Yankees overcome 4-run deficit, beat Royals 5-4 in 13
Brian McCann delivered a sacrifice fly in the 13th inning and Dellin Betances shut down the Kansas City Royals in the bottom half to give the New York Yankees a 5-4 victory Wednesday night.
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New York Yankees
5
Kansas City Royals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | P10 | P11 | P12 | P13 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| KC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/7/26 | vs Tampa Bay Rays | L 3-4 | MLB |
| 10/5/26 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | L 2-5 | MLB |
| 10/3/26 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | L 0-1 | MLB |
| 9/30/26 | vs Boston Red Sox | W 9-2 | MLB |
| 9/29/26 | vs Boston Red Sox | W 9-0 | MLB |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
McCann hit sacrifice fly to left, Gregorius scored, Castro to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-4
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Bunted Foul 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Ellsbury hit sacrifice fly to center, Hicks scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-4
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
Castro homered to left center (415 feet), Sánchez scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Gregorius hit sacrifice fly to left, Ellsbury scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-4
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-4
Pitch 1: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
Hosmer homered to left (360 feet).
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End Inning 5-4
End of the 13th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Morales flied out to right.
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Fly Out 5-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
Morales batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Hosmer grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Cuthbert out at second.
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Advancing On Force 5-4
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Ground Out 5-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
Hosmer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Cuthbert walked.
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Strike Swinging 5-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
Cuthbert batting
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Play Result 5-4
Betances relieved Heller.
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Start Inning 5-4
Bottom of the 13th inning
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Lineup Change 5-4
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Lineup Change 5-4
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End Inning 5-4
Middle of the 13th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Gardner grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 5-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
Gardner batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Judge struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-4
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Head to Head
NYY lead series 2-0
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
New York Yankees
- Max Fried Out
- Kervin Castro Out
- Fernando Cruz Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Jarrod DysonCF1
Cheslor Cuthbert3B57
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Alex GordonLF4
Paulo OrlandoRF16
Alcides EscobarSS3
Adalberto Mondesi2B43
Substitutes
Billy BurnsPR35
Drew ButeraC16
NYY
Brett GardnerLF11
Jacoby EllsburyCF22
Gary SanchezC99
Mark Teixeira1B25
Didi GregoriusSS18
Starlin Castro2B13
Brian McCannDH16
Chase Headley3B12
Aaron HicksRF12
Substitutes
Aaron JudgeRF99
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