POSTGAME NOTES (13-18) vs. (15-17) TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2016

R H E LOB SERIES KANSAS CITY ROYALS 7 9 1 4 0 NEW YORK YANKEES 10 13 0 7 2

STARTING TIME: 7:08 p.m. TIME OF GAME: 3:07 GAME-TIME TEMPERATURE: 59 degrees PAID ATTENDANCE: 39,128 WINNING : (2-0) PITCH COUNTS (Total Pitches/Strikes): LOSING PITCHER: (0-1) Yankees: Masahiro Tanaka (79/56) SAVE: Aroldis Chapman (1) Royals: (54/30)

HOME RUNS (2016 TOTAL / INNING / RUNNERS ON BASE / OUTS / COUNT / PITCHER / SCORE AFTER HR) YANKEES KANSAS CITY None Cheslor Cuthbert (#1 / 2nd / 1 on / 2 out / 2-0 / Tanaka / KC 2 - NYY 1) (#3 / 3rd / 0 on / 1 out / 1-0 / Tanaka / KC 3 - NYY 2) Lorenzo Cain (#4 / 5th / 2 on / 1 out / 0-0 / Tanaka / KC 6 - NYY 5) Lorenzo Cain (#5 / 8th / 0 on / 0 out / 2-1 / Miller / KC 7 - NYY 7)

NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES • The Yankees have won 5-of-7…improved to 9-1 when scoring at least 4R…came back from deficits following the top of the second, third and fifth innings…their five-game home winning streak vs. Kansas City is their longest since a five-game streak from 5/27/06-8/5/07. • Are 32-17 (.653) against defending AL champions since 2010 and 92-58 (.613) since 1996…since 2013, the Yankees are 16-8 (.667) vs. reigning champions in the season following their Fall Classic wins. • Yankees batters scored 10R tonight, their most since a season-high 16R scored on 4/6 vs. Houston in the team's second game of the year…marked the club's first game of at least 10 runs scored without a since 6/24/15 vs. Philadelphia (10R) and just the third such game for the Yankees at the current Yankee Stadium (also 5/29/10 vs. Cleveland)…five of the team's six runs scored last night came via the homer. • LF Brett Gardner (1-for-4) drove in the game-winning run with an eighth-inning double…has driven in a run in each of his last three games. • SS Didi Gregorius (2-for-4) hit a bases-clearing double in the third—his second such hit on the homestand (also 5/7)…in his career with the bases loaded, has hit .367 (11-for-30) with 26RBI. • 2B Starlin Castro (1-for-3) is batting .350 (21-for-60) with 7R, 5 doubles, 2HR and 9RBI in 16 home games this season, hitting safely in 14 of those games…in his last 15 games overall (since 4/23), has hit .340 (18-for-53). • RF Aaron Hicks (2-for-3) hit a go-ahead RBI double in the seventh inning…was his second go-ahead RBI in the seventh inning or later this homestand (also a seventh-inning solo HR on 5/6 vs. Boston). • C Brian McCann (3-for-5) collected his most hits since Game 1 on 9/12/15 vs. Toronto (3H)…singled in the first inning and is batting .474 (9-for-19) with 2 doubles, 2HR, 6RBI, 4BB and 1HP in the first plate appearance of his 24 starts this season. • Is 5-for-8 (.625) with 2 doubles, 1HR, 4RBI and 1BB in the first inning this season, including 2 singles, 1 double and 1HR in the last four games…in 2015, hit .365 (19-for-52) with 2 doubles, 7HR and an AL-leading 32RBI in the first inning. • RF Ben Gamel (0-for-4) made his first career start and scored the game-winning run—the first run of his Major League career—in the bottom of the eighth inning. • RHP Masahiro Tanaka did not record a decision, allowing 6ER in 7.0IP (7H, 0BB, 4K)…gave up more than 2ER for the first time this season…tied his career high in home runs (fourth time, first since 7/23/15 vs. Baltimore) after entering the game having allowed just 2HR this season…also tied his career high in earned runs (second time, 6/27/15 at Houston) and allowed at least 6R for the fourth time (also first since 6/27/15)…tossed just 79 pitches, his fewest in a game since 6/3/15 at Seattle (78 pitches)…marked his first career start vs. the Royals, the only AL opponent he had yet to face prior to tonight's game. • LHP Andrew Miller (1.0IP, 2H, 1ER, 3K, 1HP, 1HR) recorded the win despite allowing his first run of the season on Lorenzo Cain's third home run of the game…marked his first blown save since 9/22/15 at Toronto and his first career blown save at Yankee Stadium. • LHP Aroldis Chapman (1.0IP, 1BB, 1K, 1WP) made his second appearance in as many game and earned his first save as a Yankee. •

