting the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Saturday night in their AL Division Series opener.

What it means

Yankees won the series 3-1.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 1h ago

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ESPN · 3h ago

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Recap · 3h ago

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ESPN · 4h ago

Rays top Yankees to take 2-0 series lead

ESPN · 5h ago

Yankees rookie Spencer Jones flies out off catwalk in Game 2

Preview · 1d ago

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ESPN · 2d ago

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ESPN · 2d ago

Rasmussen nearly perfect vs. Yankees as Rays take ALDS Game 1

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

Michael Wacha SP

Probable starter · 0-1, 5.19 ERA, 5 K, 1.62 WHIP

Lineup

1Michael Massey2B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie PasquantinoDH
4Salvador PerezC
5Yuli Gurriel1B
6MJ MelendezLF
7Tommy PhamRF
8Kyle IsbelCF
9Maikel Garcia3B

Yankees2nd in AL East

Gerrit Cole SP

Probable starter · 1-0, 2.17 ERA, 22 K, 1.28 WHIP

Lineup

1Gleyber Torres2B
2Juan SotoRF
3Aaron JudgeCF
4Austin WellsC
5Giancarlo StantonDH
6Jazz Chisholm Jr.3B
7Anthony VolpeSS
8Oswaldo Cabrera1B
9Alex VerdugoLF

The series

KC wins series 3-1

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Game info

Venue: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York · Attendance 48,790
Officials: Adam Hamari (Home Plate Umpire), Ryan Blakney (First Base Umpire), Lance Barrett (Second Base Umpire), Mark Carlson (Third Base Umpire), Lance Barksdale (Left Field Umpire), Roberto Ortiz (Right Field Umpire)