Cody Bellinger Went Nuclear and the Royals Never Had a Chance

The New York Yankees didn't just beat the Kansas City Royals on Saturday. They absolutely buried them. A 13-4 demolition at Yankee Stadium left no doubt that when the offense gets rolling in the Bronx, the results get ugly fast for visiting teams. And Cody Bellinger? He was the wrecking ball.

Two Homers, Five RBIs, One Completely Dominant Performance

Bellinger went absolutely off, launching two homers and driving in five runs to lead the Yankees to their most lopsided win of the season. After five straight victories decided by a final at-bat, New York finally got some breathing room. Bellinger's first shot came early: a two-run blast on the first pitch he saw in the third inning, a slider sent into the second deck in right field. He'd strike again in the sixth, this time off Mitch Spence, extending the lead to 10-0. For good measure, he slapped an RBI single between the two homers. This was Bellinger's 20th career multi-homer game and his eighth with at least five RBIs.

A Nightmare Third Inning Set the Tone

The damage started early when Amed Rosario hammered a two-run homer to left field after a three-base error by Kansas City center fielder Kyle Isbel. The ball had been hit by J.C. Escarra as a fly ball to the warning track, and when Isbel and right fielder Jac Caglianone converged, Isbel knocked it right out of Caglianone's glove. Five runs scored in that third inning, and it was all over from there. Ben Rice piled on with a solo shot, his third straight game with a homer. Escarra added a triple in the seventh that drove in two more, and Randal Grichuk got his first RBI with New York via a sacrifice fly in the eighth.

Warren Was Lights Out on the Mound

Will Warren (2-0) gave the Yankees exactly what they needed: seven strong innings, two runs on five hits, and 11 strikeouts without a walk. That's a career-high in strikeouts for the right-hander. The Royals managed just four runs total, with Carter Jensen hitting a two-run shot in the seventh and Michael Massey adding a two-run double in the ninth. Kansas City starter Noah Cameron (1-1) got shelled for seven runs (five earned) on seven hits in just four innings. Matt Quatraro, the Royals manager, got tossed by second base umpire Nestor Ceja before Cameron even threw a pitch in the first. Kansas City is now losers of six straight.

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