MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/23/2038
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2662 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 2038 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (68-82) 0 1 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 10 15 1
Kansas City Royals (68-82) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Yankees, de la Piedra Blast Royals, 10-1
At Kauffman Stadium, the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd.

Behind the bravura of third baseman Leo de la Piedra, the New York Yankees topped the Kansas City Royals by the score of 10-1. de la Piedra hit 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice for the Yankees. New York is now 68-82, Kansas City 68-82.

With New York leading 5-1 in the top of the fifth, de la Piedra came up to bat against Kansas City pitcher Mario Tobar. de la Piedra hit a fastball to left for a grand slam home run. His 16th home run of the season put the Yankees on top, 9-1.

Kansas City manager Justin Dixon called the blowout loss "a real dud."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Aguilar 1B 6 0 2 0 0 2 1 .205 2 13
M. Hobbick LF 6 0 2 0 0 2 2 .222 25 62
B. Haslup RF 5 1 2 0 1 1 3 .264 18 53
J. Dickert DH 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 .228 33 86
C. Davison CF 1 2 0 0 4 0 2 .316 25 82
D. Schwartz C 4 2 3 2 1 1 2 .224 7 42
T. Greer SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 10 .200 1 20
L. de la Piedra 3B 5 2 2 5 0 0 3 .237 16 46
C. Shepherd 2B 5 1 2 3 0 3 0 .255 13 53
Totals 41 10 15 10 7 11 26      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Aguilar (8, 3rd Inning off D. Marshall, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Shepherd (13, 4th Inning off D. Marshall, 2 on, 2 outs) , L. de la Piedra 2 (16, 5th Inning off M. Tobar, 3 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off M. Tobar, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Aguilar 3 , M. Hobbick 2 , B. Haslup 2 , J. Dickert 2 , D. Schwartz 3 , L. de la Piedra 8 , C. Shepherd 5
2-out RBI: C. Shepherd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Haslup , J. Dickert , D. Schwartz , T. Greer , L. de la Piedra
GIDP: T. Greer
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: M. Aguilar (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Benavides LF 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .293 1 32
F. Tatis Jr. DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .216 25 79
C. Groff CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .249 34 102
C. Mendez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .235 27 72
M. Mayer SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .227 10 47
D. Samuell RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264 13 37
J. Ennis 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .260 8 66
D. Nagle 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 5 30
C. Jensen C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .228 3 19
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 5 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Ennis (43, 2nd Inning off J. Brankley, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Mendez (20, 4th Inning off J. Brankley, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Samuell (15, 7th Inning off J. Brankley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Benavides 2 , C. Mendez 2 , D. Samuell 2 , J. Ennis 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Tatis Jr. , C. Groff , M. Mayer , J. Ennis , D. Nagle , C. Jensen
Sac Bunt: A. Benavides
Sac Fly: C. Groff
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Benavides 2 (47)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mendez-Ennis-Nagle)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Brankley W (7-12) 7.0 5 1 1 1 1 0 94 5.40   
J. McClary 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 30 2.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brankley 63
Batters Faced: J. Brankley 28, J. McClary 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brankley 14-6, J. McClary 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brankley 94-63, J. McClary 30-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. McClary 1-0
WP: J. Brankley
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Marshall L (11-14) 4.0 7 8 8 6 3 1 89 5.37   
M. Tobar 3.0 4 2 2 0 5 2 53 3.64   
C. Cranford 1.1 3 0 0 1 2 0 35 4.34   
A. Alvarado 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Marshall 13
Batters Faced: D. Marshall 24, M. Tobar 13, C. Cranford 8, A. Alvarado 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Marshall 3-5, M. Tobar 2-2, C. Cranford 1-1, A. Alvarado 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Marshall 89-42, M. Tobar 53-34, C. Cranford 35-22, A. Alvarado 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Tobar 3-3 , A. Alvarado 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Leo de la Piedra
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 26204
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