New York YankeesvsKansas City Royals
NYY 15/KC 1
Things to say
Yankees crushed the Royals 15-1 at Kauffman Stadium.
01
opener
Yeah, that one was over by the third. Yankees put up a crooked number early and Kansas City never had an answer. 15-1 final, brutal.
02
key player
The Yankees lineup top to bottom was cooking — heart of the order had the Royals' starter on the ropes before he even got into his stuff.
03
hot take
Royals manager left the starter out there way too long. You're down seven, just go to the pen and save some arms for tomorrow.
04
deep cut
Kauffman plays huge and the Yankees still left the yard out there — tells you everything about how flat that pitching was.
05
exit
Anyway, getaway day for the Yanks — they're rolling at 33-22, curious to see if the bullpen holds up the rest of the road trip.
The recap
Yankees absolutely steamrolled Kansas City 15-1 at Kauffman, and it wasn't competitive past the third. The heart of the order did the heavy lifting — bats were locked in from the jump and the Royals' starter never got into his stuff.
Once it got out of hand, the manager went to the pen way too early and the wheels just kept coming off. Yankees climb to 33-22, Royals slide to 22-33 on what turned into the ugliest kind of getaway day.