KANSAS CITY ROYALS NOTES • The Royals have lost 11 of their last 14 games…fell to 6-12 on the road this season, including a 2-11 mark in their last 13 games away from Kauffman Stadium. • Royals batters hit a season-high 4HR, marking their most home runs in a game since 9/20/15 at Detroit (also 4HR)…marked their most home runs in a loss since 6/24/12 vs. St. Louis (4HR)…scored each of their 7R via the home run. • RHP Kris Medlen (2.0IP, 6H, 4ER, 3BB, 0K) started and took a no-decision…tossed only 2.0IP for his second straight start, matching his shortest career start (3x, also 5/29/13 vs. Toronto and 5/4/16 vs. Washington)…has allowed at least 4ER in three of his last four starts.

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• CF Lorenzo Cain (3-for-5) recorded his first career 3HR game…hit a solo home run in the first inning, a three-run home run in the fifth and a solo home run in the eighth…marked the ninth time in franchise history that a Kansas City batter hit 3HR in a game (last: on 9/20/15 at Detroit)…is only the seventh Royal to hit 3HR in a game…entered tonight’s game with only three extra-base hits this season. • Became only the second visiting player to hit 3HR in a game at the current Yankee Stadium, joining Detroit’s J.D. Martinez who hit 3HR on 6/21/15…is only the eighth visiting player and the second Royal (Bo Jackson on 7/17/90) to hit 3HR in a game in the Bronx. • Marked his first multi-home run game since 9/11/15 at Baltimore (2HR). • Has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games, batting .365 (19-for-52) over that span…owns a nine-game hitting streak on the road (since 4/26), hitting .400 (16-for-40) during that stretch. • 3B Cheslor Cuthbert (2-for-4) hit his first home run of the season and the second of his career on a two-run shot in the second…has hit safely in each of his four games this season (5-for-16)…tied his career high in hits (3x, also 7/9/15 vs. Tampa Bay and 9/2/15 vs. Detroit). • LF (1-for-4) doubled in the second inning to extend his hitting streak to seven games…is batting .333 (8-for-24) with 4R, 1double, 1HR and 2RBI during the stretch. • SS (1-for-3) has hit safely in eight of his last nine games, hitting .368 (14-for-38) during that span. • RHP (1.0IP) struck out the side in the sixth inning…his 3K were a season high. • RHP Joakim Soria (1.0IP, 3H, 2ER) was charged with his third balk of the season in the seventh inning after entering the 2016 season with only two career balks. • RHP Kelvin Herrera (1.0IP, 2H, 3R/2ER) snapped his season-opening 14.1 scoreless inning streak…entered tonight’s game with the most innings in the Majors among who had not allowed a run.

UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time (ET) TV Wed., 5/11 vs. Kansas City RHP Michael Pineda (1-3, 5.73) vs. RHP (2-2, 4.65) 7:05 p.m. YES/ESPN Thurs., 5/12 vs. Kansas City RHP Nathan Eovaldi (2-2, 4.78) vs. RHP (4-2, 2.13) 7:05 p.m. YES/MLBN Fri. 5/13 vs. Chicago-AL RHP Luis Severino (0-5, 6.12) vs. LHP Chris Sale (7-0, 1.79) 7:05 p.m. YES/MLBN Sat. 5/14 vs. Chicago-AL RHP Ivan Nova (1-1, 4.34) vs. LHP Jose Quintana (5-1, 1.38) 1:05 p.m. YES Sun. 5/15 vs. Chicago-AL RHP Masahiro Tanaka (1-0, 3.11) vs. RHP Miguel Gonzalez (0-0, 4.91) 1:05 p.m. WPIX/MLBN

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