May 25, 2026 · AL Cent
New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | Cody Bellinger | Cody Bellinger homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field. | NYY 1, KC 0 |
| T2 | José Caballero | José Caballero singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Anthony Volpe scores. J.C. Escarra to 3rd. | NYY 2, KC 0 |
| B2 | Michael Massey | Michael Massey out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Trent Grisham. Salvador Perez scores. | NYY 2, KC 1 |
| B6 | Salvador Perez | Salvador Perez homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. | NYY 2, KC 2 |
| B8 | Bobby Witt Jr. | Bobby Witt Jr. homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. | NYY 2, KC 3 |
| T9 | Anthony Volpe | 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. | NYY 4, KC 3 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| KC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Yankees
AWAY
4
Will Warren started for Yankees, leaving with the game tied 2–2. Out of the bullpen, Jake Bird took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Will Warren
Starter
6.0
85
2
3
Pitch-by-pitch: what Will Warren threw
CSW 21% 1st-pitch strike 75% 3.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 44 52% 2 7 10 16 9 Sinker 16 19% 1 2 5 5 3 Sweeper 14 16% 1 2 0 6 5 Changeup 7 8% 1 0 0 5 1 Curveball 4 5% 2 0 0 2 0 - Brent Headrick Middle 0.2 8 0 0
- Jake Bird Reliever 0.2 19 1 1 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Tim Hill Setup 0.2 5 0 1 W inherited 1, stranded 1
- David Bednar Closer 1.0 14 0 0 SV
Royals
HOME
3
Michael Wacha started for Royals, leaving with the game tied 2–2. Out of the bullpen, Lucas Erceg took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Michael Wacha
Starter
7.0
93
2
5
Pitch-by-pitch: what Michael Wacha threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 67% 3.4 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 24 26% 2 3 8 7 4 Changeup 20 22% 3 4 2 6 5 Curveball 16 17% 3 3 1 6 3 Sinker 15 16% 0 1 1 7 6 Slider 10 11% 2 1 1 4 2 Cutter 8 9% 0 2 2 4 0 - Daniel Lynch IV Setup 1.0 8 0 1
- Lucas Erceg Closer 1.0 14 2 0 L
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Volpe 1B (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · NYY
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Grisham CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .192 | .315 | .365 | .680 | |
| Aaron Judge RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .377 | .556 | .933 | 2B |
| Ben Rice DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .369 | .609 | .978 | |
| Cody Bellinger 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .379 | .484 | .863 | HR (7) |
| Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .242 | .319 | .384 | .703 | 2B |
| Anthony Volpe SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .231 | .412 | .308 | .720 | |
| J.C. Escarra C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .250 | .291 | .541 | |
| José Caballero 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .316 | .390 | .706 | |
| Paul Goldschmidt 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .353 | .500 | .853 |
HOME · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .320 | .381 | .701 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .360 | .481 | .841 | HR (8) |
| Salvador Perez 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .215 | .263 | .375 | .638 | HR (9) |
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 | .313 | .387 | .700 | |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .218 | .335 | .320 | .655 | |
| Nick Loftin 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .348 | .357 | .705 | 2B |
| Lane Thomas CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .207 | .355 | .264 | .619 | |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .201 | .289 | .333 | .622 | 2B |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .239 | .309 | .403 | .712 | |
| Starling Marte PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .345 | .346 | .691 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .248 | .392 | .640 | |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .310 | .383 | .693 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · NYY
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Warren | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 85 | 3.55 | |
| Brent Headrick | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.03 | |
| Jake Bird | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4.76 | |
| Tim Hill | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2.53 | W |
| David Bednar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4.70 | SV |
HOME · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 93 | 2.69 | |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.59 | |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5.06 | L |
Manager comparison
AWAY · NYY
Lineup 2.1 R
Bunts 0.1 R
IBBs 1.5 R
HOME · KC
Lineup 3.1 R
Bunts 1.6 R
IBBs 1.5 R
Recent form
AWAY · NYY
5-5
L3
+7 run diff
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HOME · KC
5-5
W1
+7 run diff
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Season series: 3-0 with NYY listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.