Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees
Starting pitchers
Lineups
- 1 Maikel Garcia 3B
- 2 Bobby Witt SS
- 3 Vinnie Pasquantino 1B
- 4 Jac Caglianone RF
- 5 Carter Jensen C
- 6 Michael Massey 2B
- 7 Isaac Collins DH
- 8 Lane Thomas LF
- 9 Kyle Isbel CF
- 1 Amed Rosario 3B
- 2 Aaron Judge RF
- 3 Cody Bellinger CF
- 4 Giancarlo Stanton DH
- 5 Ben Rice 1B
- 6 Randal Grichuk LF
- 7 Jazz Chisholm 2B
- 8 José Caballero SS
- 9 J.C. Escarra C
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
Manager comparison
Both managers grade C / C+ entering this matchup.
Recent form
Season series: 0-3 with KC listed first across 3 prior meetings.
Tactical analysis
RunsLeft separates manager decisions from player execution from game variance. Each card below is the same three-number framework that drives the share cards on the SPA replay page.
- Manager lineup cost +0.05 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 2.73 vs actual lineup 2.68
- Player execution +1.32 R/G Players exceeded the lineup's 2.68 projection by 1.32 (scored 4)
- Game variance +1.27 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation
Pasquantino 0-for-4 batting 3rd
- Manager lineup cost +0.33 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 4.98 vs actual lineup 4.65
- Player execution +8.35 R/G Players exceeded the lineup's 4.65 projection by 8.35 (scored 13)
- Game variance +8.02 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation
Stanton 0-for-5 batting 4th
Optimal lineups projected 2.7 – 5.0 — actual was 4 – 13.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. Tactical analysis comes from a per-game Monte Carlo: 10,000 simulated games against the opposing starter's ERA, both for the actual lineup the manager wrote and for the optimal arrangement of those nine players. The three numbers — manager cost, player execution, game variance — separate which part of the result was the lineup, the players, or the dice.