And a bloop single from Higgy accomplished that. IKF moved Carpenter to third with a ground out to the right side, putting the Yankees on the verge of removing the goose egg from the run column.
After leading off the third with a double, he did the same thing in the fifth, rapping another two-bagger to almost the same spot. Meanwhile, Carpenter was trying his best to put some runs on the board. In those circumstances, allowing one inherited runner to score counts as yeoman’s work, as Abreu was at least able to stanch the bleeding. It’s not what you want.Īlbert Abreu came in for New York and faced an unenviable situation: no one out, three runs already in, runners on second and third, and the top of the order due up. Four innings of brilliance were followed by five consecutive at-bats that ended in either walks or base hits. One more double from the Royals plated another run and knocked Monty from the game. A single from the left fielder scored two and broke the scoreless tie. A single to center later and the Royals had the sacks juiced.
He walked the first two Royals in succession to kick off the fifth frame. Unfortunately for the Yankees, between the top of the fourth and the top of the fifth, Monty came completely off the rails. But they managed nothing of the sort and Greinke got Donaldson to ground out to third to end the frame, stranding two runners. Considering Greinke entered today’s start with one of the lowest walk rate in the majors, it behooved the Yankees to make the Royals pay.
Yankees score free#
In the fourth, New York made Greinke work again, this time with a couple of free passes, one to Judge and one to new Yankee and former Royal Andrew Benintendi. One last comebacker from DJLM and the threat was by the wayside without Carpenter ever moving. But after a comebacker to Greinke off the bat of Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Greinke got Kyle Higashioka to weakly pop up. 323 hitter against Greinke, ripped a double into the right-field corner to lead off the frame. Matt Carpenter, who came into the game a career. The Yankees finally put a number in the hit column in the bottom of the third. It looked like a pitchers’ duel early in the Bronx. When New York came up in the bottom of the second, he once again retired them in order, though Josh Donaldson put a serious charge into a ball to right-center field. After striking out DJ LeMahieu to begin the first, the crafty right-hander induced a weak ground ball from the Destroyer of Baseballs Aaron Judge and a fly ball from Anthony Rizzo. Veteran Zack Greinke matched Monty though. The Royals managed to put some balls in play, but it was another three-up, three-down frame for Monty, whose pitch count (54 pitches) through four had him in great shape to go deep into this game if needed. Of course, when that “contact” includes a popped-up bunt attempt for the final out of the inning, you don’t really have to worry that you’re getting hit too hard. Monty decided to have a little bit of pity for KC’s bats in the third and actually let them make some contact. In the second, he really went to work, striking out the side, all swinging. Although he gave up a single to Royals wunderkind Bobby Witt Jr., Monty navigated the first unscathed, highlighted by a swinging strikeout of Perez. Jordan Montgomery definitely looked better early than he did in his last start against the Mets. I probably shouldn’t complain about taking three of four, but it feels like the Yankees left the sweep on the table. New York still carried a 6-5 lead into the ninth, but Salvador Perez crushed a three-run homer off Clay Holmes to propel KC to an 8-6 win. The Yankees’ bats were dormant for virtually the entire game, and after a strong first four innings, the pitching had a tough time containing the Royals offense. This one was not the most fun to watch, honestly.
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