Notes: Royals DH Billy Butler went 0 for 4, dropping his average to .236.

WSJ: Royals pounded by Overbay, Yankees in 11-6 loss

The 40-year-old left-hander allowed only a run-scoring groundout by Lorenzo Cain and a solo homer by Billy Butler in seven stellar innings.

WSJ: Shields' solid again as Royals lose to Yankees 3-2

Pettitte allowed only a run-scoring groundout by Lorenzo Cain and a solo homer by Billy Butler while improving to 15-3 in his career against the Royals.

WSJ: Pettitte, Rivera help Yankees beat Royals 3-2

David Robertson retired Billy Butler to end the Royals' eighth-inning rally, and Mariano Rivera worked around a leadoff single in the ninth to remain perfect in 15 save opportunities.

WSJ: Royals lose 4-2 to Yankees, 6th defeat in 7 games

Pettitte (4-2) showed off his mastery of the Royals once more, allowing a run-scoring groundout by Lorenzo Cain and a solo homer by Billy Butler in seven stellar innings.

WSJ: Pettitte, Rivera help Yankees beat Royals 3-2

Carrasco, who just finished serving a suspension for hitting Kansas City's Billy Butler with a pitch in 2011, didn't get past the fourth in his first appearance since Aug. 3, 2011.

WSJ: Carrasco ejected, Indians thrashed 14-1 by Yankees

Deceptive simplicity is the hallmark of "The Weir, " which has just five characters, a bartender (Billy Carter), three regulars (Dan Butler, Sean Gormley and John Keating) and an outsider, a young woman named Valerie (Tessa Klein) who has moved to the rural village where the play is set to find peace and quiet.

WSJ: Truth Is Scarier | The Weir | Irish Repertory Theatre | The Master Builder | Brooklyn Academy of Music | By Terry Teachout