KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- CC Sabathia's eyes light up whenever he sees the outfield fountains at Kauffman Stadium.
His performance usually picks up, too.
The Yankees' big left-hander carried a shutout into the seventh inning Tuesday night, getting a three-run homer from Gary Sanchez and a two-run shot from Chris Carter in support, and New York went on to rout the Kansas City Royals 7-1 in the opener of their three-game series.
Pitching on six days' rest, Sabathia (3-2) struck out five and walked two over 6 2/3 innings to win for the first time since April 15. And the fact he got back on track in Kansas City should come as no surprise: He is 13-5 in 21 career starts there, matching the record for most wins by a visitor.
"I love pitching here," Sabathia said, smiling. "It's my favorite park."
Sabathia was never in trouble until the seventh, when Alex Gordon's infield single loaded the bases with two outs. Tyler Clippard came in and fanned Whit Merrifield to escape the jam, then handled the eighth before Jonathan Holder allowed a run in the ninth.
That preserved the solid effort by Sabathia, who had allowed 22 runs in his last four starts.
"He was pretty frustrated with the way things were going," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said, "not pitching the way he did earlier this season. So I think this was big."
Sanchez drilled an 0-1 pitch from Jason Hammel (1-5) to center field with nobody out in the third, and Carter pounded a 1-1 pitch to almost the same place with two down in the fourth.
"I've got to do a better job of keeping the ball in the park," Hammel said. "Both the guys that hit it out are strong boys. They're mistake killers."
Jacoby Ellsbury and Matt Holliday also drove in runs against the Royals' bullpen, part of a 13-hit outburst that sent the Yankees to their ninth win in the last 11 meetings with Kansas City.
It was another dismal night for Hammel, who allowed seven runs over seven innings in his last start against Tampa Bay. The right-hander yielded five runs on nine hits and a walk in six innings this time, and has served up six home runs in his last four outings.
"It was two balls that left the yard that hurt me," he said. "I'm trying to stay positive and just continue to work. I've got to find a way to do a better job of establishing a better tone early."
Meanwhile, Sabathia was getting plenty of help from his defense.
Alcides Escobar twice lined out to third baseman Chase Headley, including a hot shot leading off the game. Carter made a couple of nifty plays at first base, and left fielder Brett Gardner threw out Jorge Soler in the fifth inning as he tried to stretch a single.
The Yankees' dominant pitching and defense came after the Royals had won three one-run games in a sweep of Baltimore, capped by a season-best 14 hits in the finale on Sunday.
"We had guys hit the ball on the nose," Royals manager Ned Yost said, "and not much to show for it."
STATS AND STREAKS
Sanchez has hit all three of his homers on the road this season. ... Carter has 13 career hits against Kansas City. Six of them are home runs. ... The Royals were held to one run or fewer for the 13th time, most in the majors. ... Gordon had his first multi-hit game since April 9.
SILENCE FOR STEVE
There was a moment of silence before the game for Steve Palermo, the umpire whose career ended when he was shot trying to break up a robbery in 1991. Palermo, who lived in the Kansas City area, died last weekend at age 67. He had been ill with cancer.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Royals RHP Ian Kennedy will throw a bullpen Wednesday and hopes to make his next start Saturday. Kennedy has been dealing with a strained right hamstring.
UP NEXT
Yankees RHP Michael Pineda tries to keep rolling when he gets the ball Wednesday night on five days' rest. Pineda is 3-1 with a 2.63 ERA over his last six outings.
Royals LHP Jason Vargas makes his ninth career start against the Yankees, still searching for his first win. He is 5-1 with a 1.01 ERA this season, but 0-5 with a 6.53 ERA vs. New York.
New York Yankees
His performance usually picks up, too.
The Yankees' big left-hander carried a shutout into the seventh inning Tuesday night, getting a three-run homer from Gary Sanchez and a two-run shot from Chris Carter in support, and New York went on to rout the Kansas City Royals 7-1 in the opener of their three-game series.
Pitching on six days' rest, Sabathia (3-2) struck out five and walked two over 6 2/3 innings to win for the first time since April 15. And the fact he got back on track in Kansas City should come as no surprise: He is 13-5 in 21 career starts there, matching the record for most wins by a visitor.
"I love pitching here," Sabathia said, smiling. "It's my favorite park."
