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Royals vs Yankees

Final · Sat Apr 18 · 1:35 PM ET · Yankee Stadium

Kansas City RoyalsRoyals7-14
4
FinalApr 18, 2026
New York YankeesYankees12-9
13
TVYESStreamMLB.TVRoyals.TV

Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch
Moneyline
KC+139
NYY−169
Run line
KC +1.5−156
NYY −1.5+129
Total O/U
Over 8−107
Under 8−113
  • Run line: Yankees −1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 8 (17 runs).

Recap

The New York Yankees routed the Kansas City Royals 13-4 at Yankee Stadium in Bronx on Apr 18, 2026, a 9-run win to move to 12-9.

They scored 5 runs in the third inning.

Score by inning

Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees, score by inning
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W: Warren (2-0) · L: Cameron (1-1)

Scoring plays

Bottom 3

  1. NYYHome runRosario homered to left center (390 feet), Escarra scored.0-2
  2. NYYHome runBellinger homered to right (385 feet), Judge scored.0-4
  3. NYYHome runRice homered to right (398 feet).0-5

Bottom 4

  1. NYYDoubleEscarra doubled to center, Caballero scored.0-6
  2. NYYSingleBellinger singled to center, Escarra scored.0-7

Bottom 6

  1. NYYSingleRosario singled to center, Caballero scored.0-8
  2. NYYHome runBellinger homered to right center (374 feet), Rosario scored.0-10

Top 7

  1. KCHome runJensen homered to right (357 feet), Caglianone scored.2-10

Bottom 7

  1. NYYTripleEscarra tripled to right, Grichuk scored and Caballero scored.2-12

Bottom 8

  1. NYYSacrifice flyGrichuk hit sacrifice fly to right, McMahon scored, Bellinger to third.2-13

Top 9

  1. KCDoubleMassey doubled to right, Jensen scored and Tolbert scored.4-13

Team stats

KCNYY
Hits
7
11
Home Runs
1
4
Runs Batted In
4
13
Walks
1
7
Strikeouts
12
6
Runners Left On Base
10
16
Errors
1
0

Player stats

Royals · Batting

PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Maikel Garcia 3B1-4401000111.268.337.415
Jonathan India 2B0-000000000.167.310.313
Bobby Witt Jr. SS1-330100019.266.344.329
Tyler Tolbert SS1-111100002.200.200.200
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B0-4400000113.165.244.278
Jac Caglianone RF1-4411000113.270.343.365
Carter Jensen C2-3322211122.237.303.508
Michael Massey 3B1-4401200113.200.238.300
Isaac Collins DH0-4400000422.196.302.283
Lane Thomas LF0-3300000111.184.311.211
Kyle Isbel CF0-330000019.265.333.408

Royals · Pitching

PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Noah Cameron P4.077523374-395.4074
Mitch Spence P4.046653184-4613.5084

Yankees · Batting

PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Amed Rosario RF2-5522310016.262.289.548
Aaron Judge RF0-2210002221.234.337.584
Ryan McMahon 3B0-001000105.140.288.209
Cody Bellinger CF3-4423521012.274.368.452
Giancarlo Stanton DH0-5500000021.240.296.360
Ben Rice 1B1-3311112024.339.468.774
Randal Grichuk LF1-4411100114.100.136.200
Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B0-4400001322.164.265.233
Jose Caballero SS2-443200007.232.284.333
J.C. Escarra C2-4422300016.158.200.316

Yankees · Pitching

PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Will Warren P7.0522011193-622.4993
Paul Blackburn P2.022211032-214.5032

Game info

VenueYankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
Attendance42,070
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Tyler Jones · First Base Umpire: Chris Guccione · Second Base Umpire: Nestor Ceja · Third Base Umpire: Charlie Ramos
TVYES · local

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