Friday, May 18th, 2018 7:15PM CST
Kansas City secured a 5-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night. A key contributor for the Royals was Whit Merrifield, who collected three hits, stole three bases, and crossed the plate twice against CC Sabathia in the early innings. Pitcher Jakob Junis also played a significant part, successfully limiting the Yankees' typically powerful offense.
Date: Friday, May 18th, 2018
Time: 7:15PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 26,433
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
NYY |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Merrifield (11, Sabathia); Pérez (5, Robertson)
Home Runs: Pérez (6, 5th inning off Sabathia 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Pérez 3 (20), Dozier (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Dozier, Pérez
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-8 (Moustakas 0-1, Jay 0-2, Gordon 0-1, Pérez 0-1, Soler 0-3)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Jay 1; Gordon 2; Soler 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Junis 14/24; Hill 4/4; McCarthy 2/3; Keller 3/3; Herrera 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Junis 17-10-15-20; Hill 2-1-2-3; McCarthy 2-3-2-1; Keller 4-1-1-2; Herrera 4-1-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Junis 7-6; Hill 1-1; McCarthy 1-0; Keller 1-1; Herrera 0-2
Game Scores: J Junis 48

Stolen Bases: Merrifield 3 (12, 2nd base off Sabathia/Sánchez 2, 3rd base off Sabathia/Sánchez)

Runs Batted In: Walker (11), Andújar (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Andújar
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-6 (Gregorius 0-1, Hicks 1-1, Judge 0-1, Walker 1-2, Gardner 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gregorius 1; Gardner 1; Walker 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Sabathia 12/24; Shreve 3/3; Robertson 3/5; Holder 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Sabathia 15-12-20-15; Shreve 1-3-0-3; Robertson 2-1-3-4; Holder 3-4-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Sabathia 5-5; Shreve 1-2; Robertson 2-1; Holder 0-1
Game Scores: C Sabathia 48

Errors: Torres (3, ground ball)
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