New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals

May 25, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

L. Erceg(3-2)win: New York Yankees logo

T. Hill(2-2)save: New York Yankees logo

D. Bednar(12)

Game Recap

New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

KANSAS CITY – For 10 consecutive regular-season games, the Yankees had figured out ways to beat the Royals. They did it again on Monday when Anthony Volpe delivered a two-strike, two-run single in the ninth inning to give New York a 4-3 victory at Kauffman Stadium. Bobby Witt Jr. had...

Scoring Summary

NYYKC

2Cody Bellinger homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run] 10
2Jose Caballero singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Anthony Volpe scores. J.C. Escarra to 3rd. [1 run] 20
2Michael Massey out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Trent Grisham. Salvador Perez scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 21
6Salvador Perez homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 22
8Bobby Witt Jr. homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 23
9Anthony 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. [2 runs] [2 outs] 43

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Trent GrishamCF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.192
2Aaron JudgeRF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250
3Ben RiceDH	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.276
4Cody BellingerLF-1B	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.274
5Paul Goldschmidt1B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Max SchuemannPR-LF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286
6Jazz Chisholm Jr.2B	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.242
7Anthony VolpeSS	1	3	1	2	2	1	0	1	.231
8J.C. EscarraC	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
9Jose Caballero3B	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.260




TOTAL	9	34	4	4	6	2	1	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Will WarrenRHP	6.0	3	2	2	3	3	1	85	3.55
Brent HeadrickLHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	2.03
Jake BirdRHP	0.2	1	1	1	1	1	1	19	4.76
Tim HillLHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	2.53
David BednarRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	4.70
TOTAL	9.0	5	3	3	5	5	2	131	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Maikel Garcia3B	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	2	.262
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.294
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.201
Tyler TolbertPR-RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
4Salvador PerezDH-1B	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	.215
5Carter JensenC	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.226
6Jac CaglianoneRF	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	.239
Starling MartePH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.288
Lucas ErcegP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
7Isaac CollinsLF	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.218
8Michael Massey2B	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.225
Nick LoftinPH-2B	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232
9Kyle IsbelCF	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.256
Lane ThomasPH-CF	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.207
TOTAL	5	31	3	3	5	5	2	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Michael WachaRHP	7.0	5	2	2	5	2	1	93	2.69
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	1.59
Lucas ErcegRHP	1.0	4	2	2	0	0	0	14	5.06


TOTAL	9.0	9	4	4	6	2	1	115	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningNYYKC

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Trent Grisham called out on strikes. [1 out]
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LINEOUT — Aaron Judge lines out to right fielder Jac Caglianone. [2 outs]
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FLYOUT — Ben Rice flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Maikel Garcia strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to left fielder Cody Bellinger. [2 outs]
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FLYOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to right fielder Aaron Judge. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

NYY

4Runs3

9Hits5

0Errors0

.265Batting Avg.161

34At Bats31

3Extra-base Hits4

1Home Runs2

4Runs-Batted-In3

2Walks5

0Stolen Bases1

6Strikeouts5

5Left on Base7

14Total Bases13

Game Details

Monday, May 25, 2026 · 3:40 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 26,162 (69.0%)

weather: 83 degrees, sunny

tv: ESPN

spread: NYY -137

over/under: 8.5