Sabathia gets 1st win of season as Yankees top Royals 6-2
CC Sabathia played stopper again for the Yankees in earning his first win of the season and Brett Gardner hit a two-run homer to help New York beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
2
New York Yankees
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
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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 |
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Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Out 2-6
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
Wade reached on bunt single to third, Higashioka scored on throwing error by third baseman Dozier, Wade out at second.
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Error 2-6
Wade reached on bunt single to third, Higashioka scored on throwing error by third baseman Dozier, Wade out at second.
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Bunt Single 2-6
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
Frazier walked, Voit scored, Torres to second.
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 5 : Ball 4
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
LeMahieu hit sacrifice fly to center, Judge scored, Voit to third.
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Sacrifice Fly 2-4
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Gordon doubled to right, Dozier scored.
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Double 2-3
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
Tauchman homered to right (389 feet).
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Home Run 1-3
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 1-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Gardner homered to right center (396 feet), Wade scored.
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Home Run 1-2
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 1-0
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Mondesi singled to right, Gore scored, Hamilton to second.
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Single 1-0
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 1-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Inning 2-6
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
Merrifield struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Strike Looking 2-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-6
Zack Britton pitches to Whit Merrifield
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
Gore struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Ball 2-6
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Strike Swinging 2-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 2-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-6
Zack Britton pitches to Terrance Gore
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
Maldonado grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 2-6
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Strike Swinging 2-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 2-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-6
Zack Britton pitches to Martin Maldonado
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Play Result 2-6
Britton relieved Kahnle
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Start Inning 2-6
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 2-6
End of the 8th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
Higashioka struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 2-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Looking
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Ball 2-6
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
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Strike Swinging 2-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-6
Jake Newberry pitches to Kyle Higashioka
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
Tauchman grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Frazier out at second.
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Ground Out 2-6
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Ball 2-6
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Strike Swinging 2-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Ball 2-6
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-6
Jake Newberry pitches to Mike Tauchman
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
Frazier safe at first on error by first baseman Merrifield.
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Head to Head
Injuries
New York Yankees
- Kervin Castro Out
- Fernando Cruz Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedNYY
Brett GardnerCF11
Aaron JudgeDH99
Luke Voit1B99
Gleyber TorresSS25
DJ LeMahieu3B26
Clint FrazierRF15
Mike TauchmanLF50
Kyle HigashiokaC11
Tyler Wade2B14
KC
Whit Merrifield1B15
Billy HamiltonCF0
Adalberto MondesiSS43
Hunter Dozier3B17
Alex GordonLF4
Jorge SolerDH12
Chris Owings2B12
Martin MaldonadoC15
Terrance GoreRF4
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