NEW YORK -- When Aroldis Chapman takes the mound at his new home, the Yankee Stadium scoreboard spells his name in animated flames.
"Mucho fuego," he said, meaning "there's a lot of fire."
Chapman got his first save for New York, capping a back-and-forth 10-7 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night as the Yankees overcame three home runs and five RBI from Lorenzo Cain.
"We would have lost 7-0 a couple of weeks ago," said Brett Gardner, who doubled home the tiebreaking run off Kelvin Herrera (0-1) in a three-run eighth inning.
Chapman, who returned from a 29-game domestic violence suspension on Monday, worked around a walk in a hitless ninth for his first Yankees save, retiring Cain on a game-ending popup. Twelve of his 21 pitches were at least 100 mph, making it 19 of 38 in two appearances.
"I'd pay a ticket to watch that," said Yankees catcher Brian McCann, who added a two-run double off the fence in right-center later in the eighth.
Chapman reached a peak velocity of 102.1 mph on Cheslor Cuthbert's leadoff groundout. Fans' energy increased throughout the ninth as they turned toward the scoreboard seeking the velocity of every pitch.
"When he comes in, there's definitely more energy in the ballpark," Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira said.
With Teixeira (neck spasms), Jacoby Ellsbury (strained hip) and Alex Rodriguez (strained hamstring) sidelined, the Yankees started Dustin Ackley at first base, Aaron Hicks in center field and rookie Ben Gamel in right, shifting Carlos Beltran from right field to designated hitter.
Ackley scored two runs and drove in two, Hicks had two hits and an RBI, and the speedy Gamel scored the go-ahead run on Gardner's hit after reaching when Gold Glove shortstop Alcides Escobar allowed his one-out grounder to bounce out of his glove for an error.
New York (13-18) trailed 2-1, 3-2 and 6-5 before winning for the fourth time in five games.
"This is the first time that we've battled back through a game a couple different times," McCann said. "Guys had some quality at-bats and huge moments, and we really haven't done that all year."
New York is 13-3 when scoring three or more runs -- and 0-15 when scoring two or fewer. With 28 runs in the first five games of a 10-game homestand, the Yankees' offense is starting to revive.
"Maybe it's the weather heating up. It's not raining on us," manager Joe Girardi said. "All of a sudden I think we're swinging the bats like we're capable of."
Still, the last-place Yankees are six games off the AL East lead. The immediate goal is to get back to .500.
"That's your first step," Girardi said. "More than that, I think it's winning series that's important. And if you win series, that will all take care of itself."
World Series champion Kansas City has lost 11 of 14, dropping two games under .500 at 15-17. The Royals rallied from deficits of 1-0, 5-3 and 7-6 as Cain tied his career high with five RBI. Cuthbert also homered for the Royals, who have hit six home runs in the first two games of the series.
"We're just not getting many breaks right now, but you make your own breaks," manager Ned Yost said. "Not anything good happening for us for the most part."
Cain hit a solo homer in the third and a three-run drive in the fifth, both off Masahiro Tanaka, who did not have a sharp slider. Cain added a tying homer off Andrew Miller (2-0) leading off the eighth and became the seventh Royals player to hit three homers in a regular-season game. George Brett and John Mayberry did it twice, and Brett also accomplished the feat against the Yankees in the 1978 AL Championship Series.
"I had a good night," Cain said, "but at the end of the day we lost."
MILLER TIME
Miller allowed a run for the first time this season.
TROUBLED TANAKA
In his first start against the Royals, the only AL opponent he had not faced, Tanaka matched career highs by allowing six earned runs and three homers in seven innings. "If you look back at some of the previous games, I think I got away with some mistakes, but that wasn't the case today," he said through a translator.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: Teixeira wasn't sure whether he could play Wednesday.
UP NEXT
Michael Pineda (1-3) starts for the Yankees on Wednesday night against Yordano Ventura (2-2). Pineda is winless in five starts.
"Mucho fuego," he said, meaning "there's a lot of fire."
Chapman got his first save for New York, capping a back-and-forth 10-7 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night as the Yankees overcame three home runs and five RBI from Lorenzo Cain.
"We would have lost 7-0 a couple of weeks ago," said Brett Gardner, who doubled home the tiebreaking run off Kelvin Herrera (0-1) in a three-run eighth inning.
Chapman, who returned from a 29-game domestic violence suspension on Monday, worked around a walk in a hitless ninth for his first Yankees save, retiring Cain on a game-ending popup. Twelve of his 21 pitches were at least 100 mph, making it 19 of 38 in two appearances.
