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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.

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Last five matches

DateOppResultCompetition
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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Head to Head

KC wins series 2-1

NYY Last 5 matchups KC
  1. 2 Final 2023-10-01 @ KC 5
  2. 5 Final 2023-09-30 @ KC 2
  3. 5 Final 2023-09-30 @ KC 12

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

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KC

  1. Maikel Garcia3B11
  2. Bobby Witt Jr.SS7
  3. Salvador PerezC13
  4. MJ MelendezRF1
  5. Edward OlivaresLF34
  6. Michael Massey2B19
  7. Dairon BlancoCF97
  8. Nick Pratto1B41
  9. Matt DuffyDH9

NYY

  1. DJ LeMahieu1B26
  2. Anthony VolpeSS11
  3. Austin WellsC28
  4. Kyle HigashiokaDH11
  5. Isiah Kiner-Falefa3B9
  6. Oswaldo CabreraRF16
  7. Oswald Peraza2B2
  8. Everson PereiraLF21
  9. Estevan FlorialCF90

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ESPN Bradford Doolittle Who will win MVP? Cy Young? Picks, analysis for 2026 MLB awards week Baseball's best players and managers of 2026 collect their hardware this week. News Dodgers hire Pedro Guerrero away from Marlins as new hitting coach The Dodgers have hired Pedro Guerrero as a hitting coach, bringing him back to the organization that drafted him as a player. News Yankees' Fried has bone spur removed, to start throwing again in Dec. New York Yankees starter Max Fried had a bone spur taken out of his throwing elbow, but he is expected to begin his throwing program in December. News Jesse Rogers Cubs starter Brown undergoes spine surgery, sources say Cubs pitcher Ben Brown had successful cervical spine surgery Monday in New York, according to sources.