Yankees vs. Royals Game Highlights (6/12/25) | MLB Highlights

Lugo making his second start against the Yankees this year the Yankees hit four solo home runs against him back in New York in April Trent Grisham moves to the lead off spot and a swing and a miss. You got him to chase a curve ball away and away goes Grisham who has his first strikeout and that's hit hard to center field Isbel trying to get an angle on it and he does two steps from the wall in center field and yet Isbel look like he knew he had it right away. Here's Paul Goldschmidt and he has had terrific numbers against Lugo in his career eight for fourteen on the ground a junior and Seth Lugo gets the Yankees in order. Will Warren his first game against Kansas City for three record five three four E.R. and thirteen starts Jonathan Ndia is going to lead off their second baseman payoff to Indian road hard on the ground. Peraza up with it. Good scoop by Goldschmidt one away Bobby lost an eight game hitting streak last night and he had a 16 game hitting streak against the Yankees and that tied him with Willie Wilson for the Royals record one two pits breaking ball. Did he go. Yes a point down to Carlos Torres. And yes he did for strikeout for Will Warren two down here in the first fastball hit off the glove of Warren gobbled up by the second baseman Reyes throws over in time and a nice nice inning by Will Warren Pascual Tito a twenty six game on base streak but Red Hot since the start of May. The hit line in the right field a solid single for Pascual Tito and the game's first baserunner. So with Pascual Tito on up comes Salvador Perez there's a line drive. So two solid singles Pascual Tito to right Perez to left and the Royals have a little something going here in the second inning. And this has been the tricky part for Will Warren working with runners on base. Caglione is eight for thirty three is a big leaguer. This could be two here. Volpe got taken himself. There is two Pascual Tito ahead to third. So a soft liner on a hop to Volpe two down runner at third for Nick Lofton and he misses for ball for the Warren can not put Lofton away and he'll face another batter here and Freddy Fermin with runners in the corners. There's the fastball and he got him and the mini crisis is over. Seth Lugo faces J.C. Ascara. It's a chopper to the right side and through the right side into right field for a base hit for a Scott. And that's the Yankees first baserunner after Lugo set down the first six. Here's Pablo Reyes shows Bunn lays one down Garcia charges good pick out of the dirt by Pasquale Tito Reyes does his job for the Royals. Turn a sharp play payoff pitch curve ball just outside. And that's ball for brings up Ben Rice Lugo delivers and Rice rolls it down the first base line Pasquale Tito lunges makes the stop takes it to the first base bag and it over. He just saved a run and he keeps the game scoreless. Elisabeth leads off number nine hitter in McIntyre's lineup first pitch for more and shows Bunn gets it down. Here comes Raza on the run dug out beautifully by Paul Goldsmith what a play at both ends. Raza was coming in. He knew it was going to be a picked it up barehanded it but it was right on the ground and Goldsmith human vacuum cleaner. He misses nothing. Goldsmith draws a leadoff walk. That's the second walk that Lugo's issued and the Yankees have the leadoff man on for the second straight inning. Brings up Cody Bellinger Bellinger lines it towards second India grabs it quick third a first pass Quintino covers and they tough Goldsmith two outs on one swing. Bellinger hit it sharply India gloved it lunging to his left and Goldsmith was frozen. Great awareness from Vinny Pasquino to make sure he covered veteran Salvador Perez D.H. tonight got a base hit the left got him to go Perez down swinging. Will Warren's retired seven in a row Jack Caglione he is 0 for one in this ballgame. Talk to Aaron Judge about him today and Judge told me I've been watching him since Omaha and the College World Series. He said he's got poise beyond his years. You could see the composure. He looks like he has been here his whole career. He said he is very excited to watch the progress of Jack Caglione. Pretty awesome coming from the greatest players of all time. Got him looking Caglione thought it was low the sweeper catches the bottom part of the zone back to back strikeouts across two innings for Will Warren. So now Nick Lofton he walked his first time up tonight for his pitch he swings shoots it to the gap and right center. He's down for an extra base hit. It's going to go all the way to the fence. Lofton getting to second. He's not stopping there. He's headed for third to throw and he is safe. It's a triple for Nick Lofton his first of the year. He's a third with one out. He heard every bit of it. He was thinking double out of the box and when he saw it get to the fence he could smell third base. So scoreless game bottom of the fifth runner a third one out Freddy for me in the batter and a road a short Volpe looks Lofton back in third goes to first. There's the second out. Here's Kyle Isbell Royals are over two with runners in scoring position tonight over 15 for the series and a bouncer to second Reyes puts it away. Well done the strand that runner at third Lugo now begins his third trip through the Yankees lineup having thrown