Game 46 / 24-22 / 1st / +0.5 : Thanks in great part to another solid outing from Adam Warren the Yankees won back to back games for the first time in almost two weeks. Mark Teixeira‘s 2-run blast to left-center was all New York needed in a 5-1 victory over the AL-Cental leading Kansas City Royals.
Here’s the box score, full recap, and video highlights.
Yankees 5, Royals 1
- Adam Warren That’s three consecutive quality starts for Warren.
- Mark Teixeira Tex got the Yanks on the board early with his 2-run blast in the first.
- Dellin Betances Tonight’s powerful performance brought Betances’ hitless batter string to 27, the equivalent of a complete game no-hitter.
“He’s pitching as well as anyone in our rotation right now.” ‐ Joe Girardi on Adam Warren