New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals
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Anthony Volpe's two-run single in the ninth lifts the Yankees to a 4-3 win over the Royals
Jake Bird nearly squandered a strong start by Will Warren when he gave up Witt's tiebreaking shot inside the left-field foul pole leading off the eighth inning.
But the Yankees promptly rallied off Lucas Erceg (3-2), starting with Paul Goldschmidt's broken-bat hit and Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s one-out double before Volpe's timely single to left field.
Tim Hill (2-2) earn the win while David Bednar worked around a two-out walk in the ninth to earn his 12th save of the season.
It was Erceg who wound up wasting a strong start by the Royals' Michael Wacha, and an even more effective inning from Daniel Lynch IV, who had set down the top of the New York lineup in the eighth to turn a 3-2 lead over to the Kansas City closer.
Cody Bellinger homered earlier in the game for the Yankees, who have not lost to the Royals since Sept. 10, 2024. That streak includes the past 11 regular-season meetings and the clinching game of the 2024 AL Divisional Series.
After the Yankees jumped to a 2-0 lead on Bellinger's homer and an RBI single by Jose Caballero, the Royals clawed back in the bottom of the second. Salvador Perez, Jac Caglianone and Isaac Collins walked and Michael Massey hit a sacrifice fly to make it 2-1.
That score remained until Perez's tying homer in the sixth. It was his 136th home run at Kauffman Stadium, tying George Brett's stadium record, and it moved the Royals captain to within five of the Hall of Famer's overall club record of 317 homers.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Garcia grounded out to third. |
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9th Inning | Thomas walked. |
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9th Inning | Loftin popped out to second. |
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9th Inning | Collins grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Bednar relieved Hill |
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9th Inning | Schuemann in left field. |
Statistics
 NYY |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 6 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 5 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 2 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 3 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 34 | At Bats | 31 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 9 | Runners Left On Base | 11 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 2 |
| 16 | Fly Balls | 21 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 115 | Pitches | 131 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 3 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 14 | Total Bases | 13 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 37 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 4.0 | Runs Created | 4.2 |
| .265 | Batting Average | .161 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .333 |
| .412 | Slugging Percentage | .419 |
| .206 | Secondary Average | .452 |
| .306 | On Base Percentage | .270 |
| .717 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .690 |
| 0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.3 |
| 4.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.2 |
| 32.0 | Batter Rating | 28.0 |
| 34.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 15.5 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.19 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.54 |
| .147 | Isolated Power | .258 |
| 0.33 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 1.00 |
| .056 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .135 |
| -.059 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .290 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.1 |
| 82.8 | MLB Rating | 77.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 26,162 | Capacity:
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tampa Bay |
- | 24 | L1 | 0.60655737 | 37 |
| New York |
1 | 26 | L1 | 0.5873016 | 37 |
 Baltimore |
8 | 34 | L1 | 0.47692308 | 31 |
 Toronto |
8 | 34 | W1 | 0.47692308 | 31 |
 Boston |
10.5 | 35 | W1 | 0.43548387 | 27 |
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland |
- | 29 | W1 | 0.56060606 | 37 |
 Chicago |
2 | 30 | W1 | 0.53125 | 34 |
 Minnesota |
7 | 36 | L1 | 0.45454547 | 30 |
 Detroit |
10.5 | 39 | L1 | 0.4 | 26 |
| Kansas City |
10.5 | 39 | W1 | 0.4 | 26 |