mlb Game Recap
Kansas City Royals New York Yankees Game Ends in 8-2 Yankees Victory - Recap
New York grabbed a 8-2 win over Kansas City on Saturday, as Nestor Cortes was credited with a win at Yankee Stadium.
Bettors who backed the Yankees were rewarded as -315 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 9.
Nestor Cortes earned the victory for the Yankees, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 5, walking 2, and allowing 5 hits and 2 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from DJ LeMahieu in the win.
Kansas City's starting pitcher Amir Garrett worked 0.1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Vinnie Pasquantino in a losing cause.
New York outhit their counterparts 8-7 in the game.
The game was closed out by Clarke Schmidt who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 2 hits, 1 walks and fanned 5 batters to earn the save.