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05/26 21:47 CDT Yankees hit 6 homers, every starter has at least 2 hits for
first time amid a 15-1 romp over Royals
Yankees hit 6 homers, every starter has at least 2 hits for first time amid a
15-1 romp over Royals
By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) --- The Yankees clubbed six home runs and every starter
in the lineup had at least two hits for the first time in franchise history,
sending New York to a 15-1 rout of Kansas City on Tuesday night and its 12th
consecutive win over the Royals.
Amed Rosario homered twice and Cody Bellinger, Anthony Volpe, Trent Grisham and
Jazz Chisholm Jr. also went deep for the Yankees, who have hit a league-leading
82 home runs this season. Kansas City, by comparison, has hit just 51.
The Yankees finished with 24 hits against Kansas City, their most since a game
against Baltimore on July 30, 2011.
Cam Schlittler (7-2) allowed his third homer of the year, a solo shot by Bobby
Witt Jr., but little else over six innings. It was the seventh time in his last
eight starts that Schlittler allowed one earned run or fewer, and he struck out
six without issuing a walk.
The Royals sent Bailey Falter (0-2) out against him to lead off a designated
bullpen game. He wound up allowing as many runs (seven) as he recorded outs,
and the Yankees proceeded to pull away against Luinder Avila and the rest of
the Kansas City staff.
That included backup outfielder Tyler Tolbert, who threw a diet of 44 mph lobs
in the ninth inning.
Bellinger started the damage for New York by homering for the second straight
game, a two-out shot in the first. Paul Goldschmidt followed with a double and,
when the Royals thought they were out of the inning on a sinking liner right
fielder Jac Caglianone lazily snared at grass level, a challenge by Yankees
manager Aaron Boone showed the ball had touched the ground.
Rather than escaping the inning down 1-0, the Royals trailed 2-0 with a runner
on base. Rosario made it 4-0 a couple of pitchers later, sending Falter's
hanging curveball 420 feet over the left-field fence, and the Yankees were on
their way.
Up next
Yankees RHP Gerrit Cole (0-0, 0.00 ERA) makes his second start since Tommy John
surgery when he faces Royals LHP Noah Cameron (2-3, 4.72) in the series finale
Wednesday night. Cole allowed two hits over six scoreless innings against Tampa
Bay last Friday night. It was his first major league game since Game 5 of the
2024 World Series against the Dodgers.
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