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Yankees 5 @ Royals 4
Kauffman Stadium
August 31, 2016

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees, played on August 31, 2016 at Kauffman Stadium. The home team Royals were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 31, 2016 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 5 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 5
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Kansas City Royals
R: 4 H: 6 E: 2 LOB: 6
Runs: 4
Hits: 6
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherBen Heller  
Losing PitcherChris Young  
SaveDellin Betances  
Game Winning RBIBrian McCann 

Game Info

DateAugust 31, 2016 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamKansas City Royals 
Visiting Starting PitcherLuis Cessa  
Home Starting PitcherIan Kennedy  
BallparkKauffman Stadium 
CityKansas City 
StateMO 
Attendance22,615 
Time of Game4 hours 19 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jeff Kellogg
1B: John Tumpane
2B: Brian O'Nora
3B: Pat Hoberg

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Brett Gardner  Left Fielder 
Jacoby Ellsbury  Center Fielder 
Gary Sanchez  Catcher 
Mark Teixeira  First Baseman 
Didi Gregorius  Shortstop 
Starlin Castro  Second Baseman 
Brian McCann  DH 
Chase Headley  Third Baseman 
Aaron Hicks  Right Fielder 
Joe Girardi  Manager 

Kansas City Royals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jarrod Dyson  Center Fielder 
Cheslor Cuthbert  Third Baseman 
Eric Hosmer  First Baseman 
Kendrys Morales  DH 
Salvador Perez  Catcher 
Alex Gordon  Left Fielder 
Paulo Orlando  Right Fielder 
Alcides Escobar  Shortstop 
Raul Mondesi  Second Baseman 
Ned Yost  Manager 

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Yankees 5 @ Royals 4
Kauffman Stadium
August 31, 2016

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         Game of 8/31/2016 -- New York at Kansas City (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Gardner B, lf         7  0  2  0   Dyson J, cf           4  0  0  0   
Ellsbury J, cf        4  1  1  1   Cuthbert C, 3b        5  0  1  0   
Sanchez G, c          5  1  1  0   Hosmer E, 1b          6  2  1  1   
Teixeira M, 1b        6  0  1  0   Morales K, dh         6  1  1  2   
Gregorius D, ss       5  1  1  1   Perez S, c            4  0  2  0   
Castro S, 2b          6  1  3  2   Burns B, pr           0  0  0  0   
McCann B, dh          5  0  0  1   Butera D, c           0  0  0  0   
Headley C, 3b         5  0  2  0   Gordon A, lf          4  0  0  0   
Hicks A, rf           3  1  0  0   Orlando P, rf         5  1  0  0   
Judge A, rf           2  0  0  0   Escobar A, ss         5  0  1  1   
                                   Mondesi R, 2b         4  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     48  5 11  5                        43  4  6  4

New York         000 003 100 000 1 --  5
Kansas City      211 000 000 000 0 --  4

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Cessa L               6.0  6  4  3  1  2
Shreve C              2.0  0  0  0  1  3
Layne T               0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Warren A              0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Parker B              2.0  0  0  0  1  1
Heller B (W)          1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Betances D (S)        1.0  0  0  0  1  0

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kennedy I             6.1  6  4  4  2  1
Alexander S           1.1  1  0  0  0  0
Moylan P*             0.0  0  0  0  0  0
Flynn B               0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Herrera K             1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Pounders B            2.0  0  0  0  0  2
Young C (L)+          1.0  4  1  1  1  1
Strahm M              1.0  0  0  0  1  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 13th

E -- Headley C, Cuthbert C, Orlando P
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 11, Kansas City 6
2B -- Sanchez G, Escobar A, Castro S
HR -- Morales K, Hosmer E, Castro S
SB -- Dyson J, Burns B 2, Headley C
CS -- Mondesi R
SH -- Dyson J
SF -- Gregorius D, Ellsbury J, McCann B
HBP -- by Parker B (Perez S)
WP -- Cessa L
T -- 4:19
A -- 22615

    

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