MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
04/09/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 658 - THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (4-2) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
New York Yankees (2-4) 4 1 1 4 0 0 3 1 X 14 10 0
Royals Buried By New York, 14-2
The 3-hit performance of Luis Arraez, who finished 5th in the NL in batting average with .294 last year, helped the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals, 14-2. New York pitcher Gerrit Cole got the win. He's now 1-1. Michael Wacha was tagged with the loss. Kansas City is 4-2 after the loss.

Early in the game, right fielder J.D. Davis had a grand slam home run for New York. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Yankees on top, 4-0.

Quipped losing manager Miguel Centena after the game: "Mama told me there'd be days like this."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Marte 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280 1 3
D. Mann 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .318 0 4
B. Witt Jr. SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 .320 1 4
V. Pasquantino DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .417 3 9
K. Isbel LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .320 2 3
W. Flores 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .211 1 4
B. Marsh CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
T. Gentry RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .250 0 0
C. Jensen C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2 2 7 14      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Marsh (3, 2nd Inning off G. Cole, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: V. Pasquantino (3, 4th Inning off G. Cole, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Marte , D. Mann 2 , V. Pasquantino 5 , K. Isbel , B. Marsh 2 , T. Gentry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Witt Jr. , T. Gentry 2
GIDP: B. Witt Jr.
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Witt Jr. (2) , T. Gentry (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Marte-Mann-Flores)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Peraza SS 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .211 2 2
H. Ramirez CF, RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280 1 2
L. Arraez LF 4 4 3 2 1 0 0 .375 1 2
G. Stanton DH 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .095 0 1
A. Judge 1B 1 3 1 2 4 0 0 .533 4 6
J. Davis RF 2 1 1 5 1 1 0 .300 1 5
   a-R. Urias PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   b-J. Avina RF, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
B. House 3B 4 1 1 3 0 1 3 .045 1 3
O. Cabrera 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .111 2 5
T. Soderstrom C 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .200 0 0
Totals 33 14 10 14 9 6 13      
a - R. Urias pinch hit for J. Davis in the 7th
b - J. Avina substituted for R. Urias in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Davis (1, 1st Inning off M. Wacha, 3 on, 2 outs) , O. Peraza (2, 2nd Inning off M. Wacha, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Judge (4, 4th Inning off D. Rom, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. House (1, 7th Inning off M. Fulmer, 2 on, 1 out) , L. Arraez (1, 8th Inning off M. Fulmer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Peraza 4 , L. Arraez 6 , G. Stanton 2 , A. Judge 4 , J. Davis 4 , B. House 4 , T. Soderstrom
2-out RBI: O. Peraza , A. Judge , J. Davis
GIDP: O. Cabrera
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (House-Cabrera-Judge)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Wacha L (0-1) 2.0 4 6 6 5 1 2 55 27.00   
D. Rom 1.2 2 4 4 2 1 1 31 7.94   
J. Leclerc 2.1 1 2 2 1 3 0 33 7.71   
M. Fulmer 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 2 33 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Wacha 16
Batters Faced: M. Wacha 15, D. Rom 8, J. Leclerc 9, M. Fulmer 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Wacha 1-4, D. Rom 3-0, J. Leclerc 1-3, M. Fulmer 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Wacha 55-24, D. Rom 31-18, J. Leclerc 33-21, M. Fulmer 33-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Rom 3-0 , M. Fulmer 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Cole W (1-1) 7.1 8 2 2 2 6 1 115 4.72   
C. Hampton 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 3.00   
I. Hamilton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Cole 58
Batters Faced: G. Cole 31, C. Hampton 4, I. Hamilton 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Cole 7-8, C. Hampton 1-2, I. Hamilton 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Cole 115-72, C. Hampton 17-9, I. Hamilton 3-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Arraez
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (45 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 29486
Special Notes: RP Chase Hampton was injured while pitching.
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