Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees, at Kauffman Stadium, May 26, 2026 Matchups, Preview

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New York Yankees

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 New York Yankees
Record 32-22
Manager Aaron Boone
Game # 55
On This Date 60-48
Standing 2nd (3.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 17-13
Home 17-9
Away 15-13
Extra Innings 0-3
vs. RHP 21-17
vs. LHP 11-5
1-Run Games 6-11
vs. East 11-8
vs. Central 4-0
vs. West 11-8
Inter-League 6-6

NYY Last 10 Games

Cam Schlittler (#31, 25, RHP, 6-2, 1.50)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Kansas City Royals
Record 22-32
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 55
On This Date 26-24
Standing 4th (9.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-7
Last 20 7-13
Last 30 14-16
Home 15-15
Away 7-17
Extra Innings 3-2
vs. RHP 20-20
vs. LHP 2-12
1-Run Games 4-10
vs. East 1-9
vs. Central 9-14
vs. West 9-3
Inter-League 3-6

KCR Last 10 Games

Bailey Falter (#36, 29, LHP, 0-1, 9.82)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, Apr 17, 2026@NYY4 KCR2
Sat, Apr 18, 2026@NYY13 KCR4
Sun, Apr 19, 2026@NYY7 KCR0
Mon, May 25, 2026 NYY4@KCR3
DateAwayHomeTime
Tue, May 26, 2026NYY@KCR7:40pm
Wed, May 27, 2026NYY@KCR7:40pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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Yankees Batters (4.78 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.37 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Yankees Batters (4.78 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.37 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 36. Falter* 58. Avila 64. Cruz 60. Erceg 56. Lange 41. Lynch* 31. Mears 34. Morgan 46. Schreiber
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
35. Bellinger* G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/.700 ··· 2/.500 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000 2/1.000 2/.000
72. Caballero G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 ··· ··· 2/.500 ··· 2/1.000 1/.000 3/.000 2/.000
13. Chisholm* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.500 ··· 1/.000 3/1.000 1/.000 3/.333 1/.000 1/ ···
25. Escarra* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/3.000
48. Goldschmidt G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/1.101 ··· 1/.000 3/1.334 3/1.667 5/.600 3/.000 1/.000 4/.000
12. Grisham* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/3.800 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000 ··· 2/1.500 2/1.000
99. Judge G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· 3/2.667 3/.666 5/.400 10/.700 ··· 9/1.333 9/1.158
19. McMahon* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.000 ··· ··· 3/.666 3/1.666 9/.889 1/.000 4/.250 1/3.000
22. Rice* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.500 ··· ··· 1/ 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 ···
14. Rosario G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.900 ··· ··· 2/1.500 4/.500 14/1.357 1/2.000 ··· 5/.000
30. Schuemann G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.500
11. Volpe G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 ··· 1/.000 4/1.000 1/5.000 5/.400 ··· 3/2.500 6/1.133
28. Wells* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/.000 ··· 2/.500 2/.000

NYY Batters

NYY Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
35. Bellinger* G ·  S ·  vP 227 .274 .379 .484 .863 157 .848 70 .897 .554 107 1.011 5 3 7 1
72. Caballero G ·  S ·  vP 158 .260 .316 .390 .707 112 .696 46 .728 .707 52 .648 13 6 4 4
13. Chisholm* G ·  S ·  vP 213 .247 .324 .389 .713 146 .739 67 .659 .740 100 .777 13 3 5 3
25. Escarra* G ·  S ·  vP 60 .200 .250 .291 .541 43 .386 17 .945 .459 31 .480 0 0 0 0
48. Goldschmidt G ·  S ·  vP 102 .250 .353 .500 .853 51 .553 51 1.183 1.076 69 .910 0 0 5 0
12. Grisham* G ·  S ·  vP 200 .192 .315 .365 .680 149 .680 51 .680 .452 94 .699 3 1 6 2
99. Judge G ·  S ·  vP 238 .250 .377 .556 .933 169 .912 69 .984 .872 111 .848 5 3 17 0
19. McMahon* G ·  S ·  vP 150 .190 .255 .307 .562 115 .555 35 .584 .338 74 .557 3 0 4 4
22. Rice* G ·  S ·  vP 203 .276 .369 .609 .979 145 1.005 58 .913 .920 89 .734 2 0 16 2
14. Rosario G ·  S ·  vP 89 .250 .292 .463 .755 41 .740 48 .768 .772 26 .574 0 0 4 3
30. Schuemann G ·  S ·  vP 19 .286 .474 .429 .902 7 .629 12 1.056 .830 19 .902 2 2 0 1
11. Volpe G ·  S ·  vP 34 .231 .412 .308 .719 24 .544 10 1.171 .883 34 .719 2 1 0 1
28. Wells* G ·  S ·  vP 143 .165 .287 .273 .559 94 .665 49 .365 .513 59 .480 0 0 4 1
TOTAL .235 .328 .425 .753 .736 .789 .686 .735 50 19 76 26

