NEW YORK -- At this rate, the New York Yankees might want to build a rooting space for Brett Gardner, too.
Gardner kept up his power surge from the leadoff spot, and Didi Gregorius and Chris Carter also homered Monday night as the Yankees beat Jason Vargas again in a 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Before the game, the Yankees debuted a new fan section for rookie slugger Aaron Judge -- The Judge's Chambers, with 18 people wearing black judicial robes with his No. 99 in a faux jury box behind his spot in right field.
While Judge went 0 for 3, Gardner hit his ninth home run in the last 21 games, lining a solo drive in the third inning. The leadoff man didn't have an RBI in the Yankees' first 18 games.
"Just been consistent at the plate," he said.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi smiled at the prospect of a place set aside for Gardner.
"He's had a big cheering section for a long time," he said. "Would you make them `Gardeners?"
Judge said it wasn't such a far-fetched idea.
"It might be coming next, you don't know," he said, smiling.
A reversed call in the seventh kept the Yankees ahead and enabled Michael Pineda (5-2) to top Vargas for the second time in a week. The Royals, with the worst record in the AL, have lost five of seven.
Vargas (5-3) began the day with a 2.03 ERA, tied for second-best in the majors. But the lefty fell to 0-7 lifetime against the Yankees when he was tagged by Gardner and Gregorius, the only left-handed hitters in New York's lineup.
Last week, Vargas lost to Pineda and the Yankees 11-7 in Kansas City.
"I definitely felt like I was able to make pitches tonight and I wasn't wasting pitches, like I did last time out," Vargas said.
"But, when you come off the field and you're losing the ballgame, you didn't do your job."
The Royals trailed 3-2 in the seventh and had a runner on second with two outs. Alcides Escobar hit a grounder that second baseman Starlin Castro fielded behind the bag before making a one-hop throw to Carter at first.
Umpire Marvin Hudson ruled safe and when Carter briefly turned around to look at him, Jorge Soler kept running and slid home ahead of a late throw. The Yankees challenged the call and were right, taking the apparent tying run off the board.
Carter quickly made up for his near-miscue, hitting a solo homer in the bottom half.
Pineda gave up two runs in 6 1/3 innings. Dellin Betances worked the ninth for his third save.
Gregorius got his sixth straight hit, a two-run drive into the second deck for a 3-2 lead in the fourth.
Jorge Bonifacio hit a leadoff homer in the third and the Royals added another run that inning on an RBI double by Escobar.
CLEANUP MAN
Girardi was in the dugout while coaches were exchanging the lineup cards when he suddenly was summoned by umpire crew chief Jerry Layne. Moments later, Girardi was wiping dirt off the dish.
Girardi was ejected last weekend at Tampa Bay during an animated argument that included him covering the plate with dirt. This time, Layne -- who's known the skipper since the days when he was a big league catcher -- playfully told Girardi that he'd "set a bad example" for kids and "that I should clean the plate."
SKIDDING
The Royals went 0 for 10 with runners in scoring position and are 1 for 30 in those situations during their four-game road trip.
HAVING HOPE
The Yankees began their ninth annual HOPE Week, when every player on the team takes part in events that honor people and groups who serve their community. The Yankees happen to be 29-10 during HOPE Weeks, and have won 17 of the last 19.
MOVING UP
Prized Yankees prospect Gleyber Torres has moved up to Triple-A. The 20-year-old infielder hit .273 with five homers in 32 games at Double-A. "We have a lot of belief in him," Girardi said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Royals LF Alex Gordon and wife Jamie welcomed their third child, daughter Joey Lynn. Gordon missed his third game while on the paternity list.
UP NEXT
Royals: LHP Danny Duffy (3-3, 2.97 ERA) beat the Yankees with seven scoreless innings last Thursday in Kansas City, striking out 10.
Yankees: LHP Jordan Montgomery (2-3, 4.81) gave up five runs over five innings in the loss to Duffy.
