Yankees 4-3 Royals (May 25, 2026) Final Score

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New York YankeesNYY

4–3

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

New York YankeesLeads 14 of 18

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 4 of 18

Batting

4.79Runs per game3.91
0.235Batting average0.238
0.328On-base percentage0.313
0.426Slugging percentage0.378
0.753OPS0.691
1.42Home runs per game0.91
7.64Hits per game7.85
75Home runs48
50Stolen bases37

Pitching

3.24ERA4.19
1.18WHIP1.36
8.86Strikeouts per nine8.31
3.17Walks per nine4.12
3.19Runs allowed per game4.13
0.223Opponent batting average0.243
462Pitching strikeouts434
22Quality starts28
12Saves14

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (KC)	Total	NYY ML	KC ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	8.5	-137	+114
FFanDuel	+1.5	9	-134	+114
BBetMGM	+1.5	8.5	-135	+110
CCaesars	+1.5	8.5	-130	+110
BBetOnline	+1.5	8.5	-125	+113
BBetRivers	+1.5	9	-141	+114
BBetus	+1.5	8.5	-125	+114
BBovada	+1.5	8.5	-126	+106
FFanatics	+1.5	9	-125	+105
LLowVig	+1.5	8.5	-125	+113
MMyBookie	+1.5	8.5	-131	+111

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

May 25, 2026

3:40 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

NYY

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
NYY	6th	3rd
KC	25th	14th

Matchup

NYYKC

31-22Record22-31
58.5%Win %41.5%
17-9Home record15-14
14-13Road record7-17
4-6Last 103-7
1Streak2
+67Run diff-25
11-8Division9-14
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
NYY	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
KC	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3

Team Stats

NYYStatKC

4Runs3
9Hits5
0Errors0
1Home runs2
4RBI3
0Stolen bases0
6K (bat)5
5K (pit)6
5BB (pit)2

Player Stats

NYY — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Ben Rice1B	4	0	0	0	0	0
J.C. EscarraC	4	0	3	0	0	0
Aaron JudgeRF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Trent GrishamCF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Cody BellingerLF	4	1	1	1	1	0
Jose CaballeroSS	4	0	1	0	1	0
Paul Goldschmidt1B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Anthony VolpeSS	3	1	1	0	2	1
Jazz Chisholm Jr.2B	3	1	1	0	0	1
Max SchuemannSS	0	1	0	0	0	0

NYY — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Will WarrenSP	6.0	3	2	2	3	3
David BednarRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
Tim HillRP	0.2	0	0	0	0	1
Jake BirdRP	0.2	1	1	1	1	1
Brent HeadrickRP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Maikel Garcia3B	5	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	1	1	1	1	0
Carter JensenC	4	0	0	0	0	0
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	0	0	0	1
Salvador PerezC	3	2	1	1	1	1
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	3	0	1	0	0	1
Kyle IsbelCF	2	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Loftin2B	2	0	1	0	0	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	2	0	0	0	0	1
Lane ThomasCF	1	0	0	0	0	1
Michael Massey2B	1	0	0	0	1	0
Starling MarteRF	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lucas ErcegRP	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Tolbert2B	0	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Michael WachaSP	7.0	5	2	2	2	5
Lucas ErcegRP	1.0	4	2	2	0	0
Daniel Lynch IVRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1

Scoring Summary

91 events · 6 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Grisham struck out looking.
0-0
Top
Judge lined out to right.
0-0
Top
Rice flied out to left.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Garcia struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. flied out to left.
0-0
Bottom
Pasquantino flied out to right.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Bellinger homered to right center (403 feet).
1-0
Top
Goldschmidt grounded out to third.
1-0
Top
Chisholm Jr. flied out to left.
1-0
Top
Volpe walked.
1-0
Top
Escarra singled to left, Volpe to third.
1-0
Top
Caballero singled to center, Volpe scored, Escarra to third.
2-0
Top
Grisham grounded out to first.
2-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Salvador Perez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Salvador Perez walks.
2-0
Bottom
Jensen flied out to center.
2-0
Bottom
Caglianone walked, Perez to second.
2-0
Bottom
Collins walked, Caglianone to second, Perez to third.
2-0
Bottom
Massey hit sacrifice fly to center, Perez scored.
2-1
Bottom
Isbel fouled out to left.
2-1

