In all of Yankees' storied history, they've never had a game like this
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The Yankees gave Cam Schlittler four runs to work with before he even hit the mound on Tuesday night against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium.
That was plenty of support for MLB's ERA leader (and current American League Cy Young favorite?). But he would get more. A whole lot more. By the time the Yankees had wrapped up their 15-1 drubbing of Kansas City, the entire starting lineup had put its name in the franchise's heavy history books.
Every starter in the Yanks' lineup banged out at least two hits en route to a 24-hit night for the club. It was the first time in franchise history that every starter ended a game with multiple knocks.
"It feels great to be part of Yankees history," third baseman Amed Rosario said via an interpreter. Rosario led the way with four hits, including two of the Yankees' six home runs.
Here are some other notable feats from the blowout win:
-- Five players with at least three hits: Rosario was one of five Yanks -- joining Trent Grisham, Ben Rice, Anthony Volpe and Austin Wells -- who finished with at least three hits. The Bronx Bombers hadn't accomplished that since an 18-7 win over the White Sox on Aug. 3, 2011. The five players responsible that day were Derek Jeter, Robinson Canó, Brett Gardner, Curtis Granderson and Eric Chavez.
-- 46 total bases: Thanks to 10 extra-base hits, the Yankees' 46 total bases were their most in a game since July 22, 2007 (49 vs. the Rays) and their third most since 1940.
-- 24 hard-hit balls: The Yanks didn't record many duck snorts Tuesday. They had 24 batted balls classified as hard-hit (a batted ball with an exit velocity of 95 mph or greater). That was their most in a single game during the Statcast Era (since 2015).
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“We had a ton of really good at-bats," manager Aaron Boone said. "It was one of those nights where everything was falling."
Will the Yankees' bats stay hot tonight as they swing for their 13th consecutive regular-season victory over the Royals? Gerrit Cole certainly hopes so.