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Kansas City Royals @ 
New York Yankees
2021-06-23 · Night game · Yankee Stadium II · Att: 25032 · 75°F, sunny · Wind 8 mph to RF · 3:40
New York Yankees defeated Kansas City Royals 6–5. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Ryan O'Hearn homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Salvador Perez scores. New York Yankees took the lead in the 8th — Rougned Odor homers (8) on a line drive to center field. Clint Frazier scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 9th — Ryan O'Hearn singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman DJ LeMahieu. Whit Merrifield scores. Carlos Santana to 3rd. Sebastian Rivero to 2nd. New York Yankees took the lead in the 9th — Luke Voit singles on a fly ball to left fielder Jarrod Dyson. Tyler Wade scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Rougned Odor homers (8) on a line drive to center field. Clint Frazier scores — worth 61% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
W: Aroldis Chapman L: Greg Holland SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Gabe Morales · 1B: Alex Tosi · 2B: Bill Miller · 3B: Brian Knight · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Santana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Jorge Soler | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kelvin Gutierrez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hunter Dozier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Michael Taylor | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nicky Lopez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sebastian Rivero | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Hanser Alberto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jarrod Dyson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DJ LeMahieu | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Aaron Judge | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Gary Sanchez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Giancarlo Stanton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Luke Voit | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Gleyber Torres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Miguel Andujar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jackson Frazier | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Rougned Odor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Danny Duffy | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
 Kyle Zimmer | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Hernandez | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
 Josh Staumont | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Scott Barlow | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Jake Brentz | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Greg Holland | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike King | 4.2 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
 Chad Green | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Zack Britton | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Aroldis Chapman | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: 143/G4
- Carlos Santana: 7/F7L
- Salvador Perez: D7/L7LD+
- Ryan O'Hearn: HR/F9LD.2-H
- Jorge Soler: K
Bot 1
- DJ LeMahieu: K
- Aaron Judge: K
- Gary Sanchez: 6/P6D
Top 2
- Kelvin Gutierrez: 8/L8XD+
- Hunter Dozier: 7/L7D+
- Michael Taylor: 53/G56
Bot 2
- Giancarlo Stanton: W
- Luke Voit: K
- Gleyber Torres: W.1-2
- Miguel Andujar: 7/F7D
- Jackson Frazier: W.2-3;1-2
- Rougned Odor: K
Top 3
- Nicky Lopez: K
- Whit Merrifield: 63/G6D
- Carlos Santana: S7/L7L
- Salvador Perez: K
Bot 3
- DJ LeMahieu: S8/G6M
- Aaron Judge: 9/F9
- Gary Sanchez: 64(1)3/GDP/G56+
Top 4
- Ryan O'Hearn: K
- Jorge Soler: 53/G5
- Kelvin Gutierrez: W
- Hunter Dozier: 9/L9D
Bot 4
- Giancarlo Stanton: W
- Luke Voit: K
- Gleyber Torres: 9/F9D
- Miguel Andujar: W.1-2
- Jackson Frazier: D9/L89XD+.2-H;1-H
- Rougned Odor: W
- DJ LeMahieu: 8/F89XD
Top 5
- Michael Taylor: K
- Nicky Lopez: W
- Whit Merrifield: 8/F89XD
- Carlos Santana: WP.1-2
- Carlos Santana: IW
- Sebastian Rivero: HP.2-3;1-2
- Ryan O'Hearn: 7/F7
Bot 5
- Aaron Judge: K
- Gary Sanchez: 63/G56
- Giancarlo Stanton: 9/F9D
Top 6
- Jorge Soler: 7/F7
- Kelvin Gutierrez: 9/F9D
- Hunter Dozier: K
Bot 6
- Luke Voit: 43/G6D+
- Gleyber Torres: K.BX1(23)
- Miguel Andujar: S7/G56+
- Jackson Frazier: 9/F9D
Top 7
- Michael Taylor: 8/F8D+
- Nicky Lopez: 63/G6
- Whit Merrifield: 3/P3F/FL
Bot 7
- Rougned Odor: 7/F78
- DJ LeMahieu: W
- Aaron Judge: K
- Gary Sanchez: W.1-2
- Giancarlo Stanton: W.2-3;1-2
- Luke Voit: K
Top 8
- Carlos Santana: HR/F78XD
- Sebastian Rivero: K.BX1(23)
- Ryan O'Hearn: K
- Jorge Soler: D8/L8XD+
- Kelvin Gutierrez: 63/G6M+
Bot 8
- Gleyber Torres: W
- Miguel Andujar: 4(1)3/GDP/G4
- Jackson Frazier: W
- Rougned Odor: HR/L89XD.1-H
- DJ LeMahieu: 53/G56S
Top 9
- Hunter Dozier: K
- Michael Taylor: S7/G6+
- Hanser Alberto: K
- Whit Merrifield: S9/F9L.1-3
- Carlos Santana: IW.1-2
- Sebastian Rivero: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Ryan O'Hearn: S5/G5S-.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jarrod Dyson: 43/G4
Bot 9
- Aaron Judge: K
- Gary Sanchez: HR/L7LD
- Giancarlo Stanton: S9/G3+
- Luke Voit: WP.1-2
- Luke Voit: S7/F7D.2-H
Notes & reviews
- Yankees challenged call that Merrifield was safe at 1st; call overturned - ground out