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Yastrzemski Homers Twice as Royals Finish 82–80 With 9–2 Finale Win Over A's

Cole Ragans' eight strikeouts set up Daniel Lynch IV's relief win.

Overview

  • Kansas City closed a second straight winning season with momentum from a decisive road victory.
  • Mike Yastrzemski hit two solo shots to reach 17 homers, including nine since his trade deadline arrival.
  • Starter Cole Ragans struck out eight over 4 1/3 innings of two-hit ball before Daniel Lynch IV ended a bases-loaded threat and earned the win.
  • Carter Jensen delivered three hits including a homer and scored three times, Michael Massey collected four hits, and one report put Jensen’s blast at 482 feet as a club Statcast-era mark.
  • A's rookie Nick Kurtz belted his 36th home run and is credited with leading rookies in several categories, while separate reports list Bobby Witt Jr. as MLB’s hits leader this season, a figure not uniformly verified.