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Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees Recap - Yankees Over Royals 5-4

New York pitchers gave up 2 home runs to Michael Massey but still escaped with a 5-4 victory on Friday at Yankee Stadium.

New York won as a -200 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 8.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

New York got 1 innings from Tommy Kahnle, who gave up 1 earned runs on 1 hits, while striking out 1. Clarke Schmidt earned the victory, while the Yankees got 3 RBIs from Billy McKinney in the win.

Kansas City got a 1.2-inning outing from Taylor Clarke in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Michael Massey had 2 hits in the loss for the Royals.

The battle of the bats favored Kansas City as they had 5 hits, while New York only had 9.

Clay Holmes pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 0 and allowed 1 hits in his outing.