NYY 4, KC 3 | May 25, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Monday, May 25, 2026•Kauffman Stadium•83°F, Sunny

NYY

Yankees

Royals

Final

WIN

Tim Hill

LOSS

Lucas Erceg

SAVE

David Bednar

The Yankees edged the Royals 4-3 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★J.C. Escarra3-for-4, 0 RBI

⚾Michael Wacha7.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 K

Key Moment

Bot 8: Bobby Witt Jr. homers (8) on a fly ball to left field.

Weather: 83°F, SunnyWind: 4 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 7:40 PM UTCT: 2:28Att: 26,162Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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96.2%A

5 missed calls

+8.6% NYY

+0.46 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinNYY Win

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

Game 824107 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

New York Yankees

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Trent GrishamCF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.192/.315/.365	107.3	.198	.183
Aaron JudgeRF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250/.377/.556	110.9	.494	.546
Ben RiceDH	4	0	0	0	0	0	.276/.369/.609	92.1	.236	.236
Cody Bellinger1B	4	1	1	1	0	1	.274/.379/.484	103.1	.225	.404
Max SchuemannLF	0	1	0	0	0	0	.286/.474/.429	-	-	-
Jazz Chisholm Jr.2B	3	1	1	0	1	0	.242/.319/.384	98	.334	.320
Anthony VolpeSS	3	1	1	2	1	2	.231/.412/.308	87	.851	.786
J.C. EscarraC	4	0	3	0	0	0	.200/.250/.291	106.2	.439	.439
José Caballero3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	.260/.316/.390	100.7	.314	.313
Bench
Paul Goldschmidt1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250/.353/.500	104.1	.224	.236
Will WarrenP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	34	4	9	4	2	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Bellinger (2nd off Wacha, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Judge; Jr.

TB:14

RBI:Caballero; Volpe 2; Bellinger

GIDP:Caballero

Team LOB:5

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel Garcia3B	5	0	1	0	0	1	.262/.320/.381	92	.143

Pitching

New York Yankees

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Will Warren	6.0	3	2	2	3	3	1	85-51	90.6	3.55
Brent Headrick	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	93.8	2.03
Jake Bird	0.2	1	1	1	1	1	1	19-9	89.2	4.76
Tim HillW	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-4	88.8	2.53
David BednarS	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14-9	94.2	4.70
Totals	9.0	5	3	3	5	5	2	131-78	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Bird 1-0; Hill 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Warren 85-51; Headrick 8-5; Bird 19-9; Hill 5-4; Bednar 14-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Warren 1-14; Headrick 0-2; Bird 1-0; Hill 1-0; Bednar 2-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael Wacha	7.0	5	2	2	2	5	1	93-59	86.2	2.69

Top 2 • NYY

2-0

José Caballero singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Anthony Volpe scores. J.C. Escarra to 3rd.

EV: 92.4 mph296 ftLA: 18°

1-0

Cody Bellinger homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 103.1 mph💣 403 ftLA: 35°

Bot 2 • KC

2-1

Michael Massey out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Trent Grisham. Salvador Perez scores.

EV: 98.1 mph335 ftLA: 40°

Bot 6 • KC

2-2

Salvador Perez homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 107.3 mph💣 422 ftLA: 24°

Bot 8 • KC

2-3

Bobby Witt Jr. homers (8) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 108.7 mph💣 432 ftLA: 28°

Top 9 • NYY

4-3

Anthony Volpe singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Max Schuemann scores. Jazz Chisholm Jr. scores. Anthony Volpe out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Isaac Collins to third baseman Maikel Garcia to second baseman Nick Loftin.

EV: 74.1 mph184 ftLA: 17°

Bench
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	3	0	1	0	1	0	.201/.289/.333	99.9	.331	.422
Jac CaglianoneRF	2	0	0	0	1	1	.239/.309/.403	96.9	.011	.010
Starling MartePH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.288/.345/.346	82.3	.072	.071
Michael Massey2B	1	0	0	1	0	0	.225/.248/.392	98.1	.029	.121
Kyle IsbelCF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.256/.310/.383	93.4	.012	.016
Michael WachaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Daniel Lynch IVP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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