Summary
1/9/2025 10:29AM PST
W: Gerrit Cole (9-5, 3.41), L: Seth Lugo (16-10, 3.00)
Game Log
Inning 1:
Yankees batting. Lugo pitching. Torres lined to right for a single. Soto tripled to left. Torres scores.* Judge hit a sacrifice fly to Pham (SF9). Soto scores. Stanton doubled to center. Chisholm Jr. flied out to Melendez (F7). Cabrera grounded out to Massey (4-3).
Runs: 2 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 7 Runners Left On: 1
Royals batting. Cole pitching. Massey struck out chasing a slider low and in. Witt Jr. grounded to shortstop for a single. Pasquantino struck out chasing a slider low and in. Witt Jr. stole 2nd. Perez struck out chasing a curveball low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 2:
Yankees batting. Volpe grounded to shortstop for a single. Volpe advances to 2nd. Wells doubled to left. Volpe scores. Dominguez lined out to Garcia (L5). Torres lined and deflected off center fielder Isbel for a single. Wells scores. Soto homered to right (402 feet). Torres scores. Judge lined out to Pham (L9). Stanton flied out to Pham (F9).
Runs: 4 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 1 Pitches: 9 Runners Left On: 0
Royals batting. Melendez struck out on a 3rd strike bunt. Gurriel bunted out to Cabrera (3U). Pham grounded to center for a single. Garcia doubled to center, out while advancing extra bases (8-6-5).
Runs: 1 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 3:
Yankees batting. Chisholm Jr. grounded out to Witt Jr. (6-3). Cabrera grounded out to Massey (4-3). Harvey pitching. Weaver in bullpen. Holmes in bullpen. Volpe grounded out to Massey (4-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 6 Runners Left On: 0
Royals batting. Isbel bunted out to Cabrera (3U). Massey flied out to Soto (F9). Witt Jr. struck out on a slider low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 5 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 4:
Yankees batting. Wells flied out to Isbel (F8). Dominguez grounded out to Garcia (5-3). Torres lined out to Pasquantino (L3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 5 Runners Left On: 0
Royals batting. Pasquantino struck out on a changeup low and away. Perez struck out swinging late at a fastball high and in. Melendez was called out on strikes looking on a fastball high and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 5:
Yankees batting. Soto homered to center (329 feet). Judge lined to right for a single. Stanton lined to center for a single. Judge advances to 3rd. Chisholm Jr. lined to center for a single. Judge scores. Stanton advances to 2nd. Erceg in bullpen. Erceg in bullpen. Erceg pitching. Cabrera flied out to Isbel (F8). Volpe flied out to Isbel (F8). Wells grounded out to Witt Jr. (6-3).
Runs: 2 Hits: 4 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 15 Runners Left On: 2
Royals batting. Gurriel reached first on a throwing error by Cole (E1). Pham struck out swinging late at a fastball high and in. Garcia reached first on fielder's choice (3-6 FC). Gurriel out. Isbel bunted out to Cole (1-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 1 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 6:
Yankees batting. Dominguez was hit by a pitch. Torres lined to right for a single. Dominguez advances to 3rd. Soto grounded to right for a single. Dominguez scores. Torres advances to 3rd. Judge tripled to right. Torres scores. Soto scores. Stanton hit a sacrifice fly to Isbel (SF8). Judge scores. Chisholm Jr. flied out to Isbel (F8). Cabrera lined out to Pham (L9).
Runs: 4 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 15 Runners Left On: 0
Royals batting. Schreiber in bullpen. Hill in bullpen. Massey doubled to left. Witt Jr. grounded to shortstop for a single. Hill pitching. Pasquantino bunted to the pitcher for a single. Massey advances to 3rd. Witt Jr. advances to 2nd. Perez hit a sacrifice fly to Dominguez (SF7). Massey scores. Witt Jr. advances to 3rd. Melendez flied out to Dominguez (F7). Gurriel sacrificed to Cabrera (3-1 SH).
Runs: 1 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10
Game Log Legend
Critical Play
Run Scored
Critical Situation
Simulated Play
* Go-Ahead Play
Perfect Contact Hits (Perfect-Perfect)
Chisholm Jr.: 102 mph (Chisholm Jr. lined to center for a single. 1 RBI)
Kauffman Stadiumâ„¢ (750 ft elevation)
Hitting Difficulty is Rookie.
Pitching Difficulty is Rookie.
2024 Online Game
Maximum attendance: 25,395 (67% capacity)
Weather: 60 degrees, Clear
No Wind
Scheduled First Pitch: 1:00pm
Game Scores: 20 (Lugo), 63 (Cole)
UMPIRES
HP: Carl Dixon. 1B: Eric Summersgill. 2B: Freddie Ferguson. 3B: Joe MacDonald.