KC 5, NYY 6 | Oct 5, 2024 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, October 5, 2024•Yankee Stadium•71°F, Clear

Royals

NYY

Yankees

Final

WIN

Clay Holmes

LOSS

Michael Lorenzen

SAVE

Luke Weaver

The Yankees edged the Royals 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Juan Soto3-for-5, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Alex Verdugo singles on a line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. Jazz Chisholm Jr. scores. Alex Verdugo to 2nd.

Weather: 71°F, ClearWind: 6 mph, In From LFFirst pitch: 10:38 PM UTCT: 3:21Att: 48,790Venue: Yankee Stadium

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95.7%A

7 missed calls

+1.6% KC

+0.25 runs KC

Win Probability

NYY WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	5	9	0
NYY	0	0	2	0	2	1	1

Game 775334 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Michael Massey2B	5	0	2	0	0	1	.385/.385/.462	102.5	.262	.327
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	0	0	0	0	1	.214/.214/.214	108.4	.365	.685
Vinnie PasquantinoDH	5	0	0	0	0	2	.167/.286/.167	105.2	.185	.289
Salvador PerezC	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250/.308/.250	108.6	.371	.347
Yuli Gurriel1B	2	3	1	0	2	0	.222/.417/.222	106.4	.202	.287
MJ MelendezLF	4	1	2	2	0	0	.273/.273/.545	100.1	.420	.488
Tommy PhamRF	3	1	1	1	0	0	.143/.125/.143	107.9	.451	.378
Garrett HampsonCF	1	0	1	2	1	0	1.000/1.000/1.000	107.3	.436	.410
Maikel Garcia3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.200/.273/.200	102.2	.449	.439
Bench
Kyle IsbelCF	2	0	0	0	0	2	.143/.333/.143	78.7	-	-
Michael WachaP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	35	5	9	5	3	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Melendez (4th off Cole, 1 on, 1 out)

TB:12

RBI:Hampson 2; Pham; Melendez 2

SF:Pham

Team LOB:7

New York Yankees

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Gleyber Torres2B	3	2	1	2	2	1	.333/.600/1.333	100.8	.265

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael Wacha	4.0	4	3	3	3	3	1	70-44	90.1	6.75
Angel Zerpa	0.0	1	1	1	2	0	0	19-8	93.7	9.00
John Schreiber	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	15-9	88.8	0.00
Sam LongH	0.1	1	1	1	1	1	0	11-4	90.1	4.50
Michael LorenzenLBS	1.1	3	1	1	0	3	0	24-18	89.1	6.75
Lucas Erceg	1.1	0	0	0	1	3	0	28-17	95.3	0.00
Totals	8.0	9	6	6	8	11	1	167-100	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Zerpa 1-1; Schreiber 3-1; Lorenzen 2-1; Erceg 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Wacha 70-44; Zerpa 19-8; Schreiber 15-9; Long 11-4; Lorenzen 24-18; Erceg 28-17

Groundouts-flyouts:Wacha 2-7; Zerpa 0-0; Schreiber 1-1; Long 0-0; Lorenzen 1-0; Erceg 1-0

New York Yankees

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Gerrit Cole	5.0	7	4	3	2	4	1	80-56	91.4	5.40

Top 2 • KC

1-0

Tommy Pham out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Aaron Judge. Yuli Gurriel scores.

EV: 99.9 mph306 ftLA: 42°

Bot 3 • NYY

1-2

Gleyber Torres homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Alex Verdugo scores.

EV: 100.8 mph💣 339 ftLA: 34°

Top 4 • KC

3-2

MJ Melendez homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Yuli Gurriel scores.

EV: 98.7 mph💣 363 ftLA: 25°

Bot 5 • NYY

3-3

Austin Wells walks. Gleyber Torres scores. Juan Soto to 3rd. Aaron Judge to 2nd.

3-4

Anthony Volpe walks. Aaron Judge scores. Austin Wells to 3rd. Jazz Chisholm Jr. to 2nd.

Top 6 • KC

5-4

Garrett Hampson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Alex Verdugo. Yuli Gurriel scores. Tommy Pham scores.

EV: 107.3 mph10 ftLA: -7°

Bot 6 • NYY

5-5

Austin Wells singles on a line drive to right fielder Tommy Pham. Alex Verdugo scores. Juan Soto to 3rd.

EV: 83.7 mph237 ftLA: 19°

Bot 7 • NYY

5-6

Alex Verdugo singles on a line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. Jazz Chisholm Jr. scores. Alex Verdugo to 2nd.

EV: 102.2 mph198 ftLA: 10°

Bench
Gerrit ColeP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tim HillP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Clay HolmesP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tommy KahnleP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Luke WeaverP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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