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
36. Falter* G ·  S ·  vP ······X··X···· 7.1 9.82 7.4 41 .429 1.084 28 .929 13 1.420 1.436 21 .936 1 1 0
58. Avila G ·  S ·  vP ······X····X·X 18.1 4.42 9.3 78 .294 .855 28 .774 50 .900 1.038 45 .497 1 3 3
65. Cameron* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 47.2 4.72 8.3 210 .276 .771 158 .741 52 .859 .723 93 .681 5 0 2
64. Cruz G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·o··o·X· 10.1 8.71 12.2 51 .262 1.023 15 .742 36 1.148 .991 25 .733 5 2 0
60. Erceg G ·  S ·  vP oX······X·oo·· 21.1 5.06 7.6 93 .288 .775 38 .650 55 .858 .847 46 .844 0 0 2
32. Kolek G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 26.0 2.77 4.8 98 .185 .539 29 .699 69 .475 .416 98 .539 3 1 0
56. Lange G ·  S ·  vP ···o·X·o···oo· 24.0 4.88 8.6 101 .235 .747 43 .584 58 .855 .763 44 .562 2 7 2
67. Lugo G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 65.0 3.74 7.5 273 .271 .728 91 .746 182 .718 .761 124 .829 3 1 2
41. Lynch* G ·  S ·  vP oo···X··X·X··o 22.2 1.59 10.7 91 .159 .486 48 .625 43 .336 .464 53 .656 1 0 0
31. Mears G ·  S ·  vP ···X··X···X··· 18.2 3.86 6.8 77 .242 .768 35 .820 42 .726 .700 36 .907 2 0 1
34. Morgan G ·  S ·  vP ···o··X······· 12.1 5.11 6.6 57 .294 .859 25 .711 32 .978 .857 12 1.417 3 2 0
46. Schreiber G ·  S ·  vP ·o····Xo··o·X· 20.1 3.10 5.3 88 .257 .791 39 .498 49 1.033 .653 45 .701 3 1 0
52. Wacha G ·  S ·  vP X····X····X··· 70.1 2.69 7.7 276 .200 .625 108 .744 168 .547 .567 153 .674 8 3 2
TOTAL 4.19 8.3 .243 .734 .699 .701 57 33 19

Royals Batters (3.89 RS/G) vs. Yankees Pitchers (3.52 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (3.89 RS/G) vs. Yankees Pitchers (3.52 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 31. Schlittler 53. Bednar 59. Bird 58. Blackburn 63. Cruz 75. Doval 47. Headrick* 41. Hill* 33. Yarbrough*
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
14. Caglianone* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/1.000 1/.000 ···
1. Collins# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ···
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 4/1.500 2/.000 4/.500 3/.333 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/.000
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 2/.500 1/2.000 5/.000 2/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· 2/.500
22. Jensen* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 1/ ··· 1/ ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
12. Loftin G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/1.500 1/ ···
Marte G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 3/.666 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 6/1.000 5/1.000
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 4/.750 2/1.000 1/.000 ··· 3/.000 2/.000
9. Pasquantino* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 ··· 3/.333 1/.000 3/2.334 3/2.667 ··· 1/.000 5/.400
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/.000 2/.000 8/.875 5/.000 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 6/.733
15. Thomas G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 8/.125 3/.333 7/.572 6/.567 2/.000 1/.000 1/2.000 4/.000
2. Tolbert G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 2/.500 3/2.667 3/1.666 4/.250 3/.666 ··· ··· 5/2.550

