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Kansas City Royals @ 
New York Yankees
2024-10-05 · 2024 Division Series · Game 1 of 4 Game 2 ▶ · Night game · Yankee Stadium II · Att: 48790 · 71°F, sunny · Wind 6 mph from LF · 3:21
New York Yankees defeated Kansas City Royals 6–5. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 2nd — Tommy Pham out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Aaron Judge. Yuli Gurriel scores. New York Yankees took the lead in the 3rd — Gleyber Torres homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Alex Verdugo scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 4th — MJ Melendez homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Yuli Gurriel scores. New York Yankees took the lead in the 5th — Anthony Volpe walks. Aaron Judge scores. Austin Wells to 3rd. Jazz Chisholm Jr. to 2nd. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 6th — Garrett Hampson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Alex Verdugo. Yuli Gurriel scores. Tommy Pham scores. New York Yankees took the lead in the 7th — Alex Verdugo singles on a line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. Jazz Chisholm Jr. scores. Alex Verdugo to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: MJ Melendez homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Yuli Gurriel scores — worth 22% in win probability.
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Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
W: Clay Holmes L: Michael Lorenzen SV: Luke Weaver
Umpires — HP: Adam Hamari · 1B: Ryan Blakney · 2B: Lance Barrett · 3B: Mark Carlson · LF: Lance Barksdale · RF: Roberto Ortiz
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Massey | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Witt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Vinnie Pasquantino | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Yuli Gurriel | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 MJ Melendez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Pham | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kyle Isbel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Maikel Garcia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Garrett Hampson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gleyber Torres | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
 Juan Soto | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Aaron Judge | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Austin Wells | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Giancarlo Stanton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Jazz Chisholm | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Anthony Volpe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Oswaldo Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Alex Verdugo | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Wacha | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
 Angel Zerpa | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sam Long | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Michael Lorenzen | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Lucas Erceg | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gerrit Cole | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
 Tim Hill | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Clay Holmes | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Kahnle | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Luke Weaver | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Michael Massey: 9/F9D
- Bobby Witt: 8/F8XD+
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 8/L8XD+
Bot 1
- Gleyber Torres: W
- Juan Soto: D7/F7LS.1-3
- Aaron Judge: K
- Austin Wells: FC/G3.3XH(32);2-3;B-1
- Giancarlo Stanton: K
Top 2
- Salvador Perez: S7/L7+
- Yuli Gurriel: W.1-2
- MJ Melendez: S9/L9+.2XH(92);1-3
- Tommy Pham: 8/SF/F8D.3-H
- Kyle Isbel: K
Bot 2
- Jazz Chisholm: 8/F8XD+
- Anthony Volpe: 9/F9D+
- Oswaldo Cabrera: K
Top 3
- Maikel Garcia: 63/G56
- Michael Massey: S9/G4
- Bobby Witt: 8/F8D
- Vinnie Pasquantino: K
Bot 3
- Alex Verdugo: S7/L7L
- Gleyber Torres: HR/F9D.1-H
- Juan Soto: 43/G34
- Aaron Judge: 8/F8D
- Austin Wells: 6/P56
Top 4
- Salvador Perez: 7/L78
- Yuli Gurriel: W
- MJ Melendez: HR/F9D.1-H
- Tommy Pham: S7/L7D+
- Kyle Isbel: K
- Maikel Garcia: S9/L9S.1-2
- Michael Massey: 7/F5D
Bot 4
- Giancarlo Stanton: W
- Jazz Chisholm: 6/P56D
- Anthony Volpe: 9/L9D
- Oswaldo Cabrera: D8/L89D.1-3
- Alex Verdugo: 5/P5F/FL
Top 5
- Bobby Witt: 9/F9LD
- Vinnie Pasquantino: K
- Salvador Perez: 8/F89D
Bot 5
- Gleyber Torres: W
- Juan Soto: S8/G4M.1-2
- Aaron Judge: W.2-3;1-2
- Austin Wells: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Giancarlo Stanton: 2/P2F-/FL
- Jazz Chisholm: 32(3)/FO/G3S-.2-3;1-2;B-1
- Anthony Volpe: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Oswaldo Cabrera: K
Top 6
- Yuli Gurriel: S7/L7D+
- MJ Melendez: 7/L7
- Tommy Pham: FC6/G6.1-3(E6/TH);B-2
- Garrett Hampson: S7/G6M.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
- Maikel Garcia: 8/L8D+
- Michael Massey: S16/G4S.1-2
- Bobby Witt: 53/G56
Bot 6
- Alex Verdugo: W
- Gleyber Torres: K
- Juan Soto: S9/G4.1-2
- Aaron Judge: K
- Austin Wells: S9/L9.2-H;1-3
- Giancarlo Stanton: 53/G56
Top 7
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 7/F78S
- Salvador Perez: 53/G5
- Yuli Gurriel: 4/F89S
Bot 7
- Jazz Chisholm: S9/L9D+
- Anthony Volpe: K+SB2
- Oswaldo Cabrera: K.BX1(23)
- Alex Verdugo: S7/L7.2-H;B-2
- Gleyber Torres: 53/G5
Top 8
- MJ Melendez: 43/G4
- Tommy Pham: 53/G56
- Garrett Hampson: W
- Maikel Garcia: K
Bot 8
- Juan Soto: K
- Aaron Judge: K
- Austin Wells: W
- Giancarlo Stanton: K
Top 9
- Michael Massey: K
- Bobby Witt: K
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 3/G3
Notes & reviews
- Royals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld.