August 29, 2016 · 8:15 PM EDT
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
 KC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 8 | 11 | 1 |
Biggest lead KC by 7
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1TE Rangers | 95 | 67 | .586 | — |
2CL Guardians | 94 | 67 | .584 | 0.5 |
3BO Red Sox | 93 | 69 | .574 | 2.0 |
4BA Orioles | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6.0 |
5TO Blue Jays | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6.0 |
6DE Tigers | 86 | 75 | .534 | 8.5 |
7SE Mariners | 86 | 76 | .531 | 9.0 |
8HO Astros | 84 | 78 | .519 | 11.0 |
| 9NYYankees | 84 | 78 | .519 | 11.0 |
| 10KCRoyals | 81 | 81 | .500 | 14.0 |
11CW White Sox | 78 | 84 | .481 | 17.0 |
12LA Angels | 74 | 88 | .457 | 21.0 |
13OA Athletics | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26.0 |
14TB Rays | 68 | 94 | .420 | 27.0 |
15MI Twins | 59 | 103 | .364 | 36.0 |
Catcher's view. Count is after the pitch.
JE Jacoby EllsburyCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
AH Aaron HicksRF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
GS Gary SánchezC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DG Didi GregoriusSS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SC Starlin Castro2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BM Brian McCannDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CH Chase Headley3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AJ Aaron JudgeRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
TA Tyler Austin1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BG Brett GardnerLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MT Mark Teixeira1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
2B: Gregorius 2, Castro
RBI: Gregorius 2, Castro 2, Headley
LOB: 12
BP Blake Parker | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
KY Kirby Yates | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 30 |
MP Michael PinedaL | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 103 |
TL Tommy Layne | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 155 |
JD Jarrod DysonCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CC Cheslor Cuthbert3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
LC Lorenzo CainRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
EH Eric Hosmer1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
KM Kendrys MoralesDH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
SP Salvador PerezC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AG Alex GordonLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
AE Alcides EscobarSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
AM Adalberto Mondesi2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
DB Drew ButeraC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
HR: Escobar
RBI: Cuthbert, Cain, Hosmer, Morales, Gordon, Escobar 3
SB: Dyson, Cain
CS: Gordon
LOB: 9
BF Brian FlynnH | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
CY Chris Young | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
DG Dillon GeeW | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 86 |
KH Kelvin HerreraS | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
PM Peter Moylan | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 148 |
The Royals beat the Yankees 8-5 at Kauffman Stadium.
Dillon Gee got the win, Michael Pineda took the loss and Kelvin Herrera earned the save. Alcides Escobar went 1-for-4 for the Royals, while Didi Gregorius went 3-for-5 for the Yankees.
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