Aaron Judge homers in third straight game, Clarke Schmidt dazzles as Yankees beat the Royals, 6-3
Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez strikes out in the second inning during a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Kris Bubic throws in the first inning during a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
New York Yankees starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt throws in the first inning during a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
New York Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt (48) celebrates with Aaron Judge after scoring on a Ben Rice single in the second inning during a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge hits a home run in the seventh inning during a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge hits a home run in the seventh inning during a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez strikes out in the second inning during a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Kris Bubic throws in the first inning during a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
New York Yankees starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt throws in the first inning during a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
New York Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt (48) celebrates with Aaron Judge after scoring on a Ben Rice single in the second inning during a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge hits a home run in the seventh inning during a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Aaron Judge homered for the third consecutive game, Clarke Schmidt allowed just two hits over six innings, and the New York Yankees cruised to a 6-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.
Paul Goldschmidt added a pair of RBIs during a five-run second inning for New York, which improved to 5-0 against the Royals this season. The Yankees are are 12-3 against them since the start of last season, including their playoff series win.
Advertisement
Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer during a three-run ninth for Kansas City.
Schmidt (3-3) allowed one runner to reach second base, and that was courtesy of his own balk that advanced Maikel Garcia in the first inning. He also struck out seven to remain unbeaten in six regular-season appearances against the Royals. Devin Williams got the final two outs for his eighth save.
Kris Bubic (5-4) looked like he might be in for a duel with Schmidt after a perfect first inning. But he proceeded to allow five runs on four hits and two walks during the second, and ultimately six hits and four walks in just 4 1/3 innings.
Judge's homer off Steven Cruz came on the heels of a two-homer game Sunday against Boston and a 469-foot shot in the series opener against Kansas City on Tuesday night. The two-time MVP has eight RBIs over the three-game span.
Advertisement
Until Perez's homer, the biggest highlight for the Royals came in the fifth inning, when the Yankees loaded the bases with one out. DJ LeMahieu hit a sharp grounder to third base, where Garcia fielded it while falling to his rump. He threw to second from his back side, and a relay by Jonathan India to first base resulted in an inning-ending double play.
Key moment
Jazz Chisholm, who later left the game with left groin tightness, drew a walk in the second inning after plate umpire Lance Barrett called what would have been the third strike a questionable ball. The Yankees capitalized on their fortunes, sending 10 batters to the plate in what became the decisive inning.
Key stat
Advertisement
The Royals (34-34) are 10-18 after going on a 16-2 run in April and May.
Up next
Yankees RHP Will Warren (4-3, 5.34) starts the series finale Thursday night. RHP Seth Lugo (3-5, 3.46) goes for Kansas City.
___
AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Hamilton Spectator
27 minutes ago
- Hamilton Spectator
A US Open oops for Lowry, who gets a penalty after picking up his ball but forgetting to mark
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Shane Lowry was penalized a stroke Friday at the U.S. Open after he accidentally picked up his ball on the 14th green without marking it. If nothing else, it gave Lowry something to laugh about during an otherwise miserable round. The penalty shot gave him a double bogey on the hole and brought his score for the tournament to 16-over par with four holes left. The cut line was hovering at 6 over. Lowry, who played in the final group the last time the U.S. Open was at Oakmont in 2016, was set to miss the cut in his second straight major after tying for 42nd at the Masters. The Rules of Golf say if a player picks up a ball on the green without marking it, he can replace it at the original spot with a penalty of one stroke. After realizing what he'd done, he and his playing partners, Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose, laughed, then Lowry asked a rules official what to do? 'Just put it back where it was?' he said. He did, then barely missed a 55-footer that would have been for bogey, including the penalty. ___ AP golf:
Hamilton Spectator
28 minutes ago
- Hamilton Spectator
Markram goes from 0 to 102 to help South Africa close in on WTC final win
LONDON (AP) — Aiden Markram has been dropped twice by South Africa in his test career. It's his own fault. Markram set such a superlative standard out of the gate — three centuries and two 90s in his first six months — that when the runs stopped raining, he was labelled a flash in the pan. South Africa's white-ball captain was eventually recalled to the red-ball side by new coach Shukri Conrad at the start of 2023 and responded with his first century in two years against the West Indies and 106 against India in Cape Town to end that year. Markram then went 16 innings and counting without a hundred, including a duck when he chopped on against Australia pacer Mitchell Starc on Wednesday, the opening day of the World Test Championship final at Lord's. On Friday, South Africa needed someone to hang tough and score big when it started a daunting chase of 282 to win the final, and Markram responded on a flat, slow pitch with an unbeaten 102. He and captain Temba Bavuma, who nursed a hamstring injury to be on 65, produced an unbroken stand of 143 Markram teared up when he reached his eighth test hundred in the day's second-to-last over. His celebrations were muted, knowing the job was not quite done. He and Bavuma have South Africa 69 runs from a momentous win. 'We certainly know he is someone for the big occasion, of that there is no doubt,' South Africa batting coach Ashwell Prince said. 'He has done some technical work but not a lot. In the last little while he has had a tendency to push his hands away from his body and cut across the ball but it was not a big fix and as soon as he saw a few videos, it was simple. 'Albeit in a losing cause at Newlands, on a difficult pitch, he played an unbelievable innings against India last year and scored a ton on that surface — so we know what he is capable of.' Despite the first-innings duck, Markram remained confident in his technique after scoring five fifties in 13 innings at the Indian Premier League. They weren't in the same format but they put him in a good headspace for the WTC final. He's in the running for the player of the final. When Bavuma turned to Markram's part-time off-spin — three wickets in 45 previous tests — he had an outsized impact on the match. In the first innings, he bagged Steve Smith and broke Australia's biggest partnership, and in the second innings he ended Australia's seemingly never-ending batting by dismissing last man Josh Hazlewood. Moments later, he had his own bat in hand to open South Africa's chase, and was closing in on finishing Australia's reign as the WTC champion. ___ AP cricket:
Fox Sports
29 minutes ago
- Fox Sports
A US Open oops for Lowry, who gets a penalty after picking up his ball but forgetting to mark
Associated Press OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Shane Lowry was penalized a stroke Friday at the U.S. Open after he accidentally picked up his ball on the 14th green without marking it. If nothing else, it gave Lowry something to laugh about during an otherwise miserable round. The penalty shot gave him a double bogey on the hole and brought his score for the tournament to 16-over par with four holes left. The cut line was hovering at 6 over. Lowry, who played in the final group the last time the U.S. Open was at Oakmont in 2016, was set to miss the cut in his second straight major after tying for 42nd at the Masters. The Rules of Golf say if a player picks up a ball on the green without marking it, he can replace it at the original spot with a penalty of one stroke. After realizing what he'd done, he and his playing partners, Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose, laughed, then Lowry asked a rules official what to do? 'Just put it back where it was?' he said. He did, then barely missed a 55-footer that would have been for bogey, including the penalty. ___ AP golf: recommended in this topic
