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Royals 5-2 Yankees
End | 8 Inning
Bottom of the eighth inning, Royals stay ahead. Yankees at bat.
8- Down
Pitching Change: Greg Weissert replaces Jhony Brito.
Mid | 8 Inning
Yankees leave a man in scoring position, Royals hold 5-2 lead.
8- Up
Pitching Change: James McArthur replaces Carlos Hernandez.
End | 7 Inning
At the end of the seventh inning, the score remains 5-2 in favor of the Royals.
End | 7 Inning
With the top of the seventh inning gone, the Royals hold a 5-2 lead.
7- Up
Pitching Change: Carlos Hernandez replaces Taylor Clarke.
End | 6 Inning
Bottom of the sixth inning, the Royals remain scoreless, but hold a 5-2 lead.
Mid | 6 Inning
In the top of the sixth inning, the Royals continue to lead, 5-2.
6- Up
Kiner-Falefa single, brings LeMahieu and Wells to the plate for New York's first two runs.
End | 5 Inning
Going into the fifth inning, the Royals remain ahead 5-0.
5- Down
Salvy Perez sacrifice fly, Witt Jr. scores the fifth run.
5- Down
Witt Jr. connects for a triple, opening the fifth inning.
5- Down
Pitching Change: Jhony Brito replaces Michael King.
Mid | 5 Inning
Yankees trail by zero, Royals lead, 4-0.
End | 4 Inning
In the fourth inning, the Royals increased the deficit, 4-0.
4- Down
SOLO HOME RUN FOR DAIRON BLANCO.
4- Down
SOLO HOME RUN FOR EDWARD OLIVARES.
Mid | 4 Inning
Leading off the top of the fourth inning, the Royals maintain their 2-0 deficit.
End | 3 Inning
Bottom of the third inning, Royals remain up 2-0.
Mid | 3 Inning
Yankees complete three innings with no runs, Royals still lead 2-0.
End | 2 Inning
Bottom of the second inning, Royals up 2-0.
2- Down
Pratto connects with a single and brings in the second run on Blanco's feet.
2- Down
SOLO HOME RUN BY MJ MELENDEZ
Mid | 2 Inning
Greinke retires all three batters faced.
End | 1 Inning
Withdrawn at 1, 2, 3, Royals batters.
Mid | 1 Inning
Kiner-Falefa misses, Yankees leave in zero.
1- Up
Higashioka grounded out, double play out at home and 1B.
1- Up
Three straight hits off Greinke, bases loaded for the Yankees.
PLAY BALL
START TO GAME
Starting Lineup- Royals
Here's how we will take the field behind Zack Greinke this afternoon in the season finale.#WelcomeToTheCity pic.twitter.com/tigYhNLI8N — Kansas City Royals (@Royals) October 1, 2023
Starting Lineup- Yankees
King in KC. #RepBX pic.twitter.com/QLhBtesobF — New York Yankees (@Yankees) October 1, 2023
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Starting Pitcher- Royals
Zack Greinke- RHP
Right-handed pitcher Zack Greinke opens the game for the Royals, on the season he has a 1-14 record with a 5.18 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 29 games played.
Last start: Tuesday, September 26, against Detroit, he pitched 5 innings, allowed 1 hits, 0 runs, 1 walks and 5 strikeouts.
Starting Pitcher- Yankees
Michael King- RHP
Right-handed pitcher Michael King opens the game for the Yankees, on the season he has a 4-7 record with a 2.50 ERA and 126 strikeouts in 48 games played.
Last start: Tuesday, September 26 against Toronto, he pitched 6 innings, allowed 1 hit, 0 runs, 5 walks and 5 strikeouts.
The Royals' season
To give the Royals' season an easy label, the truth is that Kansas City gets the bad rap of being the second worst team in the major league season.
Currently, the Royals are last in the American League Central division with a 55-106 record and a .342 winning percentage.
The Yankees' season
The Yankees added one more failure, one more year for the Bronx Bombers without a World Series title.
Currently, the Yankees are fourth in the American League East division, with a record of 82-79, and a winning percentage of .509, trailing only the Boston Red Sox in their division.
Playoff qualifiers defined
In the National League, the Braves, Brewers and Dodgers advanced to the postseason as division champions, while the wild cards will go to the Phillies, Dbacks and Marlins.
The first is between the Brewers, Phillies, Marlins and Dbacks.
In the American League, the Orioles and Twins advanced to the postseason as division champions, while the Astros and Rangers define the West title this Sunday, the other wild cards will go to the Rays and Blue Jays.
The last day of the regular campaign arrives
2023 is closed for 18 MLB teams, among that roster are the Yankees and Royals who will not be at the fall party. The New York Yankees, with a great investment, will not be in the postseason for the first time since 2018, while, the Royals close a campaign to forget, with the second worst record of all the majors.
The game will be played at Kauffmann Stadium
The New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals game will be played at Kauffmann Stadium, located in the city of Kansas City, in the state of Missouri, in the United States. This stadium, inaugurated in 1973, has a capacity for 37903 spectators.
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