sixty three total pitches tonight top of the lineup Grisham smokes it back up the middle Bates hit for Trent Grisham ball for so Goldschmidt draws a walk and puts runners on first and second with two outs for left handed hitting Cody Bellinger. So that's it for Seth Lugo. He hasn't really dealt with all that much trouble but rather than have Lugo face Cody Bellinger a third time Matt Quattro takes the baseball and instead turns to Angel Serpa coming out of the bullpen. We're going to have to wait a little bit to continue. It is currently pouring. So we are now in a rain delay Angel Serpa having just entered the game to relieve Seth Lugo. They're having a little bit of their postgame breakdown as they often do since he just came out and he's sitting there dissecting. It looks like with Chris Bubich and Michael Walker and Cole Reagan. This is about as quick as it gets when it comes to a rain delay. There was a nice rainbow after the quick storm and ultimately that rain delay came in a very pivotal point of the game. Runners on first and second two outs Cody Bellinger steps to the plate. Here's the pitch and Bellinger lines it deep left center field Isbell sprints back into the gap dives makes the catch and he saves a run. And the lunging diving grab in left center field Jersey now wet from the wet grass and the rain Isbell hangs on for the final out of the top of the sixth inning and keeps the game scoreless. A tremendous grab as usual from Kyle Isbell Jonathan India leads off against Will Warren who's back on the mound despite the rain delay and the top of the order. India is on. He is one for three one guy that brings up Michael Garcia. Another pop up foul territory two away. Well that's it for Will Warren Aaron Boone comes out of the dugout and as expected with Vinnie Pascuantino coming to the plate Boone makes the pitching change to bring in the lefty and former Royals in the Hill. Big chopper over Hill Volpe from the right side. He'll make the throw and put it away. Here's Anthony Volpe now slider waved at and missed strike three and on Hill Serpa picks up the strikeout to God another two to Escara swung on and missed strike three a sinker that was so far inside it almost hit Escara's belt buckle on Hill Serpa ties up the Yankees and twists Escara into a pretzel back to back case in a one two three seven first pitch here to Big Sal Swing on hit to the left side backhanded by Volpe throws on the run labs it over and in time they get Sal what range by the Yankees shortstop one away but a star on that one showing you why he's a Gold Glove Award winning shortstop the terrific play by Volpe he was running towards third base when he got that ball had to turn and throw it threw it up sort of a lollipop. Here's Jack Caglione little chopper going to be a play for Reyes. Can he get it shovels and they got him at first. Oh what another great play by the Yankees in field Reyes with the shovel to Goldschmidt ball for and so Lofton's on base again. Freddie Fermin comes to the plate and Aaron Boone comes out of the third base dugout. Now he's making the pitching change to go get Mark Leiter Junior ground ball right side. If you believe in a team being do now would be the time the Royals are one for 30 with runners in scoring position against the Yankees this year. Kyle Isbell is trying to change that curve ball shot down the right field line. It's high. It's deep Bellinger near foul territory makes the catch Lucas Erceg back on the mound his first appearance since getting activated off the injured list yesterday. Line drive right field base hit for Pablo Reyes the Yankees second baseman making it happen late in this game on both sides. And look who's coming up to bat. Aaron Judge emerges from the Yankee dugout. Not as great as a pinch hitter one for 17. I'm sure he knows that number would like to fix that right now. The pitch strike called inside corner and the fans roaring the Yankee fans. Grisham a slow roller to India and he'll take the easy out and the Yankees get a runner in scoring position with two down. And that is a walk to put two on for Goldschmidt. Paul is definitely a tough clutch hitter veteran hitter Goldschmidt lines it off the glove of Pascual Tito. It trickles off the infield. He's going to beat the throws. Yankees have a one nothing lead on a huge break when Vinnie went to first rather than go to the plate. Reyes was rounding third and he stopped. He said that's why he stopped. Yeah he stumbled stop and then just couldn't finish it. Tough chance there stop and start and gets there at the end of the day. Rice goes to third and the Yankees have taken a one nothing lead. Reyes able to rescue himself and score the game's first run. Runners at the corners and two away little Tapper saying coming off the mound the first base foul line scoops throws get him at first to end the inning. The Yankees the first team to crack the scoreboard tonight as they get one. Devin Williams threw eight pitches last night. He's eight for nine and save opportunities to up to down and the Royals are down to their last out. So up comes Jack Caglione three balls two strikes with two outs of the bottom of the ninth and the pitch and it is in there called strike three. That's the ball game Yankees win it one to nothing. Williams gets the save and the Yankees sweep the Royals in Kansas City.