New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Yankees

81-79

5-12

Final

Royals

55-105

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
NYY	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	5
KC	9	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	X	12

Who won: Royals 12-5

The Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees 12-5 on Friday, September 29, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Yankees 9-0 in the 1st inning. Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals. Austin Wells went 1-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Yankees.

Recap · Sep 30

Royals rock Rodón, Witt homers to join 30-30 club as KC rolls to 12-5 win over Yankees

Bobby Witt Jr. admitted the pressure was beginning to mount, and time running out, to hit the 30th homer that would make the budding superstar the first Kansas City player to join the 30-30 club.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
Yankees 39-40 on the road; Royals 32-47 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

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

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

Probable starters

Yankees2nd in AL East

Carlos Rodon SP

Probable starter · 3-8, 6.85 ERA, 64 K, 1.45 WHIP

Lineup

1Estevan FlorialCF
2Aaron JudgeDH
3Gleyber Torres2B
4Austin WellsC
5Anthony VolpeSS
6Jake Bauers1B
7Oswald Peraza3B
8Oswaldo CabreraRF
9Everson PereiraLF

Royals5th in AL Cent

Jordan Lyles SP

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

Lineup

1Maikel GarciaSS
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador Perez1B
4Edward OlivaresLF
5Nelson VelazquezRF
6Nick LoftinDH
7Matt Duffy3B
8Logan PorterC
9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

KC wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 18,374
Officials: Ron Kulpa (Home Plate Umpire), Jeremy Riggs (First Base Umpire), Clint Vondrak (Second Base Umpire), Carlos Torres (Third Base Umpire)