Game Recap
Final
Friday, April 17, 2026
Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees
KC
Kansas City Royals
6-13 · L4
2
Final
NYY
New York Yankees
10-9 · L1
4
New York Yankees beat Kansas City Royals 4-2 at Yankee Stadium. Camilo Doval earned the win; Alex Lange took the loss. David Bednar recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 4th
Ben Rice homers (6) on a line drive to right field. Cody Bellinger scores.
0-2
▲ 6th
Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out, first baseman Ben Rice to pitcher Cam Schlittler. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.
1-2
▲ 8th
Vinnie Pasquantino homers (2) on a fly ball to right field.
2-2
▼ 8th
Ryan McMahon homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Ben Rice scores.
2-4
Key Performers
Vinnie Pasquantino
KC
2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Ben Rice
NYY
2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Ryan McMahon
NYY
1-1, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Lane Thomas
KC
1-4
Batting
| KC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jonathan India 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Salvador Perez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Michael Massey 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Starling Marte LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Lane Thomas CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| NYY | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Caballero SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Amed Rosario 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Aaron Judge RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Ryan McMahon 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Austin Wells C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Ben Rice 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Cody Bellinger LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Giancarlo Stanton DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Trent Grisham CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 29 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Pitching
| KC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wacha | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 97-57 | 1.00 |
| Morgan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27-13 | 1.29 |
| Lange (L, 0-1) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18-12 | 5.19 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| NYY | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schlittler | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 93-63 | 1.95 |
| Headrick (H, 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11-9 | 1.59 |
| Doval (W, 1-0)(BS, 2) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16-10 | 7.56 |
| Bednar (S, 6) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17-10 | 4.15 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
Research Not included in official record
NRFI: NRFI model leaned lean nrfi at 58%