The Yankees smashed four home runs as the Royals bullpen fell apart in a 12-2 rain-shortened blowout loss that was the nationally televised game for Apple TV+.
The combination of Kris Bubic against a right-handed power-hitting Yankees lineup in windy conditions seemed like it would be a disaster, and in the first inning it was. DJ LeMahieu launched a double on a fly ball to right, and Anthony Rizzo hit a fly ball that caught up in the wind and went over for a two-run home run, his league-leading ninth of the year. Giancarlo Stanton then hit a no-doubter under any conditions, a laser beam home run to make it 3-0.