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Kansas City Royals
Gardner kept up his power surge from the leadoff spot, and Didi Gregorius and Chris Carter also homered Monday night as the Yankees beat Jason Vargas again in a 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Before the game, the Yankees debuted a new fan section for rookie slugger Aaron Judge -- The Judge's Chambers, with 18 people wearing black judicial robes with his No. 99 in a faux jury box behind his spot in right field.
While Judge went 0 for 3, Gardner hit his ninth home run in the last 21 games, lining a solo drive in the third inning. The leadoff man didn't have an RBI in the Yankees' first 18 games.
"Just been consistent at the plate," he said.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi smiled at the prospect of a place set aside for Gardner.
"He's had a big cheering section for a long time," he said. "Would you make them `Gardeners?"
Judge said it wasn't such a far-fetched idea.
"It might be coming next, you don't know," he said, smiling.
A reversed call in the seventh kept the Yankees ahead and enabled Michael Pineda (5-2) to top Vargas for the second time in a week. The Royals, with the worst record in the AL, have lost five of seven.
Vargas (5-3) began the day with a 2.03 ERA, tied for second-best in the majors. But the lefty fell to 0-7 lifetime against the Yankees when he was tagged by Gardner and Gregorius, the only left-handed hitters in New York's lineup.
Last week, Vargas lost to Pineda and the Yankees 11-7 in Kansas City.
"I definitely felt like I was able to make pitches tonight and I wasn't wasting pitches, like I did last time out," Vargas said.
"But, when you come off the field and you're losing the ballgame, you didn't do your job."
The Royals trailed 3-2 in the seventh and had a runner on second with two outs. Alcides Escobar hit a grounder that second baseman Starlin Castro fielded behind the bag before making a one-hop throw to Carter at first.
Umpire Marvin Hudson ruled safe and when Carter briefly turned around to look at him, Jorge Soler kept running and slid home ahead of a late throw. The Yankees challenged the call and were right, taking the apparent tying run off the board.
Carter quickly made up for his near-miscue, hitting a solo homer in the bottom half.
Pineda gave up two runs in 6 1/3 innings. Dellin Betances worked the ninth for his third save.
Gregorius got his sixth straight hit, a two-run drive into the second deck for a 3-2 lead in the fourth.
Jorge Bonifacio hit a leadoff homer in the third and the Royals added another run that inning on an RBI double by Escobar.
CLEANUP MAN
Girardi was in the dugout while coaches were exchanging the lineup cards when he suddenly was summoned by umpire crew chief Jerry Layne. Moments later, Girardi was wiping dirt off the dish.
Girardi was ejected last weekend at Tampa Bay during an animated argument that included him covering the plate with dirt. This time, Layne -- who's known the skipper since the days when he was a big league catcher -- playfully told Girardi that he'd "set a bad example" for kids and "that I should clean the plate."
SKIDDING
The Royals went 0 for 10 with runners in scoring position and are 1 for 30 in those situations during their four-game road trip.
HAVING HOPE
The Yankees began their ninth annual HOPE Week, when every player on the team takes part in events that honor people and groups who serve their community. The Yankees happen to be 29-10 during HOPE Weeks, and have won 17 of the last 19.
MOVING UP
Prized Yankees prospect Gleyber Torres has moved up to Triple-A. The 20-year-old infielder hit .273 with five homers in 32 games at Double-A. "We have a lot of belief in him," Girardi said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Royals LF Alex Gordon and wife Jamie welcomed their third child, daughter Joey Lynn. Gordon missed his third game while on the paternity list.
UP NEXT
Royals: LHP Danny Duffy (3-3, 2.97 ERA) beat the Yankees with seven scoreless innings last Thursday in Kansas City, striking out 10.
