Yanks Sweep the Royals

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KANSAS CITY — The Yankees continued their six-game road trip with a three-game set against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium.

Injury/Roster News:

Notes/Analysis:

FINAL: 1–0 NYY

• WP: Leiter JR. (4–3) 3.95

• LP: Erceg (1–2) 1.88

• SV: Williams (9)

Record: 42–25

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• Will Warren’s Final Line:

• 5.2 IP | 4H | 0R | 0ER | 4K | 1BB | 77P | 4.86ERA

Will Warren looked fantastic tonight, walking only one batter, something he has struggled with this season so far. Warren had a rough second inning, allowing back-to-back hits, then a walk after getting a 6–6–3 double play, but came out unscaved.

• First off, Ben Rice might be the unluckiest hitter I have ever seen. He barrels up two balls, and gets retired both times. Case and point: Ben Rice’s ops is .806. His expected OPS is .971

Image via Statcast

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• The Yankees had some opportunities, but the Royals brought their gloves tonight, robbing both Rice and Bellinger of extra bases and RBI’s.

• The Yankees scored their run on a really weird play, ruled a hit by Goldschmidt, but Reyes was somehow able to score after some defensive miscues from the Royals, but ruled an RBI single.

• Williams came in and pitched a 1–2–3 inning, their fourth 1–0 win of the year, the most in the MLB.

Highlights:

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