CC Sabathia had one of his best starts of the season on Tuesday night versus the Kansas City Royals. He threw 6.2 scoreless innings, allowing five hits and two walks while striking out four. Any pitcher who throws six plus scoreless innings deserves a lot of credit, but how much of Sabathia's success on Tuesday can be attributed to the Royals' poor hitting and the Yankees' slick fielding?
Entering Tuesday's game, the Royals were dead last in MLB in runs scored (119) and runs scored per game (3.21). In contrast, the Yankees were second in the AL with 201 runs scored, and first in the AL with 5.