New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Yankees

82-80

2-5

Final

Royals

56-106

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 5-2

The Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees 5-2 on Sunday, October 1, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Yankees 2-0 in the 2nd inning. Dairon Blanco went 3-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Oct 1

Zack Greinke pitches Royals to 5-2 win over Yankees in what could be his career finale

Zack Greinke tried to give Royals manager Matt Quatraro the ball when they met on the mound Sunday, just as the six-time All-Star had done so many times over the years, when he was departing for a reliever amid one of his 541 starts.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
Yankees 40-41 on the road; Royals 33-48 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

Michael King SP

Probable starter · 4-8, 2.75 ERA, 127 K, 1.15 WHIP

Lineup

1DJ LeMahieu1B
2Anthony VolpeSS
3Austin WellsC
4Kyle HigashiokaDH
5Isiah Kiner-Falefa3B
6Oswaldo CabreraRF
7Oswald Peraza2B
8Everson PereiraLF
9Estevan FlorialCF

Royals5th in AL Cent

Zack Greinke SP

Probable starter · 2-15, 5.06 ERA, 97 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Salvador PerezC
4MJ MelendezRF
5Edward OlivaresLF
6Michael Massey2B
7Dairon BlancoCF
8Nick Pratto1B
9Matt DuffyDH

The series

KC wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Yankees 5, Royals 2 (Sep 30)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 20,662
Officials: Clint Vondrak (Home Plate Umpire), Carlos Torres (First Base Umpire), Ron Kulpa (Second Base Umpire), Jeremy Riggs (Third Base Umpire)