The Yankees made some franchise history while beating up on the Royals Tuesday night, as every member of the starting lineup recorded at least two hits in a 15-1 win at Kauffman Stadium.
It’s the first time in the club’s 125-year existence that all nine hitters in the starting lineup picked up multiple knocks in a single game. With 24 hits overall, the Bombers also tied for the eighth-most hits in a single game in franchise history.
Amed Rosario contributed a team-high four hits while adding two home runs and four RBI. His second dinger came off a pitching position player, Tyler Tolbert, in the ninth inning.
Cody Bellinger, Anthony Volpe, Trent Grisham and Jazz Chisholm Jr. also went deep in the blowout. For Volpe, it was his first regular season home run since Aug. 29 of last year.
The shortstop and Rosario were also among five Yankees with at least three hits in the game. The others were Grisham, Ben Rice and Austin Wells.
It was a much-needed performance for Wells, who entered the game with a .165 average and a .559 OPS.
The same could be said for Rice, to a lesser extent. While he’s been one of the best hitters in baseball this season, he had just .167 average and .567 OPS over 16 games prior to Tuesday.
Bellinger, meanwhile, finished second on the team with three RBI on Tuesday night. Grisham and Volpe also had two apiece.
Aaron Judge and Paul Goldschmidt each had a double in the offensive outburst, which also saw Cam Schlittler toss six scoreless innings. Judge had a ribbie and a team-high two walks as well.
Goldschmidt was the only starter without an RBI.
Chisholm Making Strides
Chisholm’s numbers are still a far cry from where they were during his 30-30 2025 campaign, but the second baseman’s stats are creeping toward respectability after a brutal start to the season.
Heading into Wednesday, Chisholm had a .246 average and a .724 OPS to go along with six home runs, 20 RBI and 13 stolen bases. Keep in mind, he was hitting .200 with a .600 OPS on May 12.
Chisholm’s fWAR is also up to 1.3. That’s the highest mark of any American League second baseman.
