New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Yankees

82-79

5-2

Final

Royals

55-106

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Yankees 5-2

The New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Yankees outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 6th inning. Gleyber Torres went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI for the Yankees. Salvador Perez went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Sep 30

Montas wins season debut and Yankees clinch 31st winning season by beating Royals 5-2

The New York Yankees clinched their 31st straight winning season by beating the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
Yankees 40-40 on the road; Royals 32-48 at home.

Latest headlines

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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

Clarke Schmidt SP

Probable starter · 9-9, 4.64 ERA, 149 K, 1.35 WHIP

Lineup

1DJ LeMahieu1B
2Aaron JudgeDH
3Gleyber Torres2B
4Jake Bauers1B
5Oswald Peraza3B
6Kyle HigashiokaC
7Oswaldo CabreraRF
8Everson PereiraLF
9Estevan FlorialCF

Royals5th in AL Cent

Steven Cruz SP

Probable starter · 0-0, 4.97 ERA, 15 K, 1.74 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador PerezDH
4MJ MelendezRF
5Nelson VelazquezRF
6Michael Massey2B
7Drew WatersCF
8Logan PorterC
9Nick Pratto1B

The series

KC wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Royals 12, Yankees 5 (Sep 29)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 22,665
Officials: Jeremy Riggs (Home Plate Umpire), Clint Vondrak (First Base Umpire), Carlos Torres (Second Base Umpire), Ron Kulpa (Third Base Umpire)