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.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
New York Yankees
5
Kansas City Royals
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| KC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Kauffman Stadium · 22,665 att.
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 5-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Out 5-2
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Torres singled to center, Florial scored and LeMahieu scored, Judge to third.
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Single 5-2
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Ball 3-2
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Ball 3-2
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Ball 3-2
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
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Strike Looking 3-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Florial singled to center, Higashioka scored.
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Single 3-2
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 2-2
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 2-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
Pereira singled to center, Bauers scored, Cabrera to second.
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Single 2-2
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Cabrera singled to center, Torres scored, Bauers to third.
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Single 1-2
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Inning 5-2
End of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Witt Jr. grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 5-2
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Clay Holmes pitches to Bobby Witt Jr.
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Garcia struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Clay Holmes pitches to Maikel Garcia
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Pratto struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Looking
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Strike Swinging 5-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Swinging 5-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Clay Holmes pitches to Nick Pratto
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Play Result 5-2
Holmes relieved Hamilton
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Start Inning 5-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 5-2
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Pereira grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 5-2
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Angel Zerpa pitches to Everson Pereira
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Cabrera flied out to right.
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Fly Out 5-2
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Angel Zerpa pitches to Oswaldo Cabrera
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Higashioka grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Volpe safe at second on fielding error by shortstop Witt Jr., Torres to third.
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Batters Fielders Choice - All Runners Safe 5-2
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Angel Zerpa pitches to Kyle Higashioka
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Peraza struck out swinging.
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Head to Head
KC wins series 2-1
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
Maikel Garcia3B11
Bobby Witt Jr.SS7
Salvador PerezDH13
MJ MelendezRF1
Nelson VelazquezRF30
Michael Massey2B19
Drew WatersCF8
Logan PorterC33
Nick Pratto1B41
Substitutes
Edward OlivaresLF34
Dairon BlancoCF97
NYY
DJ LeMahieu1B26
Aaron JudgeDH99
Gleyber Torres2B25
Jake Bauers1B9
Oswald Peraza3B2
Kyle HigashiokaC11
Oswaldo CabreraRF16
Everson PereiraLF21
Estevan FlorialCF90
Substitutes
Anthony VolpeSS11
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