Sep 10, 2024; Bronx, New York, USA; Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Seth Lugo (67) delivers a pitch during the first inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
Seth Lugo struck out 10 in seven standout innings and the Kansas City Royals snapped a six-game road losing streak with a 5-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.
Lugo (16-8) allowed three hits and no walks in his 105-pitch outing. He tied Atlanta’s Chris Sale and Detroit’s Tarik Skubal for the major league wins lead and became the first Kansas City pitcher to win 16 games since Jason Vargas went 18-11 in 2017.
The Royals (80-66) won for the fifth time in six games overall.
Lugo allowed a single to Gleyber Torres in the first inning, then retired 17 straight batters until Torres singled again with two outs in the sixth. After allowing Torres’ second hit, Lugo retired Juan Soto on a deep fly ball to left field.
New York’s Austin Wells singled with one out in the seventh inning. Lugo retired Giancarlo Stanton on a flyout and then struck out Jazz Chisholm Jr. to end the inning.
The veteran right-hander recorded his fourth double-digit strikeout game of the season and finished two shy of his career high. Lugo did not issue a walk for the third time this season and threw 77 of 105 pitches for strikes.
Bobby Witt Jr. hit an RBI single in the third inning off New York’s Marcus Stroman (10-8), and Salvador Perez followed with an RBI single. Perez also had an RBI single in the fifth. He has five RBIs in the past two games after going 4-for-4 with a homer in Kansas City’s 10-4 loss on Monday.
Tommy Pham added a solo homer in the seventh. Pinch-hitter Maikel Garcia contributed a sacrifice fly after pinch-runner Dairon Blanco stole two bases in the eighth.
Kris Bubic and John Schreiber each pitched one inning to complete Kansas City’s ninth shutout of the year.
Stroman allowed three runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings. The right-hander struck out four, walked two and lost his second straight start after winning his previous three decisions.
The Yankees (83-62) were shut out for the eighth time this season and just the second time since the All-Star break. Aaron Judge (0-for-4) was held homeless for the 14th straight game and the Yankees tied their season low by being held to three hits.
–Field level media