Yankees: LHP Jordan Montgomery (2-3, 4.81) gave up five runs over five innings in the loss to Duffy.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Kansas City - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| Escobar lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Moustakas lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Cain popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jason Vargas pitching for Kansas City | KC | NYY |
| Gardner safe at first on error by second baseman Merrifield. | 0 | 0 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Holliday walked, Gardner to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Castro lined into double play, shortstop to second, Gardner doubled off second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| Hosmer grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Pérez fouled out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Moss struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jason Vargas pitching for Kansas City | KC | NYY |
| Judge flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Hicks flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Gregorius singled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| Bonifacio homered to left (376 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Soler struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Merrifield reached on infield single to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Escobar doubled to left, Merrifield scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Moustakas lined out to right, Escobar to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Cain struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jason Vargas pitching for Kansas City | KC | NYY |
| Carter flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Gardner homered to right (398 feet). | 2 | 1 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Holliday struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| Hosmer doubled to deep left. | 2 | 1 |
| Pérez popped out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| Moss struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Bonifacio struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jason Vargas pitching for Kansas City | KC | NYY |
| Castro lined out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Judge walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Hicks grounded out to catcher, Judge to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Gregorius homered to right (403 feet), Judge scored. | 2 | 3 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| Soler walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Soler to second on wild pitch by Pineda. | 2 | 3 |
| Merrifield grounded out to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Escobar flied out to right. | 2 | 3 |
| Moustakas grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jason Vargas pitching for Kansas City | KC | NYY |
| Carter popped out to catcher. | 2 | 3 |
| Gardner flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| Cain grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Hosmer grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 3 |
| Pérez singled to shallow left center. | 2 | 3 |
| Moss grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jason Vargas pitching for Kansas City | KC | NYY |
| Holliday doubled to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Castro walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Judge flied out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Hicks flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Gregorius lined out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| Bonifacio struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Soler singled to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Warren relieved Pineda. | 2 | 3 |
| Soler to second on wild pitch by Warren. | 2 | 3 |
| Merrifield flied out to right. | 2 | 3 |
| Escobar ground out, second to first. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Seth Maness pitching for Kansas City | KC | NYY |
| Maness relieved Vargas. | 2 | 3 |
| Headley grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Carter homered to left (387 feet). | 2 | 4 |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Sánchez grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Clippard pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| Clippard relieved Warren. | 2 | 4 |
| Moustakas popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| Cain grounded out to third. | 2 | 4 |
| Hosmer grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, -1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Seth Maness pitching for Kansas City | KC | NYY |
| Holliday singled to right. | 2 | 4 |
| Ellsbury ran for Holliday. | 2 | 4 |
| Castro lined out to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Ellsbury caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 2 | 4 |
| Judge struck out looking. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Dellin Betances pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| Betances relieved Clippard. | 2 | 4 |
| Pérez singled to left. | 2 | 4 |
| Moss grounded into fielder's choice to third, Pérez out at second. | 2 | 4 |
| Bonifacio grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Moss out at second. | 2 | 4 |
| Soler struck out looking. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Kansas City Royals
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escobar SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .182 | .209 | .236 |
| Moustakas 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .250 | .287 | .481 |
| Cain CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .265 | .358 | .348 |
| Hosmer 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .308 | .369 | .432 |
| Pérez C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .286 | .325 | .545 |
| Moss DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .192 | .261 | .442 |
| Bonifacio LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .268 | .330 | .463 |
| Soler RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | .170 | .304 | .298 |
| Merrifield 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .248 | .300 | .396 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 141 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Escobar (9, Pineda); Hosmer (7, Pineda) HR: Bonifacio (5, 3rd inning off Pineda 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Bonifacio (11), Escobar (8) Royals RISP: 0-10 (Merrifield 0-2, Moustakas 0-2, Escobar 0-2, Pérez 0-1, Moss 0-1, Bonifacio 0-1, Cain 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Merrifield (1, ground ball) DP: 1 (Escobar-Merrifield). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 35,005 (70.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:42 |
| Weather | 60 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Estabrook, First Base - Marvin Hudson, Second Base - Dan Bellino, Third Base - Jerry Layne |
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