May 15, 1989: Royals pitcher Floyd Bannister threw exactly three pitches and recorded three outs.
Mark Davis, the third Royals pitcher, worked a perfect ninth for his second save.
Against three Royals pitchers, the Yankees had eight singles, three doubles and four walks as they returned the embarrassment they had experienced in a 13-1 defeat Friday night.
Storm Davis, the third Royals pitcher, got the last two outs.
He won 20 or more games three times, the only Royals pitcher to do it more than once, and compiled a 144-106 record in 12 seasons.
It had been more than five years since a Royals pitcher struck out 10 in a game, but Luke Hudson did it through seven innings.
Gonzalez hit his ninth homer of the year off Rick Huisman (0-1), the eighth Royals pitcher and last available reliever.
For the second night in a row, a Royals pitcher made his first career start against the Yankees.
Regardless, St. Louis had no answer for Royals pitcher Brett Saberhagen in the following game as KC won it 11-0 and the series four games to three.
Jose Santiago (1-0), the sixth Royals pitcher, pitched a perfect 10th inning, and Roberto Hernandez got three outs for his fifth save.