Inning 3 Top

Top
Judge doubled to center.
2-1
Top
Rice grounded out to second, Judge to third.
2-1
Top
Bellinger fouled out to third.
2-1
Top
Goldschmidt grounded out to second.
2-1

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Garcia fouled out to first.
2-1
Bottom
Witt Jr. grounded out to shortstop.
2-1
Bottom
Pasquantino doubled to right.
2-1
Bottom
Perez fouled out to first.
2-1

Inning 4 Top

Top
Chisholm Jr. walked.
2-1
Top
Volpe struck out swinging.
2-1
Top
Escarra singled to center, Chisholm Jr. to third.
2-1
Top
Caballero grounded into double play, third to second to first, Escarra out at second.
2-1

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen flied out to left.
2-1
Bottom
Caglianone flied out to left.
2-1
Bottom
Collins flied out to left.
2-1

Inning 5 Top

Top
Grisham struck out looking.
2-1
Top
Judge grounded out to second.
2-1
Top
Rice lined out to shortstop.
2-1

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Massey flied out to center.
2-1
Bottom
Isbel flied out to right.
2-1
Bottom
Garcia singled to center.
2-1
Bottom
Witt Jr. struck out swinging.
2-1

Inning 6 Top

Top
Bellinger struck out swinging.
2-1
Top
Goldschmidt lined out to center.
2-1
Top
Chisholm Jr. grounded out to second.
2-1

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Pasquantino lined out to right.
2-1
Bottom
Perez homered to left center (422 feet).
2-2
Bottom
Jensen flied out to right.
2-2
Bottom
Caglianone struck out swinging.
2-2

Inning 7 Top

Top
Volpe struck out swinging.
2-2
Top
Escarra lined out to right.
2-2
Top
Caballero lined out to center.
2-2

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Headrick relieved Warren
2-2
Bottom
Collins fouled out to first.
2-2
Bottom
Loftin hit for Massey
2-2
Bottom
Loftin doubled to center.
2-2
Bottom
Thomas hit for Isbel
2-2
Bottom
Thomas flied out to left, Loftin to third.
2-2
Bottom
Bird relieved Headrick
2-2
Bottom
Garcia grounded out to shortstop.
2-2

Inning 8 Top

Top
Loftin at second base.
2-2
Top
Thomas in center field.
2-2
Top
Lynch IV relieved Wacha
2-2
Top
Grisham grounded out to first.
2-2
Top
Judge struck out swinging.
2-2
Top
Rice lined out to left.
2-2

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Witt Jr. homered to left (432 feet).
2-3
Bottom
Pasquantino walked.
2-3
Bottom
Tolbert ran for Pasquantino
2-3
Bottom
Tolbert stole second.
2-3
Bottom
Perez struck out looking.
2-3
Bottom
Hill relieved Bird
2-3
Bottom
Jensen struck out swinging.
2-3
Bottom
Marte hit for Caglianone
2-3
Bottom
Marte grounded out to third.
2-3

Inning 9 Top

Top
Tolbert in right field.
2-3
Top
Perez at first base.
2-3
Top
Erceg relieved Marte
2-3
Top
Bellinger grounded out to second.
2-3
Top
Goldschmidt reached on infield single to shortstop.
2-3
Top
Schuemann ran for Goldschmidt
2-3
Top
Chisholm Jr. doubled to right, Schuemann to third.
2-3
Top
Volpe singled to left, Schuemann scored and Chisholm Jr. scored, Volpe thrown out at second.
4-3
Top
Escarra reached on infield single to pitcher.
4-3
Top
Caballero popped out to second.
4-3

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Bellinger at first base.
4-3
Bottom
Schuemann in left field.
4-3
Bottom
Bednar relieved Hill
4-3
Bottom
Collins grounded out to second.
4-3
Bottom
Loftin popped out to second.
4-3
Bottom
Thomas walked.
4-3
Bottom
Garcia grounded out to third.
4-3

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