The New York Yankees challenged the the Kansas City Royals yesterday at New Yankee Stadium with the Yankees earning the win 8 to 2. It was one heck of a game that devotees with Yankees tickets will definitely cherish.
Yankees pitcher Chad Gaudin (4.68 ERA) got the win, while Luke Hochevar (6.24 ERA) took the loss for the Royals. Chad Gaudin went 6.2 solid innings for the Yankees, allowed 4 hits, one home run and 2 earned runs with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Yankees was Damaso Marte (9.49), and Alfredo Aceves (3.73). The Royals’s starter Luke Hochevar went 6 innings, allowed 12 hits, 2 home runs and 8 earned runs with 2 walks and 2 strikeouts. Carlos Rosa (4.70) also pitched for the Royals. With the win, Gaudin’s record goes to 6-10, while Hochevar is at 7-12.
Robinson Cano provided much of the offense for the Yankees with an incredible 4 runs batted in. In addition to the 8 runs, the Yankees scored 12 hits and committed no errors. It wasn’t a huge day for anyone at the plate for the Yankees, as nobody managed more than 2 hits. Eric Hinske had a tough day at the plate, leaving 4 runners on base. The Royals didn’t have anyone with a big night with not one batter getting more than 2 hits. The Royals got 2 runs, 4 hits and no errors.
Umpiring duties were performed by Chris Guccione, Jerry Layne, Tom Hallion and Tony Randazzo. There were 45,348 Yankees ticket holders in attendance at New Yankee Stadium.
The win puts the Yankees at a record of 101-56, still leading their division, while the loss brings the Royals to 64-93, (20 games behind first place in the division). The Royals get a chance for revenge tomorrow. There are still plenty of tickets available so take a look.