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
14. Caglianone* G ·  S ·  vP 175 .239 .309 .403 .711 134 .764 41 .545 .694 85 .650 1 1 5 0
1. Collins# G ·  S ·  vP 176 .218 .335 .320 .655 123 .739 53 .471 .817 95 .634 3 3 3 1
11. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 231 .262 .320 .381 .701 186 .631 45 .997 .833 119 .681 4 3 3 2
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 149 .256 .310 .383 .694 125 .733 24 .490 .737 73 .572 5 0 3 2
22. Jensen* G ·  S ·  vP 179 .226 .313 .387 .700 139 .752 40 .525 .681 85 .517 0 0 6 1
12. Loftin G ·  S ·  vP 69 .232 .348 .357 .705 36 .656 33 .764 .793 39 .572 0 0 0 4
Marte G ·  S ·  vP 58 .288 .345 .346 .691 14 .819 44 .649 .681 27 .792 0 1 0 0
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 110 .225 .248 .392 .640 96 .684 14 .357 .940 63 .588 1 0 3 0
9. Pasquantino* G ·  S ·  vP 218 .201 .289 .333 .622 161 .734 57 .326 .601 98 .676 2 0 5 3
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 217 .215 .263 .375 .638 162 .574 55 .835 .641 104 .738 0 0 9 2
15. Thomas G ·  S ·  vP 110 .207 .355 .264 .619 57 .468 53 .790 .636 46 .554 3 3 1 1
2. Tolbert G ·  S ·  vP 5 .200 .200 .200 .400 3 .667 2 .000 .000 0 3 1 0 0
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 239 .294 .360 .481 .841 193 .804 46 .998 .859 114 .894 16 3 8 1
TOTAL .237 .313 .378 .691 .700 .666 .744 .672 38 15 50 19

NYY Pitchers

NYY Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
31. Schlittler G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 66.0 1.50 10.2 253 .185 .475 101 .368 152 .547 .391 120 .506 2 3 1
53. Bednar G ·  S ·  vP o··X···XX·X··o 23.0 4.70 11.0 106 .277 .764 52 .824 54 .706 .831 51 .864 2 2 0
59. Bird G ·  S ·  vP X····oo·Xo···o 17.0 4.76 10.1 74 .262 .755 51 .716 23 .841 .677 39 .758 2 2 0
58. Blackburn G ·  S ·  vP ····X··X·X··X· 22.1 3.22 6.0 95 .262 .693 50 .658 45 .731 .808 46 .664 1 2 2
45. Cole G ·  S ·  vP ···X·········· 6.0 .00 3.0 22 .105 .333 10 .100 12 .533 22 .333 0 0 1
63. Cruz G ·  S ·  vP ·o·o···Xo·o··o 21.2 2.08 12.5 94 .205 .635 58 .689 36 .547 .627 52 .530 2 1 0
75. Doval G ·  S ·  vP ···oo·X·oo···· 20.0 5.40 7.7 83 .237 .699 46 .507 37 .937 .455 38 .616 4 8 0
47. Headrick* G ·  S ·  vP o··oo·X··X···· 26.2 2.02 9.8 113 .248 .685 72 .538 41 .941 .900 54 .639 2 2 0
41. Hill* G ·  S ·  vP oX·o··X·oo···o 21.1 2.53 4.6 87 .228 .558 40 .739 47 .413 .446 45 .697 1 0 0
55. Rodón* G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 13.0 4.15 11.8 59 .178 .611 43 .451 16 1.015 .638 59 .611 0 1 0
29. Warren G ·  S ·  vP X·····X······X 58.1 3.55 10.0 244 .232 .650 120 .614 124 .685 .623 115 .669 7 1 0
40. Weathers* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X······ 57.1 3.14 10.2 230 .225 .650 184 .692 46 .488 .513 93 .541 8 0 2
33. Yarbrough* G ·  S ·  vP ········X···X· 16.2 4.32 7.6 71 .206 .581 46 .689 25 .382 .570 25 .497 1 3 1
TOTAL 3.24 8.8 .222 .632 .590 .629 42 31 9

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