Sabathia was never in trouble until the seventh, when Alex Gordon's infield single loaded the bases with two outs. Tyler Clippard came in and fanned Whit Merrifield to escape the jam, then handled the eighth before Jonathan Holder allowed a run in the ninth.
That preserved the solid effort by Sabathia, who had allowed 22 runs in his last four starts.
"He was pretty frustrated with the way things were going," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said, "not pitching the way he did earlier this season. So I think this was big."
Sanchez drilled an 0-1 pitch from Jason Hammel (1-5) to center field with nobody out in the third, and Carter pounded a 1-1 pitch to almost the same place with two down in the fourth.
"I've got to do a better job of keeping the ball in the park," Hammel said. "Both the guys that hit it out are strong boys. They're mistake killers."
Jacoby Ellsbury and Matt Holliday also drove in runs against the Royals' bullpen, part of a 13-hit outburst that sent the Yankees to their ninth win in the last 11 meetings with Kansas City.
It was another dismal night for Hammel, who allowed seven runs over seven innings in his last start against Tampa Bay. The right-hander yielded five runs on nine hits and a walk in six innings this time, and has served up six home runs in his last four outings.
"It was two balls that left the yard that hurt me," he said. "I'm trying to stay positive and just continue to work. I've got to find a way to do a better job of establishing a better tone early."
Meanwhile, Sabathia was getting plenty of help from his defense.
Alcides Escobar twice lined out to third baseman Chase Headley, including a hot shot leading off the game. Carter made a couple of nifty plays at first base, and left fielder Brett Gardner threw out Jorge Soler in the fifth inning as he tried to stretch a single.
The Yankees' dominant pitching and defense came after the Royals had won three one-run games in a sweep of Baltimore, capped by a season-best 14 hits in the finale on Sunday.
"We had guys hit the ball on the nose," Royals manager Ned Yost said, "and not much to show for it."
STATS AND STREAKS
Sanchez has hit all three of his homers on the road this season. ... Carter has 13 career hits against Kansas City. Six of them are home runs. ... The Royals were held to one run or fewer for the 13th time, most in the majors. ... Gordon had his first multi-hit game since April 9.
SILENCE FOR STEVE
There was a moment of silence before the game for Steve Palermo, the umpire whose career ended when he was shot trying to break up a robbery in 1991. Palermo, who lived in the Kansas City area, died last weekend at age 67. He had been ill with cancer.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Royals RHP Ian Kennedy will throw a bullpen Wednesday and hopes to make his next start Saturday. Kennedy has been dealing with a strained right hamstring.
UP NEXT
Yankees RHP Michael Pineda tries to keep rolling when he gets the ball Wednesday night on five days' rest. Pineda is 3-1 with a 2.63 ERA over his last six outings.
Royals LHP Jason Vargas makes his ninth career start against the Yankees, still searching for his first win. He is 5-1 with a 1.01 ERA this season, but 0-5 with a 6.53 ERA vs. New York.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Hammel pitching for Kansas City | NYY | KC |
| Gardner flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Sánchez singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Holliday flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Castro lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | KC |
| Escobar lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Moustakas lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Cain lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jason Hammel pitching for Kansas City | NYY | KC |
| Judge grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Ellsbury flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Gregorius grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | KC |
| Hosmer grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Pérez lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Bonifacio singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Soler struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jason Hammel pitching for Kansas City | NYY | KC |
| Carter singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Gardner walked, Carter to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Sánchez homered to center (425 feet), Carter and Gardner scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Holliday popped out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Castro flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Judge grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | KC |
| Gordon grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Merrifield singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Escobar grounded into fielder's choice to second, Merrifield out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| Moustakas grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jason Hammel pitching for Kansas City | NYY | KC |
| Ellsbury grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| Headley flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Gregorius singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Carter homered to center (414 feet), Gregorius scored. | 5 | 0 |
| Gardner flied out to left. | 5 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | KC |
