Kansas City Royals @ New York Yankees
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BMassey (2, Blackburn); Garcia (6, Warren)
- HRJensen (5, 7th inning off Warren 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIMassey 2 (2), Jensen 2 (12)
- 2Out RBIMassey 2.
- Team LOB3
- Team RISP1-5 (Witt Jr. 0-1, Collins 0-1, Pasquantino 0-1, Massey 1-1, Caglianone 0-1)
- Baserunning
- Picked OffWitt Jr. (1st base, Warren)
- Fielding
- EIsbel (1, fielding)
Yankees Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
A. Rosario3B-RF |
A. JudgeRF |
B. Rice1B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .289 | .548 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .234 | .337 | .584 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .140 | .288 | .209 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .274 | .368 | .452 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .296 | .360 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .339 | .468 | .774 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .136 | .200 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .164 | .265 | .233 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .284 | .333 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .200 | .316 |
| 35 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
- Batting
- 2BGrichuk (2, Cameron); Escarra (1, Cameron)
- 3BEscarra (1, Spence)
- HRRosario (3, 3rd inning off Cameron 1 on, 1 Out); Bellinger 2 (3, 3rd inning off Cameron 1 on, 1 Out, 6th inning off Spence 1 on, 2 Out); Rice (7, 3rd inning off Cameron 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIGrichuk (1), Rosario 3 (9), Bellinger 5 (11), Escarra 3 (4), Rice (17)
- 2Out RBIRice; Bellinger 3; Escarra 2.
- SFGrichuk
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP4-11 (Stanton 0-1, Judge 0-1, Rosario 2-4, Bellinger 1-1, Chisholm Jr. 0-2, Escarra 1-1, Caballero 0-1)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
N. Cameron(L, 1-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 74-39 | 5.40 |
| 4.0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 84-46 | 13.50 |
| 8.0 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 158-85 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedCameron 9/22; Spence 12/21
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesCameron-6-10-6-16; Spence-15-6-12-13
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsCameron 5-5; Spence 5-4
- Game ScoresN Cameron 25
Yankees Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
W. Warren(W, 2-0) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 93-62 | 2.49 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32-21 | 4.50 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 125-83 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBlackburn 5/9; Warren 19/25
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBlackburn-5-2-7-7; Warren-21-11-16-14
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsBlackburn 3-2; Warren 4-5
- Game ScoresW Warren 70
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | NYY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Rosario homered to left center (390 feet), Escarra scored. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | Bellinger homered to right (385 feet), Judge scored. | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3rd | Rice homered to right (398 feet). | 0 | 5 | ||
| 4th | Escarra doubled to center, Caballero scored. | 0 | 6 | ||
| 4th | Bellinger singled to center, Escarra scored. | 0 | 7 | ||
| 6th | Rosario singled to center, Caballero scored. | 0 | 8 | ||
| 6th | Bellinger homered to right center (374 feet), Rosario scored. | 0 | 10 | ||
| 7th | Jensen homered to right (357 feet), Caglianone scored. | 2 | 10 | ||
| 7th | Escarra tripled to right, Grichuk scored and Caballero scored. | 2 | 12 | ||
| 8th | Grichuk hit sacrifice fly to right, McMahon scored, Bellinger to third. | 2 | 13 | ||
| 9th | Massey doubled to right, Jensen scored and Tolbert scored. | 4 | 13 | ||
KC @ NYY Videos
Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees: Game Highlights
Ben Rice belts a homer
Royals manager Matt Quatraro ejected in the first inning
NYY lead 2-0
Game Information
Yankee Stadium
6:35 PM, 18 April 2026
Bronx, New York
Attendance: 42,070
Game Time:2:30
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tyler Jones
- First Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
- Second Base Umpire - Nestor Ceja
- Third Base Umpire - Charlie Ramos
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 11 | 10 | .524 | - | L3 |
| Cleveland | 11 | 10 | .524 | - | L1 |
| Detroit | 10 | 10 | .500 | 0.5 | L1 |
| Chicago | 7 | 13 | .350 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Kansas City | 7 | 14 | .333 | 4 | L6 |

