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New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals

2017-05-16 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 30878 · 81°F, cloudy · Wind 19 mph R to L · 3:02

New York Yankees defeated Kansas City Royals 7–1. New York Yankees opened the scoring in the 3rd — Gary Sanchez homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. Chris Carter scores. Brett Gardner scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Gary Sanchez homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. Chris Carter scores. Brett Gardner scores — worth 19% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	1	0	7	13
KCA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	8

W: CC Sabathia L: Jason Hammel SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lance Barrett · 1B: Stu Scheurwater · 2B: Joe West · 3B: Jim Reynolds · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brett Gardner	4	1	0	0	1	0
Gary Sanchez	4	1	2	3	1	0
Matt Holliday	5	0	0	1	0	0
Starlin Castro	5	1	2	0	0	0
Aaron Judge	5	0	2	0	0	1
Jacoby Ellsbury	5	0	1	1	0	1
Chase Headley	5	0	1	0	0	1
Didi Gregorius	3	2	2	0	1	0
Chris Carter	4	2	3	2	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alcides Escobar	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Moustakas	4	0	1	0	0	0
Lorenzo Cain	4	0	0	0	0	1
Eric Hosmer	4	0	1	0	0	0
Salvador Perez	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jorge Bonifacio	4	1	2	0	0	1
Jorge Soler	2	0	1	0	2	1
Alex Gordon	3	0	2	0	1	0
Whit Merrifield	4	0	1	1	0	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
CC Sabathia	6.2	5	2	4
Tyler Clippard	1.1	1	0	1
Jonathan Holder	1.0	2	1	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jason Hammel	6.0	9	1	0
Seth Maness	1.0	3	0	0
Travis Wood	1.0	1	2	0
Al Alburquerque	1.0	0	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brett Gardner: 8/F8RXD+
Gary Sanchez: S7/L78M
Matt Holliday: 9/F9M
Starlin Castro: 8/F8RD

Bot 1

Alcides Escobar: 5/L56S
Mike Moustakas: 9/L89M
Lorenzo Cain: 8/F8RD

Top 2

Aaron Judge: 63/G56
Jacoby Ellsbury: 9/F9M
Chase Headley: S8/G4
Didi Gregorius: SB2
Didi Gregorius: 43/G4

Bot 2

Eric Hosmer: 63/G6
Salvador Perez: 6/L56+
Jorge Bonifacio: S9/L4D-
Jorge Soler: K

Top 3

Chris Carter: S7/G56
Brett Gardner: W.1-2
Gary Sanchez: HR/F8LXD+.2-H;1-H
Matt Holliday: 4/F8LS
Starlin Castro: 7/F7LD
Aaron Judge: 53/G5+

Bot 3

Alex Gordon: 63/G4MS
Whit Merrifield: S8/G4M+
Alcides Escobar: 46(1)/FO/G4
Mike Moustakas: 3/G3S-

Top 4

Jacoby Ellsbury: 3/G3
Chase Headley: 7/F7LM
Didi Gregorius: S8/L8LM
Chris Carter: HR/F8LXD+.1-H
Brett Gardner: 7/F78D

Bot 4

Lorenzo Cain: K
Eric Hosmer: 3/G3-
Salvador Perez: 4/F6MD-

Top 5

Gary Sanchez: 43/G6M-
Matt Holliday: 2/F5SF-
Starlin Castro: S9/G4+
Aaron Judge: S7/L7S.1-3
Jacoby Ellsbury: SB2
Jacoby Ellsbury: 2/F25F-

Bot 5

Jorge Bonifacio: 8/L8LM
Jorge Soler: S7/L7LM+.BX2(74)
Alex Gordon: W
Whit Merrifield: 6/F5D

Top 6

Chase Headley: 3/G3+
Didi Gregorius: D8/F8RXD+
Chris Carter: 43/G6MD.2-3
Brett Gardner: 63/G6+

Bot 6

Alcides Escobar: 5/L5S
Mike Moustakas: 7/F7LM
Lorenzo Cain: 4/F9S-

Top 7

Gary Sanchez: 8/F8LD
Matt Holliday: 63/G56+
Starlin Castro: S8/G6M
Aaron Judge: S8/G6M+.1-2
Jacoby Ellsbury: S9/L34+.2-H;1-3
Chase Headley: 43/G34

Bot 7

Eric Hosmer: D69/G4
Salvador Perez: K
Jorge Bonifacio: K
Jorge Soler: W
Alex Gordon: S5/G5.2-3;1-2
Whit Merrifield: K

Top 8

Didi Gregorius: W
Chris Carter: S9/L4D.1-2
Brett Gardner: 9/MREV/L89M
Gary Sanchez: W.2-3;1-2
Matt Holliday: 54(1)/FO/G5L.3-H;2-3
Starlin Castro: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 8

Alcides Escobar: 43/G4
Mike Moustakas: S9/L89S
Lorenzo Cain: WP.1-2
Lorenzo Cain: 9/F9LMF
Eric Hosmer: 7/F7M

Top 9

Aaron Judge: K
Jacoby Ellsbury: K
Chase Headley: K

Bot 9

Salvador Perez: K
Jorge Bonifacio: S7/G56+
Jorge Soler: W.1-2
Alex Gordon: S5/G5-.2-3;1-2
Whit Merrifield: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H;2-3
Alcides Escobar: DI.1-2
Alcides Escobar: 6/F56D-

Notes & reviews

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