| Cain struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| Hosmer grounded out to first. | 5 | 0 |
| Pérez popped out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jason Hammel pitching for Kansas City | NYY | KC |
| Sánchez grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| Holliday fouled out to catcher. | 5 | 0 |
| Castro singled to right. | 5 | 0 |
| Judge singled to left, Castro to third. | 5 | 0 |
| Judge stole second. | 5 | 0 |
| Ellsbury fouled out to catcher. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | KC |
| Bonifacio lined out to center. | 5 | 0 |
| Soler singled to left, Soler out stretching at second. | 5 | 0 |
| Gordon walked. | 5 | 0 |
| Merrifield popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jason Hammel pitching for Kansas City | NYY | KC |
| Headley grounded out to first. | 5 | 0 |
| Gregorius doubled to deep right center. | 5 | 0 |
| Carter grounded out to second, Gregorius to third. | 5 | 0 |
| Gardner grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | KC |
| Escobar lined out to third. | 5 | 0 |
| Moustakas lined out to left. | 5 | 0 |
| Cain popped out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Seth Maness pitching for Kansas City | NYY | KC |
| Maness relieved Hammel. | 5 | 0 |
| Sánchez flied out to center. | 5 | 0 |
| Holliday grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| Castro singled to center. | 5 | 0 |
| Judge singled to center, Castro to second. | 5 | 0 |
| Ellsbury singled to right, Castro scored, Judge to third. | 6 | 0 |
| Headley grounded out to second. | 6 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | KC |
| Hosmer doubled to right. | 6 | 0 |
| Pérez struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| Bonifacio struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| Soler walked. | 6 | 0 |
| Gordon reached on infield single to third, Hosmer to third, Soler to second. | 6 | 0 |
| Clippard relieved Sabathia. | 6 | 0 |
| Merrifield struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Travis Wood pitching for Kansas City | NYY | KC |
| Wood relieved Maness. | 6 | 0 |
| Gregorius walked. | 6 | 0 |
| Carter singled to right, Gregorius to second. | 6 | 0 |
| Gardner lined out to right. | 6 | 0 |
| Sánchez walked, Gregorius to third, Carter to second. | 6 | 0 |
| Holliday grounded into fielder's choice to third, Gregorius scored, Sánchez out at second, Carter to third. | 7 | 0 |
| Castro grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Holliday out at second. | 7 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Clippard pitching for New York | NYY | KC |
| Escobar grounded out to second. | 7 | 0 |
| Moustakas singled to right. | 7 | 0 |
| Moustakas to second on wild pitch by Clippard. | 7 | 0 |
| Cain fouled out to right. | 7 | 0 |
| Hosmer flied out to left. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Al Alburquerque pitching for Kansas City | NYY | KC |
| Alburquerque relieved Wood. | 7 | 0 |
| Judge struck out looking. | 7 | 0 |
| Ellsbury struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| Headley struck out looking. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Holder pitching for New York | NYY | KC |
| Holder relieved Clippard. | 7 | 0 |
| Pérez struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| Bonifacio singled to left. | 7 | 0 |
| Soler walked, Bonifacio to second. | 7 | 0 |
| Gordon reached on infield single to third, Bonifacio to third, Soler to second. | 7 | 0 |
| Merrifield grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Bonifacio scored, Gordon out at second, Soler to third. | 7 | 1 |
| Merrifield to second on fielder's indifference. | 7 | 1 |
| Escobar popped out to shortstop. | 7 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
New York Yankees
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .280 | .375 | .504 |
| Sánchez C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .278 | .381 | .463 |
| Holliday DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .266 | .372 | .505 |
| Castro 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .340 | .373 | .527 |
| Judge RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .320 | .420 | .730 |
| Ellsbury CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .272 | .352 | .404 |
| Headley 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .258 | .340 | .414 |
| Gregorius SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .313 | .347 | .418 |
| Carter 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .232 | .316 | .377 |
| Totals | 40 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 172 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Gregorius (4, Hammel) HR: Sánchez (3, 3rd inning off Hammel 2 on, 0 Out); Carter (2, 4th inning off Hammel 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: Sánchez 3 (10), Carter 2 (10), Ellsbury (13), Holliday (25) 2-out RBI: Carter 2, Ellsbury Yankees RISP: 2-10 (Sánchez 1-1, Headley 0-1, Holliday 0-1, Gregorius 0-1, Carter 0-1, Ellsbury 1-2, Castro 0-1, Gardner 0-2) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Headley (5, 2nd base off Hammel/Pérez); Judge (3, 2nd base off Hammel/Pérez) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: Gardner (Soler at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 30,878 (81.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:02 |
| Weather | 81 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 19 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Lance Barrett, First Base - Stu Scheurwater, Second Base - Joe West, Third Base - Jim Reynolds |
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