NYY 8, KC 6 | Aug 9, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, August 10, 2021•Kauffman Stadium•93°F, Clear

NYY

Yankees

Royals

Final

WIN

Clay Holmes

LOSS

Greg Holland

SAVE

Wandy Peralta

The Yankees defeated the Royals 8-6.

★Brett Gardner3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Andrew Benintendi singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Aaron Judge. Nicky Lopez scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd.

Weather: 93°F, ClearWind: 14 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 4:52Att: 18,477Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Brian Knight

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94.1%B

12 missed calls

+12.1% KC

+0.14 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinNYY Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
NYY	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	8	11	1
KC	0	0	0

Game 632979 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

New York Yankees

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Brett GardnerCF	4	0	2	3	2	1	.207/.327/.309	100.8	.409	.371
Giancarlo StantonDH	5	0	0	0	1	1	.260/.361/.449	122.2	.216	.213
Aaron JudgeRF	5	0	2	1	0	0	.278/.366/.507	96.8	.379	.372
Joey GalloLF	5	2	1	0	0	1	.216/.368/.472	106.6	.390	.379
DJ LeMahieu2B	5	1	2	1	0	0	.268/.344/.366	100	.227	.234
Luke Voit1B	5	1	2	2	0	1	.239/.321/.385	105	.395	.537
Rougned Odor3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.224/.303/.423	92.2	.104	.094
Tyler WadeSS	3	3	2	0	1	0	.247/.322/.296	93.5	.443	.439
Kyle HigashiokaC	3	0	0	1	1	1	.183/.261/.392	102.9	.081	.441
Bench
Andrew VelazquezSS	4	1	0	0	0	2	.000/.000/.000	99.6	.196	.187
Jameson TaillonP							.000/.500/.000	-
Totals	40	8	11	8	5	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Voit (9th off Lovelady, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:LeMahieu; Judge

3B:LeMahieu

TB:18

RBI:LeMahieu; Judge; Higashioka; Gardner 3; Voit 2

SB:Wade

SF:Higashioka

GIDP:Higashioka; Stanton

Team LOB:8

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	5	1	0	0	1	1	.266/.313/.384	93.2	.111

Pitching

New York Yankees

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jameson Taillon	6.0	4	1	0	2	4	87-55	89.9	3.82
Jonathan LoáisigaBS	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	22-12	92.9	2.60
Chad GreenBS	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	18-14	93.1	3.16
Zack BrittonBS	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	20-10	92.7	5.65
Clay HolmesWBS	1.0	1	2	1	1	0	19-11	94.4	4.47
Wandy PeraltaS	1.0	2	1	0	0	1	19-13	88.1	4.60
Totals	11.0	10	6	3	6	8	185-115	-	-

WP:Holmes

HBP:Perez (by Taillon)

Inherited runners-scored:Loáisiga 1-1; Green 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Taillon 87-55; Loáisiga 22-12; Green 18-14; Britton 20-10; Holmes 19-11; Peralta 19-13

Groundouts-flyouts:Taillon 7-6; Loáisiga 2-1; Green 0-2; Britton 0-1; Holmes 1-2; Peralta 2-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Carlos Hernández	6.2	5	1	1	1	3	0	96-63	90.4	4.11

Game Notes

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T2Replay review: Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: DJ LeMahieu triples (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn.

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T7Replay review: Yankees challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: DJ LeMahieu reaches on a fielder's choice out, pitcher Carlos Hernandez to catcher Cam Gallagher. Aaron Judge out at home. Joey Gallo to 2nd.

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T8Tyler Wade reaches on catcher interference by Cam Gallagher. Tyler Wade to 1st.

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B10Wild pitch by Clay Holmes

Top 7 • NYY

1-0

Luke Voit singles on a ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Joey Gallo scores. DJ LeMahieu to 3rd.

EV: 97.4 mph135 ftLA: 8°

Bot 7 • KC

1-1

Ryan O'Hearn out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Aaron Judge. Jarrod Dyson scores.

EV: 108.5 mph300 ftLA: 16°

Top 8 • NYY

2-1

Aaron Judge singles on a line drive to right fielder Jarrod Dyson. Tyler Wade scores. Brett Gardner out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Jarrod Dyson to third baseman Hanser Alberto.

EV: 89.6 mph217 ftLA: 12°

Bot 8 • KC

2-2

Andrew Benintendi singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Aaron Judge. Nicky Lopez scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd.

EV: 104.7 mph208 ftLA: 11°

Top 9 • NYY

3-2

Luke Voit homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 99.1 mph💣 379 ftLA: 33°

Bot 9 • KC

3-3

Nicky Lopez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Joey Gallo. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 97.1 mph52 ft0

Top 10 • NYY

5-3

Brett Gardner singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jarrod Dyson. Tyler Wade scores. Brett Gardner to 2nd. Brett Gardner advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by right fielder Jarrod Dyson.

EV: 96.4 mph58 ftLA: 2°

4-3

Kyle Higashioka out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Andrew Velazquez scores. Tyler Wade to 2nd.

EV: 102.9 mph406 ftLA: 34°

Bot 10 • KC

5-4

Jarrod Dyson out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Joey Gallo. Hunter Dozier scores.

EV: 82.6 mph292 ftLA: 43°

5-5

Hanser Alberto singles on a line drive to center fielder Brett Gardner. Andrew Benintendi scores.

EV: 96.1 mph263 ftLA: 15°

Top 11 • NYY

8-5

Brett Gardner singles on a sharp ground ball to second baseman Whit Merrifield, deflected by shortstop Nicky Lopez. DJ LeMahieu scores. Tyler Wade scores. Kyle Higashioka to 3rd. Brett Gardner to 2nd. Fielding error by catcher Cam Gallagher.

EV: 100.8 mph23 ftLA: -4°

6-5

DJ LeMahieu doubles (19) on a line drive to right fielder Jarrod Dyson. Joey Gallo scores.

EV: 98.9 mph332 ftLA: 17°

Bot 11 • KC

8-6

Edward Olivares singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brett Gardner. Michael A. Taylor scores.

EV: 89.2 mph85 ftLA: 5°

Bench
Nicky LopezSS	5	1	2	1	0	1	.279/.351/.354	99.8	.480	.458
Salvador PerezDH	1	0	1	0	2	0	.274/.307/.506	94.5	.234	.267
Emmanuel Rivera3B	3	0	2	0	0	0	.261/.292/.304	104.4	.377	.360
Ryan O'HearnRF	2	0	0	1	0	0	.236/.263/.429	108.5	.091	.289
Carlos HernándezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh StaumontP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake BrentzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Scott BarlowP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Richard LoveladyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Wade DavisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Greg HollandP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ervin SantanaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-