KC 3, NYY 4 | Apr 16, 2025 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, April 16, 2025•Yankee Stadium•48°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

NYY

Yankees

Final

WIN

Mark Leiter Jr.

LOSS

John Schreiber

SAVE

Fernando Cruz

The Yankees edged the Royals 4-3 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Aaron Judge3-for-3, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Aaron Judge homers (7) on a fly ball to center field.

Weather: 48°F, Partly CloudyWind: 16 mph, Out To RFFirst pitch: 11:05 PM UTCT: 2:23Att: 43,720Venue: Yankee Stadium

Ump Audit

Ryan Blakney

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93.5%B

9 missed calls

+19.8% KC

No run favor

Win Probability

NYY WinKC Win

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

Game 778300 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jonathan India3B	4	0	0	1	0	0	.183/.310/.233	96.4	.281	.280
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	1	1	0	0	1	.310/.383/.493	110	.270	.268
Cavan BiggioPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179/.281/.179	-	-	-
Salvador PerezC	4	0	1	1	0	0	.208/.260/.333	104.2	.366	.476
Maikel GarciaDH	2	0	0	0	2	0	.267/.308/.433	95.5	.210	.245
MJ MelendezLF	4	0	0	0	0	3	.085/.173/.170	100.9	.403	.463
Drew WatersRF	3	1	1	0	0	0	.214/.214/.214	94.7	.233	.250
Michael Massey2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.172/.194/.219	-	-	-
Kyle IsbelCF	3	1	1	1	0	1	.273/.289/.432	98.4	.279	.310
Bench
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	3	0	1	0	1	0	.200/.284/.354	106.2	.453	.404
Tyler Tolbert2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Totals	30	3	5	3	3	6	-	-	-	-

3B:Isbel

TB:7

RBI:India; Perez; Isbel

CS:Garcia

GIDP:Perez

Team LOB:3

New York Yankees

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Paul Goldschmidt1B	3	0	1	0	1	0	.348/.397/.470	93.9	.404

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kris Bubic	5.1	7	3	3	4	6	0	94-61	86.8	1.88
John SchreiberL	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	9-4	89.5	3.86
Daniel Lynch IV	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-6	89	0.00
Angel Zerpa	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-8	90.2	4.50
Totals	8.0	8	4	4	4	9	1	126-79	-	-

HBP:Jr. (by IV)

IBB:Bubic

Inherited runners-scored:Schreiber 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Bubic 94-61; Schreiber 9-4; IV 11-6; Zerpa 12-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Bubic 4-6; Schreiber 0-2; IV 1-0; Zerpa 1-0

New York Yankees

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Clarke Schmidt	5.2	4	3	3	2	2	0	73-46	88.1	4.76

Game Notes

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B6Replay review: Royals challenged (force play), call on the field was overturned: Oswald Peraza grounds into a force out, second baseman Tyler Tolbert to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Jasson Domínguez out at 2nd. Oswald Peraza to 1st.

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T9Wild pitch by Fernando Cruz

Top 1 • KC

1-0

Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Jasson Domínguez. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd.

EV: 104.2 mph268 ftLA: 14°

Bot 3 • NYY

1-2

Anthony Volpe doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. Aaron Judge scores. Jazz Chisholm Jr. scores.

EV: 102.9 mph330 ftLA: 22°

Bot 4 • NYY

1-3

Cody Bellinger doubles (1) on a ground ball to second baseman Tyler Tolbert. Oswald Peraza scores. Paul Goldschmidt to 3rd.

EV: 96.3 mph28 ftLA: -3°

Top 5 • KC

3-3

Jonathan India grounds out, shortstop Anthony Volpe to first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. Kyle Isbel scores.

EV: 95.7 mph16 ftLA: -11°

2-3

Kyle Isbel triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Trent Grisham. Drew Waters scores.

EV: 98.4 mph370 ftLA: 21°

Bot 7 • NYY

3-4

Aaron Judge homers (7) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 108.7 mph💣 383 ftLA: 36°

Bench
Clarke SchmidtP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Mark Leiter Jr.P	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Fernando CruzP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-