"I'd pay a ticket to watch that," said Yankees catcher Brian McCann, who added a two-run double off the fence in right-center later in the eighth.
Chapman reached a peak velocity of 102.1 mph on Cheslor Cuthbert's leadoff groundout. Fans' energy increased throughout the ninth as they turned toward the scoreboard seeking the velocity of every pitch.
"When he comes in, there's definitely more energy in the ballpark," Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira said.
With Teixeira (neck spasms), Jacoby Ellsbury (strained hip) and Alex Rodriguez (strained hamstring) sidelined, the Yankees started Dustin Ackley at first base, Aaron Hicks in center field and rookie Ben Gamel in right, shifting Carlos Beltran from right field to designated hitter.
Ackley scored two runs and drove in two, Hicks had two hits and an RBI, and the speedy Gamel scored the go-ahead run on Gardner's hit after reaching when Gold Glove shortstop Alcides Escobar allowed his one-out grounder to bounce out of his glove for an error.
New York (13-18) trailed 2-1, 3-2 and 6-5 before winning for the fourth time in five games.
"This is the first time that we've battled back through a game a couple different times," McCann said. "Guys had some quality at-bats and huge moments, and we really haven't done that all year."
New York is 13-3 when scoring three or more runs -- and 0-15 when scoring two or fewer. With 28 runs in the first five games of a 10-game homestand, the Yankees' offense is starting to revive.
"Maybe it's the weather heating up. It's not raining on us," manager Joe Girardi said. "All of a sudden I think we're swinging the bats like we're capable of."
Still, the last-place Yankees are six games off the AL East lead. The immediate goal is to get back to .500.
"That's your first step," Girardi said. "More than that, I think it's winning series that's important. And if you win series, that will all take care of itself."
World Series champion Kansas City has lost 11 of 14, dropping two games under .500 at 15-17. The Royals rallied from deficits of 1-0, 5-3 and 7-6 as Cain tied his career high with five RBI. Cuthbert also homered for the Royals, who have hit six home runs in the first two games of the series.
"We're just not getting many breaks right now, but you make your own breaks," manager Ned Yost said. "Not anything good happening for us for the most part."
Cain hit a solo homer in the third and a three-run drive in the fifth, both off Masahiro Tanaka, who did not have a sharp slider. Cain added a tying homer off Andrew Miller (2-0) leading off the eighth and became the seventh Royals player to hit three homers in a regular-season game. George Brett and John Mayberry did it twice, and Brett also accomplished the feat against the Yankees in the 1978 AL Championship Series.
"I had a good night," Cain said, "but at the end of the day we lost."
MILLER TIME
Miller allowed a run for the first time this season.
TROUBLED TANAKA
In his first start against the Royals, the only AL opponent he had not faced, Tanaka matched career highs by allowing six earned runs and three homers in seven innings. "If you look back at some of the previous games, I think I got away with some mistakes, but that wasn't the case today," he said through a translator.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: Teixeira wasn't sure whether he could play Wednesday.
UP NEXT
Michael Pineda (1-3) starts for the Yankees on Wednesday night against Yordano Ventura (2-2). Pineda is winless in five starts.
7:05PM,EDT,May 10,2016
Yankee Stadium, New York, New York
Yankee Stadium, New York, New York
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Kansas City - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| Escobar singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Cain struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Hosmer lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Morales grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Kris Medlen pitching for Kansas City | KC | NYY |
| Gardner popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Castro singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| McCann singled to center, Castro to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Beltrán singled to right, Castro to third, McCann to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Ackley hit sacrifice fly to center, Castro scored, McCann to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Hicks grounded out to catcher. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| Gordon doubled to deep center. | 0 | 1 |
| Pérez flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Infante lined out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Cuthbert homered to left (382 feet), Gordon scored. | 2 | 1 |
| Dyson grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kris Medlen pitching for Kansas City | KC | NYY |
| Gregorius doubled to deep right. | 2 | 1 |
| Headley singled to right, Gregorius scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Gamel grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Headley out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| Gardner walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Castro walked, Gardner to second. | 2 | 2 |
| McCann popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| Escobar popped out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Cain homered to right (356 feet). | 3 | 2 |
| Hosmer struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Morales grounded out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kris Medlen pitching for Kansas City | KC | NYY |
| Beltrán doubled to center. | 3 | 2 |
| Ackley walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Flynn relieved Medlen. | 3 | 2 |
| Beltrán to third, Ackley to second on wild pitch by Flynn. | 3 | 2 |
