May 12, 1985 Game 368: Yankees (15-12) at Royals (13-14)

The red hot Royals are playing the Yankees at Royals Stadium today and the Royals are 1 win away from .500 and they will send Brett Saberhagen and the Yankees counter with Ed Whitson.

In the 1st the Royals get on the board.  Wilson singles and steals 2nd and would advance to 3rd on Wynegar's throwing error.  Brett hits a 1-out single and Wilson scores and it is 1-0 Royals.  In the 3rd the 3rd the Royals add to their lead.  Brett hits a 1-out triple and would score on McRae's SACFLY to center and it is 2-0 Royals.

In the 4th the Yankees get on the board with Griffey's lead off solo homerun and it is 2-1 Royals.  In the 5th the Yankees tie the game on Pagliarulo's 2-out homer.  The Royals regain the lead in the 6th.  They have runners on 1st and 2nd, White doubles scoring McRae.  Sundberg singles scoring Balboni and White and the Royals have a 5-2 lead.  Quisenberry pitches the 9th to close it out and picks up his 6th save.


The Final Score 5-2 Royals