The New York Yankees were defeated
by the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon.
The game took place at Kaufmann Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri and the
final score was 2-1. Hiroki Kuroda
started and pitched well and the offense had many chances but didn't get the
big hit when they needed it.
Kuroda pitched seven innings giving
up five hits and two runs with two walks and three strikeouts. Kuroda lost his fourth game of the
season. Adam Warren pitched a perfect
inning.
James Shields pitched six innings
giving up six hits and an unearned run.
He walked two and struck out eight
and won his seventh game of the season.
Aaron Crow pitched an inning giving up a hit and striking out one, Wade
Davis pitched an inning striking out two and Gred Holland pitched an inning
giving up a hit and striking out one.
Holland earned his 18th save of the season.
Brett Gardner had two hits, Jacoby
Ellsbury had a hit and Carlos Beltran drew a walk. Yangervis Solarte had two hits, Ichiro Suzuki
had two hits and an RBI and Brian Roberts had a hit and drew a walk. Ellsbury, Roberts and Solarte each hit a
double. Gardner hit a triple and the
Yankees were 1-17 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on
base.
Nori Aoki drew a walk, Omar Infante
had a hit and Alex Gordon drew a walk.
Salvador Perez had a hit, Lorenzo Cain had a hit and an RBI and Mike
Moustakas had a hit and an RBI. Alex
Escobar had a hit, Cain hit a double and the Royals were 1-2 with runners in
scoring position and left two men on base.
Infante was caught stealing and Perez had a passed ball.
In the second Cain hit an RBI
double and Moustakas an RBI single to give the Royals a 2-0 lead. The Yankees scored their only run in the
sixth on a Suzuki groundout. The Yankees
had plenty of chances including in the ninth inning but just couldn't cash in. The Royals have taken two out of the first
three and they are scheduled to play the fourth and final game of the series on
Monday night.
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