| Hicks walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Gregorius doubled to center, Beltrán, Ackley and Hicks scored. | 3 | 5 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| Gamel grounded out to second, Gregorius to third. | 3 | 5 |
| Gardner grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| Gordon struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| Pérez struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| Infante grounded out to third. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brian Flynn pitching for Kansas City | KC | NYY |
| Castro lined out to second. | 3 | 5 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| Beltrán flied out to center. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| Cuthbert singled to left. | 3 | 5 |
| Dyson singled to left, Cuthbert to second. | 3 | 5 |
| Escobar sacrificed to pitcher, Cuthbert to third, Dyson to second. | 3 | 5 |
| Cain homered to left (442 feet), Cuthbert and Dyson scored. | 6 | 5 |
| Hosmer grounded out to first. | 6 | 5 |
| Morales grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Danny Duffy pitching for Kansas City | KC | NYY |
| Duffy relieved Flynn. | 6 | 5 |
| Ackley struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Hicks singled to right. | 6 | 5 |
| Hicks caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop. | 6 | 5 |
| Gregorius popped out to second. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| Gordon flied out to center. | 6 | 5 |
| Pérez popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 5 |
| Infante lined out to left. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | KC | NYY |
| Hochevar relieved Duffy. | 6 | 5 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Gamel struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| Cuthbert lined out to center. | 6 | 5 |
| Dyson grounded out to second. | 6 | 5 |
| Escobar grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Joakim Soria pitching for Kansas City | KC | NYY |
| Soria relieved Hochevar. | 6 | 5 |
| Castro grounded out to second. | 6 | 5 |
| McCann singled to left. | 6 | 5 |
| McCann to second on balk by Soria. | 6 | 5 |
| Beltrán grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 5 |
| Ackley singled to left, McCann scored, Ackley to second advancing on throw. | 6 | 6 |
| Hicks doubled to left, Ackley scored. | 6 | 7 |
| Gregorius flied out to center. | 6 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Miller pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| Miller relieved Tanaka. | 6 | 7 |
| Cain homered to right (390 feet). | 7 | 7 |
| Hosmer struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| Morales hit by pitch. | 7 | 7 |
| Gordon struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| Pérez singled to left, Morales to second. | 7 | 7 |
| Orlando ran for Morales. | 7 | 7 |
| Infante struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kelvin Herrera pitching for Kansas City | KC | NYY |
| Herrera relieved Soria. | 7 | 7 |
| Headley grounded out to second. | 7 | 7 |
| Gamel safe at first on error by shortstop Escobar. | 7 | 7 |
| Gardner doubled to deep left center, Gamel scored. | 7 | 8 |
| Castro hit by pitch. | 7 | 8 |
| McCann doubled to deep right center, Gardner and Castro scored. | 7 | 10 |
| Beltrán grounded out to second, McCann to third. | 7 | 10 |
| Ackley popped out to shortstop. | 7 | 10 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aroldis Chapman pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| Chapman relieved Miller. | 7 | 10 |
| Cuthbert grounded out to first. | 7 | 10 |
| Colón hit for Dyson. | 7 | 10 |
| Colón struck out swinging. | 7 | 10 |
| Escobar walked. | 7 | 10 |
| Escobar to second on fielder's indifference. | 7 | 10 |
| Escobar to third on wild pitch by Chapman. | 7 | 10 |
| Cain popped out to second. | 7 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Escobar SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .257 | .292 | .309 |
| Cain CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .270 | .321 | .402 |
| Hosmer 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .325 | .377 | .542 |
| Morales DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .193 | .240 | .311 |
Orlando PR-DH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .314 |
| Gordon LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .234 | .344 | .355 |
| Pérez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .234 | .265 | .439 |
| Infante 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .247 | .282 | .320 |
| Cuthbert 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .313 | .313 | .500 |
| Dyson RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .224 | .286 | .276 |
a-Colón PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .250 | .294 | .313 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 125 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for J Dyson in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Gordon (4, Tanaka) HR: Cuthbert (1, 2nd inning off Tanaka 1 on, 2 Out); Cain 3 (5, 3rd inning off Tanaka 0 on, 1 Out; 5th inning off Tanaka 2 on, 1 Out; 8th inning off Miller 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Cuthbert 2 (3), Cain 5 (15) S: Escobar 2-out RBI: Cuthbert 2 Royals RISP: 2-6 (Infante 0-2, Cuthbert 1-1, Pérez 0-1, Cain 1-2) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Escobar (6, ground ball) DP: 1 (Medlen-Escobar-Hosmer). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 39,128 (78.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:07 |
| Weather | 59 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Angel Hernandez, First Base - Sean Barber, Second Base - Will Little, Third Base - Ted Barrett |
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