mlb Game Recap
New York Tops Kansas City 3-0 - Recap
New York got a shutout performance from its pitching staff en route to a 3-0 victory over Kansas City on Saturday at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium.
The Yankees were a -230 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 8.
Gerrit Cole earned the victory for the Yankees, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 6, walking 2, and allowing 5 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Gleyber Torres in the win.
Kansas City got a 4-inning outing from Carlos Hernandez in the loss. He gave up 2 earned runs, 5 walks and 4 hits in his time on the mound, while Edward Olivares had 2 hits in the loss for the Royals.
New York enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 8-7 advantage in hits.
The game was closed out by Aroldis Chapman who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.