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5/12/2013 05:15:00 PM
Gavin Ewbank
All it took was a couple of home runs from Vernon Wells and Robinson Cano to go along with an impressive pitching performance from Hiroki Kuroda, for the Yankees to finish off the Royals in the series finale.
Kuroda came out of the games firing strikes as he kept his pitch count low all afternoon. He only had one strikeout through 7 2/3 innings, but had the Kansas City hitters putting a lot of balls on the ground, inducing 12 ground ball outs.
The Royals were able to score an early run off Kuroda in the 1st inning. Jarrod Dyson doubled to lead off the bottom of the 1st and later came in to score on a say-fly from Alex Gordon. The Royals only other run came in the 8th on a RBI ground out by Alcides Escobar.
Trailing 1-0 in the 3rd, Robinson Cano and Vernon Wells hit back to back home runs to put the Yankees on top 3-1. Cano's 10th homer was a two-run shot and Wells' solo blast was hit 9th of the season.
Wells went 3-for-4 in the game and drove in another run in the 5th on a RBI single down the left filed line that brought home Brett Gardner from 2nd base. It was Wells' 2nd RBI of the game and 20th on the season.
All four Yankee runs were charged to Royals starter Ervin Santana, who exited in the 7th after 6 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on 8 hits, while striking out four and he didn't walk a batter.
Kuroda's day ended in the 8th inning, after an Alex Gordon double knocked him out of the game. Kuroda couldn't finish off the 8th inning as he allowed 2 runs on 6 hits, while walking only 1 on 98 pitches.
Mariano Rivera capped of a scoreless 9th inning to pick up his 2nd save in as many days, sealing a 4-2 Yankees victory. His 15th of the season also helped Kuroda earn his 3rd win in his last four starts.
Sunday's win finished off a three game sweep of the Royals and put the Yankees winning streak up to 5 games as the team now heads to Cleveland for a makeup double header with the Indians on Monday. David Phelps will start game 1 and Vidal Nuno will take the mound in game 2.
For more Yankees coverage, follow @GavinEwbank2013 on Twitter.
Kuroda came out of the games firing strikes as he kept his pitch count low all afternoon. He only had one strikeout through 7 2/3 innings, but had the Kansas City hitters putting a lot of balls on the ground, inducing 12 ground ball outs.
The Royals were able to score an early run off Kuroda in the 1st inning. Jarrod Dyson doubled to lead off the bottom of the 1st and later came in to score on a say-fly from Alex Gordon. The Royals only other run came in the 8th on a RBI ground out by Alcides Escobar.
Trailing 1-0 in the 3rd, Robinson Cano and Vernon Wells hit back to back home runs to put the Yankees on top 3-1. Cano's 10th homer was a two-run shot and Wells' solo blast was hit 9th of the season.
Wells went 3-for-4 in the game and drove in another run in the 5th on a RBI single down the left filed line that brought home Brett Gardner from 2nd base. It was Wells' 2nd RBI of the game and 20th on the season.
All four Yankee runs were charged to Royals starter Ervin Santana, who exited in the 7th after 6 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on 8 hits, while striking out four and he didn't walk a batter.
Kuroda's day ended in the 8th inning, after an Alex Gordon double knocked him out of the game. Kuroda couldn't finish off the 8th inning as he allowed 2 runs on 6 hits, while walking only 1 on 98 pitches.
Mariano Rivera capped of a scoreless 9th inning to pick up his 2nd save in as many days, sealing a 4-2 Yankees victory. His 15th of the season also helped Kuroda earn his 3rd win in his last four starts.
Sunday's win finished off a three game sweep of the Royals and put the Yankees winning streak up to 5 games as the team now heads to Cleveland for a makeup double header with the Indians on Monday. David Phelps will start game 1 and Vidal Nuno will take the mound in game 2.
For more Yankees coverage, follow @GavinEwbank2013 on Twitter.
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