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Kansas City Downed 6-5 By New York - Jorge Lopez Takes Loss

New York got a 6-5 victory over Kansas City on Saturday, with Chance Adams earning the victory and helping Yankees moneyline bettors cash out.

Bettors who backed the Yankees were rewarded as -160 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 9.5.

Chance Adams earned the victory for the Yankees, throwing 4 innings of work, striking out 3, walking 1, and allowing 5 hits and 3 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Cameron Maybin in the win.

Kansas City got a 1-inning outing from Ian Kennedy in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 1 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Hunter Dozier had 2 hits in the loss for the Royals.

The battle of the bats favored New York as they had 10 hits, while Kansas City only had 9.

The game was closed out by Aroldis Chapman who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 1 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.