The New York Yankees outscored the Kansas City Royals 8-6 in 11 innings Monday night.
The game was scoreless for the first 6 innings.
The two teams each scored a single run in the 7th, 8th, and 9th innings. Both teams scored 2 runs 10th inning. In the 11th the Yankees scored 3 runs and the Royals were unable to match that rally. Royals manager Mike Matheny was impressed with the way they kept battling.
Yankee pitchers tied a major league record with 4 blown saves.
The Royals and Yankees play again tonight with Daniel Lynch making the start for the Royals. The first pitch is set for 7:10 pm.
The game will be broadcast on KVOE 1400AM/96.9FM beginning at 6:30 pm.
The Royals Monday announced that they have promoted prospect MJ Melendez to Triple-A Omaha.
The 22-year-old catcher currently ranks second among all Minor League players with 28 home runs this season, spending the first part of the year with Double-A Northwest Arkansas.
Melendez was Kansas City’s second-round selection in the 2017 First-Year Player Draft. He joins Bobby Witt Jr and Nick Prado as top prospects in Omaha.
