Yankees @ Royals

Billy Butler scored two on a double in the first. With one out in the fifth, Ibáñez singled and Martin followed suit. DeWayne Wise flew out to center. The bases were loaded in the fifth with two outs, but Derek Jeter grounded out to end the inning. Butler doubled in the fifth, and scored another run, 3-0. Hiroki departed in the bottom of the fifth and was replaced by Clay Rapada, who induced a fly out to end the inning. Granderson led off the sixth with a double, but A-Rod lined out and Grandy was tagged out trying to steal third. Canó lined out to end the inning. Dyson hit a sac fly to score Getz, 5-0 in the sixth. Russell Martin drilled a solo homer in the seventh, 5-1. Núñez doubled with two outs, but the Yankees did not score. In the eighth, Granderson doubled and Canó grounded out to move Grandy to third. Despite this the Yamkees failed to score. The Yankees were set down in the ninth despite a double by Russell Martin.