Okay, so I wanted to dig into the stats for that recent Yankees versus Kansas City Royals game. I watched parts of it, but you never really get the full picture just from watching, right? You see the big plays, but not always the nitty-gritty of each player’s performance.
First thing I did was just open up my browser. Didn’t have a specific site in mind initially, just typed something like “Yankees Royals game stats” into the search bar. Got a bunch of results back, mostly the big sports news places and the official league site showed up right at the top.
I clicked into one of the major sports network pages first. They usually have a decent layout. Found the game pretty easily, they had the final score prominently displayed. Then I looked for the box score link. That’s usually where the good stuff is.
Digging into the Numbers
Once I got the box score loaded, I started scrolling through. It laid out the basic stuff first – runs per inning, hits, errors for each team. Standard stuff. Then I started looking at the individual player lines.
For the Yankees, I went down the batting order. Checked out guys like Judge and Soto. I looked specifically for:
- At-bats (AB)
- Runs (R)
- Hits (H)
- Runs Batted In (RBI)
- Walks (BB)
- Strikeouts (SO)
Made a mental note of who had multi-hit games or drove in runs. Sometimes a guy goes 0-for-4 and you wouldn’t know unless you looked it up, especially if the team still won.
Then I scrolled down to the pitching stats for the Yankees. Found the starter, checked his innings pitched (IP), hits allowed (H), runs (R), earned runs (ER), walks (BB), and strikeouts (SO). Also checked his pitch count, sometimes they list that too. Then I looked at the relievers who came in, saw how they fared. Always interesting to see if the bullpen held up or struggled.
Checking the Other Side
After checking the Yankees, I did the same thing for the Royals. Went through their batting order, looking at the same stats – AB, R, H, RBI, etc. Wanted to see who was providing the offense for them. Looked for standout performances, maybe someone hit a home run or had a bunch of hits.
Then I looked at the Royals’ pitching. Who started for them? How long did he last? How many runs did he give up? Checked his K’s and BB’s too. Same process for their relief pitchers. It helps paint a picture of why the score ended up the way it did.
Overall Observations
It took maybe 15-20 minutes just clicking around and reading the stat lines. Didn’t do any super deep analysis, just wanted a clearer picture than the highlights provide. Sometimes the box score tells a different story. A team might win, but maybe their star player had a rough night, or maybe an unexpected player carried the load.
Found everything pretty easily this time. The major sites usually have reliable box scores up quickly after a game ends. Just a simple process of searching, finding the game, and then reading through the batting and pitching lines for each team. Gave me a much better sense of the individual contributions beyond just the final score.
