Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees
Final
Recap
NEW YORK -- Ryan McMahon came off the bench and broke out of his season-long slump with a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning as the New York Yankees beat the skidding Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Friday night. Ben Rice also hit a two-run homer and the Yankees got another strong start from Cam Schlittler in winning their ninth consecutive game against Kansas City, including a playoff series two years ago. New York is 15-3 versus the Royals since the start of 2024.
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteNYY -179 · 62% to win
WonRun LineNYY -1.5
CoveredTotalO/U 8 · 6 scored
UnderAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 16 books
Team stats
4Hits5
1Home runs2
3Walks5
10Strikeouts8
0Stolen bases2
142Pitches thrown137
8Pitching strikeouts10
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Massey2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter JensenDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lane ThomasLF-CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan IndiaPH-2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Maikel Garcia3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Starling MartePH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jac CaglianoneRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael WachaP | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Alex LangeP | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Eli MorganP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |